Owl City - West Coast Friendship: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "West Coast Friendship" 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.

         A                   E            F#m     D
Are you out there where the rainy days begin to feel
        A
rather sad
         E                F#m         D
And the walls are closing in like the darkness
        A
around me
         E            F#m                    D
It's so hard to look away when the daylight doesn't
       A
ever stay
            E              F#m
Above this dull apartment view - oh,
D                A
I will surround you

It's quite clear that I'm stuck here
So I'll devise a plan
And cut out a door in my new living room floor
The porch light is so bright
That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape
Of the rusty fire escape

Chorus:
F#m        D             A
I bought a one-way ticket
                  E             F#m
Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
               D               A
Unless I was aboard a jet plane
                   E   F#m
and we were going down.
                  D
When I wiped the tears from my eyes
                E              F#m
The warm water took me by surprise
                 D                       E
And I woke up beside the ocean and I realized:
F#m       D
I must be in California.

Aloha, my happy west coast friends
Do you feel alive
When the breaking waves arrive
And wash all around you?
The beach homes and ocean side
Are quite well known by the evening tide
And we can sleep where we reside
With redwoods around us
The blue air is up there
And could I bring it down
I bottle it up and save it for a sweet summer night

Chorus:
I bought a one way ticket
'Cause I knew I'd never see the ground
Unless I was aboard a jet plane
And we were going down
When I wiped the tears from my eyes
The warm water took me by surprise
And I woke up beside the ocean
I realized I must be in California
I must be in California

Am I awake or is this just a dream?

The new year is out here
And I will make a lovely list of your charms
So I'll never feel alone in your arms
I must be in California
I must be in California
(Oh my dear, I can feel you here
So stay right there, I can feel you everywhere)
I must be in California


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

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 "West Coast Friendship" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "West Coast Friendship" by Owl City.