CHVRCHES - California: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "California" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn California ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "California" smoothly on your ukulele.

G#
Waste a month, waste a year
Waste the time you could've been here
Count the debt, count the tears
Count the truths and all of my fears

D#
I didn't want to be cynical
Passing place for the soul
Cm7
You were never predictable
Now I need to let it go

Found the song, played it back
Heard your voice under the feedback
Found a tape that was blank
Saw your face fading into black

I know love is delusional
And I hate when I'm wrong
Yours was never conditional
And now I need to get it gone

Chorus:
G#
No one ever warns ya
       Fm7
You'll die in California
 D#
Falling in a dream, you let, let go
Cm7
No one ever seems to say, say so
G#
No one ever tells ya
          Fm7
There's freedom in the failure
 D#
Dying in a dream feels like home
Cm7
No one ever seems to say, say so

Close my eyes, close my heart
Close the book I never meant to start
Say your name in the dark
No one said it would be this hard

I didn't go to the funeral
Heard you cry on the phone
Your voice was so beautiful
And now I need to let it go

Chorus:
No one ever warns you
You'll die in California
Falling in a dream, you let, let go
No one ever seems to say, say so
No one ever tells you
There's freedom in the failure
Dying in a dream feels like home
No one ever seems to say, say so

A#
God bless this mess that we made ourselves
Cm7                 G#
Pull me into the screen at the end and
A#              Gm
God bless this mess that we made for ourselves
Cm7
Pull me into the screen at the end

Pull me into the screen at the end
Pull me into the screen at the end
To the screen at the end

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm7

Ukulele chord Cm7

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Fm7

Ukulele chord Fm7

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "California" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "California" by CHVRCHES.