Ashe - Cold in California: Guitar Chords

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

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 D                        A
Just out of reach is the gold you're rushing for
     C#7             F#m
With bags under your eyes
            D                 A
I've been chasing a rainbow, wound up at your door
      C#7           F#m
Wanna see the other side

          Bm                     D
It's not quite like I imagined, like I did before
             A
When you're pouring all your heart out
            E
But you're lying on the floor
        Bm7
All the cigarettes and hotels
           D
Could be what you're looking for
          A
But it's not what you expected
     E
And you're left wanting more

Chorus:
D                        A
Don't mind what anybody told ya
C#7                        F#m
It still gets cold in California
D                            A
See, everybody thinks they know ya
C#7                           F#m
They're only seeing what they wanna
D    Bm                      F#m
Oh, don't mind what anybody told ya
B              D           A
It still gets cold in California

We can dance in the streets
With the sun upon our skin
And wake up feeling burned
Under stars, we can freeze
'Cause we've gotten used to heat
Where seasons never turn

It's not quite like I imagined, like I did before
When you're pouring all your heart out
But you're lying on the floor
All the cigarettes and hotels
Could be what you're looking for
But it's not what you expected
And you're left wanting more

Chorus

D
Talk about the pretty parts,
    E
the ones you see on film
F#m                            A
Happiness and skinny legs and living on a hill
 D                                 E
Don't talk about the ugly parts, the loneliness
you feel
F#m          E      D#m
You probably always will

Chorus:
'Cause it gets dark in California
I know it well, better than most, yeah
Don't mind what anybody told ya
It still gets cold in California
See, everybody thinks they know ya
They're only seeing what they wanna
Oh, don't mind what anybody told ya
It still gets cold in California


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D

Guitar chord D

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar 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 "Cold in California" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cold in California" by Ashe.