Louis Tomlinson - High In California: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "High 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#m       F#       B
Blue like the lights surrounding me
        G#m                           A#
It all seems so different when I'm around it
              D#m        F#        B
See all these waves and waves of green
         G#m                       A#             C#
Keep on coming like a dream until nothing is the same

Sun goes down and it changes
Never holding on to anyone else
When you go, when you go I can take you
Somewhere better than where you were before

Chorus:
C#             D#m
I wanna be in California
  B                             D#m
Smoke some weed outside in the summertime
C#                  D#m
They always say is so bad for me
B                           D#m
Everything I tried makes me feel alive
C#                        D#m
Spend my whole life just thinking I had to change
B                                   D#m
Spend my whole life just thinking I had to change
C#             D#m
I wanna be in California
  B                             C#
Smoke some weed outside in the summertime

I could just roll the windows down
Let the golden hour wash through the room
I hope that always stays around
All the cloud just small comments of blue

When the sun goes down and it changes
Never holding on to anyone else
When you go, when you go
I can take you
Somewhere better than where you were before

Chorus:
I wanna be in California
Smoke some weed
Outside in the summertime
They always say is so bad for me
Everything I tried makes me feel alive
Spend my whole life just thinking I had to change
Spend my whole life just thinking I had to change
I wanna be in California
Smoke some weed
Outside in the summertime

C#             D#m
I wanna be in California
  B                             D#m
Smoke some weed outside in the summertime

Chorus:
I wanna be in California
Smoke some weed
Outside in the summertime
They always say is so bad for me
Everything I tried makes me feel alive
Spend my whole life just thinking I had to change
Spend my whole life just thinking I had to change
I wanna be in California
Smoke some weed
Outside in the summertime


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "High In California" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "High In California" by Louis Tomlinson.