Key: :[A] (w: Albert Hammond, Mike Hazelwood)

INTRO: [Bm] [E7] [A] : [x4]

VERSE 1:
[N.C.] Got on [Bm] board a west bound [E7] seven forty [A] seven
Didn't [Bm] think before [E7] deciding what to [A] do
Oh, their [Bm] talk of [E7] opportunities
[A] TV, breaks and movies, rang [Bm] true, [E7] sure rang [A] true

CHORUS:
Seems it [Bm] never rains in [E7] Southern [A] California
Seems I've [Bm] often heard that [E7] kind of talk be-[A]-fore
It never [Bm] rains in [E7] California, but [A] girl don't they [F#m] warn ya
It [Bm] pours, [E7] man it [A] pours

VERSE 2:
[A] Out of [Bm] work, I'm out of my [E7] head, out of self [A] respect I'm out of bread,
[A] I'm under [Bm] clothed, I'm [E7] underfed, I wanna go [A] home [A7]
[A] It never [Bm] rains in [E7] California, but [A] girl don't they [F#m] warn ya
It [Bm] pours, [E7] Man it [A] pours

INSTRUMENTAL: [A] [Bm] [E7] [A] [Bm] [E7] [A]

VERSE 3:
[A] Will you [Bm] tell the folks back [E7] home I nearly [A] made it
Had [Bm] offers but don't [E7] know which one to [A] take
[A] Please don't [Bm] tell them how you [E7] found me,
[A] Don't tell them, how you [F#m] found me
Gimme a [Bm] break, [E7] give me a [A] break

CHORUS:
Seems it [Bm] never rains in [E7] Southern [A] California
Seems I've [Bm] often heard that [E7] kind of talk [A] before
It never [Bm] rains in [E7] California
But [A] girl don't they [F#m] warn ya, it [Bm] pours, [E7] man it [A] pours

OUTRO: [A] [Bm] [E7] [A] [Bm] [E7] [A]