C 3x2013
F xx3213
[Verse 1]
C
Well, I left my home and my one true love
C G Am
East of the Ohio River
C
My father said we'd never wed
C G Am
For I had me no gold nor silver
[Chorus]
Em F
But my darling dear, please shed no tears
C G Am
But I think that it's fair to warn ya'
F C G Am
That I'll return to claim your hand
Em F C
As the King of California
[Verse 2]
C
Over deserts hot and mountains cold
C G Am
I traveled the Indian country
C
Whispering your name under lonesome skies
C G Am
Your memory my only company
[Chorus]
Em F
But my darling dear, please have no fear
C G Am
But I think that it's fair to warn ya'
F C G Am
That I'll return to claim your hand
Em F C
As the King of California
[Verse 3]
C
I went up from Sacramento town
C G Am
To the Sierra gold fields
C
And I worked my stake on a riverbank
C G Am
Dreaming just how a rich man feels
[Chorus]
Em F
So my darling dear, listen here
C G Am
But I think that it's fair to warn ya'
F C G Am
That I'll return to claim your hand
Em F C
As the King of California
[Verse 4]
C
Now, the dead man's lying at my feet
C G Am
Who tried to steal my earnings
C
Yet, I still recall your tender kiss
C G Am
Though this bullet in my chest is burning
[Chorus]
Em F
Oh my darling dear, please shed no tears
C G Am
'Cause I think that it's fair to warn you
F C G Am
That I'll return to claim your hand
Em F C
As the King of California
F C G Am
Yes I'll I return to claim your hand
Em F C
As the King of California
