Tom: Am G Em D C G [Verse 1] G What's a heartland girl doin' way out there Bm G They say you'll get tattooed and purple hair Em You'll miss the Friday night lights Em C And the county fair and that's a pity C G They say traffic there is a perfect G D G Mess, how you get around's anybody's guess G Em C You gotta wheel and deal in stiletto heels in the city C Am G Dm They say it's beautiful but it ain't always pretty [Chorus 1] C G Nothing good comes out of California G Em C They'll convert your heart and we'll have to reform ya G Em Dance with the devil in the city of angels G C They don't know the words to the star spangled C G A Girl, you can't say we didn't try to warn ya A Bm G That nothing good comes out of California [Verse 2] G In motel off Heartache and Vine G D G That sits in the shadow of the Hollywood sign A Em C I see a few stars from time to time and take a picture C G Oh, and I gotta dream burnin' inside my heart G Songs to write on this guitar Em D C No matter where I go I never get too far from their whispers [Chorus 2] C G They say nothing good comes out of California E C They'll convert your heart and we'll have to reform ya Am G Em Can't trust a place where the sun shines all the time G With plastic smiles they sip their wine Em G A Girl, you can't say we didn't try to warn ya Am Bm G Em D C G That nothing good comes out of California [Bridge] E A Guess I'll have to write a song that makes my hometown sing along A Am Dm The cynics and critics, I'll prove 'em wrong [Chorus 3] C Em G Nothing good comes out of California G Em E C They'll convert your heart and we'll have to reform ya G Dance with the devil in the city of angels G C They don't know the words to the star spangled C Em A Girl, you can't say we didn't try WE DIDN’T TRY to warn ya Am D That nothing good comes out, G Em I tried to make you proud, Em Am Em G Even if nothing good comes out of California