California

silverstein "california" this is how the wind shifts tuning : half - step down Intro : G Em feel it , the calm after the storm . D as still as i can be . C i’m finally all alone until i fall asleep . . . Em - - C Em - - C did i escape or Am i captured? D trapped in a cage of rear view mirror eyes . C D triangles that look like faces . Verse 1 : Em this is what i get C - Em for my revenge . D C a hidden microphone , D an amber alert implanted . . . Em . . . under my skin . C - Em [ D ] it’s just in my head but C it takes me over . D Em it makes me forget why i’m on my way . G these four years feel like a hundred . Chorus : Em C D west - bound , driving all alone to make sure that you know . C i’ve been running scared without you . D Em i drove all night to tell you . C D in dreams i’ve seen your face with another in my place . C - - - D Em - - C i know it was another life but i never could forget you . Em - - C - - - - D i never could forget you . Verse 2 : Em C Em we set it up ( we set it up ) D C like a house of cards in a hurricane . D we didn’t think it would ever make sense . Em C Em he set us up ( he set you up ) , D he knew just where to plant it . C it knocked me over , D Em it made me forget how i fell in love . G how much i really cared . Chorus : Em C D west - bound , driving all alone to make sure that you know . C i’ve been running scared without you . D Em i drove all night to tell you . C D in dreams i’ve seen your face with another in my place . C - - - D [ ad lib : Em - D - C - D ] i know it was another life but i never could forget you . i never could forget you . Bridge : Em D you’ll see me there C like a familiar stranger D standing on the street . Em D i’ll say a prayer , C i’ll introduce myself D like it’s the first time we’d ever meet . Em G in california , Am C D Em i’d learn that sometimes you have to run away . G in california , Am C - - D i’d find myself again . Chorus : Em C D west - bound , driving all alone to make sure that you know . C i’ve been running scared without you . D Em i drove all night to tell you . C D in dreams i’ve seen your face with another in my place . C D Em i know it was another life but i never could forget you . . .