Instruments

| Bm Bm7 | E7 | A | A | [x2]

Verse

| Bm | E7 | A | A |Got on board a westbound 747 | Bm | E7 | A | A |Didn't think before deciding what to do | Bm | E7 | A | A |Oh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies | Bm7 | E7 | A | A |Rang true, sure rang true

Hook

| Bm7 | E7 | A | A/C# D E F#m |Seems it never rains in southern California | Bm7 | E7 | A | A/C# D E F#m |Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before | Bm7 | E7 | A | F#m |It never rains in California. But girl, don't they warn ya? | Bm7 | E7 | A | A |It pours, man, it pours

Verse

| Bm11 | E11 | A | A |Out of work, I'm out of my head. Out of self respect, I'm out of bread | Bm11 | E7 | A | A/C# D E F#m |I'm underloved, I'm underfed. I wanna go home

Hook

| Bm7 | E7 | A | F#m |It never rains in California. But girl, don't they warn ya? | Bm7 | E7 | A | A |It pours, man, it pours

Instruments

| Bm7 | E | A | Amaj7 || Bm7 | E | A | A |

Verse

| Bm7 | E7 | A Amaj9 | A6 A |Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it? | Bm7 | E7 | A | A |Had offers but don't know which one to take | Bm7 | E7 | A | F#m7 |Please don't tell 'em how you found me. Don't tell 'em how you found me | Bm7 | E7 | A | A |Gimme a break, give me a break

Hook

| Bm7 E7 | A | A/C# D E F#m |Seems it never rains in southern California | Bm7 | E7 | A | A/C# D E F#m |Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before | Bm7 | E7 | A | F#m |It never rains in California. But girl, don't they warn ya? | Bm7 | E7 | A | A |It pours, man, it pours

Instruments (Fade out)

| Bm7 | E7 | A | A | [x4]