Am                D G
Got on board a west bound 747
        Am             D             G
Didn't think before decidin' what to do
          Am           D      G             Em
All that talk of opportunity, TV breaks and movies
     Am  D            G
Ring true, sure rang true

[Chorus]
         Am              D            G
Seems it never rains in southern California
          Am                 D               G
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
          Am           D
It never rains in California
     G                Em
But girl, don't they warn ya
       Am    D         G
But it pours, man it pours

[Verse 2]
            Am               D
I'm outta work, I'm outta my head
                G
Outta self-respect, I'm outta bread
           Am            D
I'm underloved and underfed
            G
I wanna go home

[Chorus]
          Am           D
It never rains in California
     G                Em
But girl, don't they warn ya
       Am    D         G
But it pours, man it pours

[Solo]
Am  D  G    x2

[Verse 3]
         Am                  D              G
Will ya tell the folks back home, I nearly made it?
    Am                 D                 G
Had offers, but don't know which one to take
             Am                 D
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
           G                Em
And don't tell 'em how you found me
         Am   D           G
Gimme a break, give me a break

[Chorus]
         Am              D            G
Seems it never rains in southern California
          Am                 D               G
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
          Am           D
It never rains in California
     G                Em
But girl, don't they warn ya
       Am    D         G
But it pours, man it pours

[Outro]
Am  D  G    x4
(fade out)