John Stewart, Gold (1979)
^{Key: :[Bm] (w: John Stewart)}

INTRO: [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G]

VERSE 1:
When the [Bm] lights go down in the California town
[G] People are in for the [Bm] evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My [G] heart beating time with my [Bm] breathing

CHORUS:
[G] Driving over Kanan, [F#m] singing to my soul
There's [G] people out there turning music into [Bm] gold [G]

VERSE 2:
Now my [Bm] buddy Jim Bass he's a-working pumping gas
And he [G] makes two fifty for an [Bm] hour
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tapping on the cans
[G] Sings rock and roll in the [Bm] shower

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [Bm] [G]

VERSE 3:
Oh [Bm] California girls are the greatest in the world
[G] Each one a song in the [Bm] making
Singing right to me I can hear the melody
The [G] story is there for the [Bm] taking

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G]

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 4:
When the [Bm] lights go down in the California town
[G] People are in for the [Bm] evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My [G] heart's beating time with my [Bm] breathing

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]

OUTRO CHORUS:
[G] People out there turning music into [Bm] gold
[G] People out there turning music into [Bm] gold

BREAK: [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G]

REPEAT OUTRO CHORUS: [x4]