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

INTRO: [Em] [C] [Em] [C]

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

CHORUS:
[C] Driving over Kanan, [Bm] singing to my soul
There's [C] people out there turning music into [Em] gold [C]

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

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BREAK: [Em] [C]

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [Em] [C] [Em] [C]

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]

OUTRO CHORUS:
[C] People out there turning music into [Em] gold
[C] People out there turning music into [Em] gold

BREAK: [C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C]

REPEAT OUTRO CHORUS: [x4]