California Earthquake Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

GThere was a California earthquake in the Cyear of 'G83

 It Emshook the living Gdaylights out of the AOwens County DSeat

 There weren't a Gbuilding still left standing when the Cdust had cleared aGway

 Just a Emrumble in the Gdistance all the Dway to San GAndrea

Sherman Buck was driving his old mule into town

When a big one came and shook so hard that it knocked him to the ground

Lord there opened up a hole so big he thought his time was up

Lord it swallowed up that poor old mule and it just missed Sherman Buck

Chorus

CCalifornia earthquake you just doGn't know what you've done

 We may fall off in the Emocean, Lord you'll Anever make us Drun

 You're a Gpartner of the devil, Lord we Cain't afraid of Ghim

 We'll Embuild ourselves anGother town so you can Dtear it down aGgain

Then came the quake of '99 that levelled Mission Creek

The earth was like an ocean churning with waves of twenty feet

Lord it sounded like a thousand trains were screaming underground

Clean across to San Joachim they heard that mournful sound

Chorus

Then came one day the holocaust Lord on rocks of Franciso Bay

Miles of walls came down like old Jericho that day

Might near everything the earthquake missed a holy fire consumed

Just left 'em smoke and the ashes of the dreams that can't be ruined

Chorus