Intro: G  C  D  G

Verse 1:
             G                           D
Well there's no more smokey bars in California
                                        G
There ain't no wild life left in Tennessee
                                     D
But I keep on livin' every song I'm singing
                                              G
And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me


Verse 2:
All that's left in Bakersfield is a jukebox
And it's haunted by old songs and memories
It's getting hard to find a place to play my guitar
And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me


Chorus:
    Em                                  G
I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me
      Em                                     G
Some town where they don't mind me hangin' around
   C
A place where life don't move too fast
     G
And what you are is not a thing of the past
      A7                                  D
Where you can land your dreams on solid ground


Verse 3:
Well I'm sittin' on a barstool down on Broadway
Waitin' for my turn to sing my dreams
I'm just a California boy with my old guitar
And they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me


Solo: G  G  D  D  D  D  G  G  G  G  D  D  D  D  G  G


REPEAT CHORUS


REPEAT VERSE 3

              D                                G
Yeah they're tryin' to put an end to guys like me

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