[Verse 1]
E            A         C#m         A
How's it raining in Southern California, damn
E          Am                C#m           A
I fucking hate it 'cause I swore I'd never see it again
E            A
Uprooted my life to be
C#m                            A
Sitting in the sun with the blessed coast breeze
E                                A
Thought it would have changed, but it follows me
C#m                        A
Rainclouds sitting on my shoulders, fuck

[Chorus]
E  A  C#m          A
I try keeping my head afloat
E   A  C#m         A
But my life, it's like an anchor
        C#m
Try to escape the past
           B
Giving it all I have
          A
Baby, I guess that I got it wrong
                        C#m
'Cause it's cutting my heart in half
             B
Bringing up all the bad
               A
What if I'm going mad
               Am
Cutting these sad songs

(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do, sad songs)

[Verse 2]

E       A                C#m         A
All I write about's my tragedies and I wonder why

E        A              C#m         A
All my pain's got me tripping over moments when I
E              A
I was just a fucked up kid
     C#m                   A
And all I ever needеd was one good win
     E                               A
I'd watch the levee brеak when the storms roll in
C#m
Guess that's a part of getting older (Happy birthday)

[Chorus]
E  A  C#m          A
I try keeping my head afloat
E   A  C#m         A
But my life, it's like an anchor
        C#m
Try to escape the past
           B
Giving it all I have
          A
Baby, I guess that I got it wrong
                        C#m
'Cause it's cutting my heart in half
             B
Bringing up all the bad
               A
What if I'm going mad
               Am
Cutting these sad songs

[Bridge]
E
Sad song, sad song

Maybe if you sing along
A
I'll feel better

(We all know I won't)

I'm fucking sick of sayin'

[Chorus]
E      A  C#m          A
Ive tried keeping my head afloat
E   A  C#m         A
But my life, it's like an anchor
        C#m
Try to escape the past
           B
Giving it all I have
          A
Baby, I guess that I got it wrong
                        C#m
'Cause it's cutting my heart in half
             B
Bringing up all the bad
               A
What if I'm going mad
               Am
Cutting these sad songs

[Outro]

How's it raining in Southern California, damn