Smokie - It Never Rains in Southern California: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It Never Rains in Southern California" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn It Never Rains in Southern California Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Smokie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "It Never Rains in Southern California" smoothly on your guitar.

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

        Dm                  G           C
Got on aboard a west bound seven forty seven
        Dm             G              C
Didn't think before deciding what to do
          Dm           G         C
All that talk of opportunities, tv breaks and movies
      Dm  G            C
Rang true, sure rang true

Chorus:
          Dm             G            C
Seems it never rains in Southern California
           Dm                G              C
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before

          Dm           G
It never rains in California
     C     G/B        Am         Dm    G        C
But girl, don't they warn ya it pours, man, it pours

Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread
I'm under loved, I'm under fed
I wanna go home,

it never rains in California
But girl don't they warn ya, it pours, man, it pours

Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it?
Had offers but don't know which one to take
Please don't tell them how you found me
Don't tell them how you found me
Give me a break, give me a break

Chorus:
Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before

It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya it pours man it pours..


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

G

Guitar chord G

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 "It Never Rains in Southern California" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Never Rains in Southern California" by Smokie.