Em                         D
Does the sun shine on you everyday
C
Wherever you are
Em                    D
Remember California, the things that we'd say
C
How special you are
                 Em        D
And when you're sad, sad, sad
             C
does anyone listen?
Am                  Em
Do you feel like a diamond?
D                       C
I hope you feel like a million
      D                   C
Just forget the ones who let you go
   D                  C
Forget the ones too scared to know you


[Chorus 1]
G        D
I'll be waiting here
    Em                       G
To show you how to come back home
              D
Some things never change
          Am
Like the way I say "I love you"
      G             D                 Em
And even when you still need time to grow
               C                 G
If that's the only way you'll know
                  D
That some things never change
          Am            C
Like the way I say "I love you"


[Verse 2]
        Em               D
I hope it's summertime wherever you are
C
You're under the stars
              Em
Don't forget California
D                           C
She's always there waiting for you
                  Em        D
And when it gets bad, bad, bad
                         C    (Am)
When life just gets so heavy
D                     Em
Remember that you're happy
D                        C     Am  C
Don't forget to take it easy

     D                   C
And forget the ones who let you go
    D               C
Forget those ones, yeah they don't know you


[Chorus 2]
G        D
I'll be waiting here
    Em                       G
To show you how to come back home
              D
Some things never change
          Am
Like the way I say "I love you"
      G             D                 Em
And even when you still need time to grow
               C                 G
If that's the only way you'll know
                  D
That some things never change
          Am            C
Like the way I say "I love you"


[Bridge]
D                           Em  C
And I watch you come and go
D                               Em
Yeah, these changing tides are all
C
I've ever really known, I've told you
D                     Em    C
And you run through lives unknown
D                       Em     C
But one thing you can always count on, I will always love you
D                       C
I'll spend my lifetime trying to show you


[Chorus 3]
G        D
I'll be waiting here
    Em                       G
To show you how to come back home
              D
Some things never change
          Am
Like the way I say "I love you"
      G             D                 Em
And even when you still need time to grow
               C                 G
If that's the only way you'll know
                  D
That some things never change
          Am            C
Like the way I say "I love you"


[End]
G

        D            Em        C        G
Right through these unknown moments
        D              Am       C     G
Life's tides come and go
        D             Em        C     G
Right through these unknown moments
         D             A
Life's tides come and go

C G D Em
C G D A
C G D Em
C G D