IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ALBERT HAMMOND



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	1.	Get on board a west bound 747
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		Didn't think before deciding what to do
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		Oh, they talked about their duties
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		TV breaks the movies
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		I'm true, sure I'm true


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	Ref.:	Seems it never rains in southern California
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		Seems I often heard this kind of talk before
		          Am           D
		It never rains in California
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		But girls don't they warn ya
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		It pours, man it pours


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	Intro:	I'm out of work, I'm out of my head
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		Out of selfrespect, I'm out of bread
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		I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
		          Am           D
		It never rains in California
		     G                Em
		But girls don't they warn ya
		    Am   D        G
		It pours, man it pours


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	2.	Will you tell the folks back home, I nearly made it
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		That I often don't know which job to take
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		Please don't tell them how you found me
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		Don't tell them how you found me
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		Give me your pray, give me your pray 


		          Am             D            G       Em
	Ref.:	Seems it never rains in southern California
		        Am                D              G
		Seems I often heard this kind of talk before
		          Am           D
		It never rains in California
		     G                Em
		But girls don't they warn ya
		    Am   D        G
		It pours, man it pours