John Stewart, Gold (1979)
^{Key: :[C#m] (w: John Stewart)}

INTRO: [C#m] [A] [C#m] [A]

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [C#m] [A]

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [C#m] [A] [C#m] [A]

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]

OUTRO CHORUS:
[A] People out there turning music into [C#m] gold
[A] People out there turning music into [C#m] gold

BREAK: [A] [C#m] [A] [C#m] [A]

REPEAT OUTRO CHORUS: [x4]