STRAWBERRY, CALIFORNIA
As recorded by Abbie Callahan
(2025 release)
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DOutside San Francisco
DA little more affordable
GA teacher and a singer
GTwo kids named after
DGrateful Dead song titles
DWe’d never miss their recitals
GWeekend family road trips
GWe watched it all slip
GmFurther out of eyesight
GBut in my dream tonight
N.C.
We’re in
[Chorus]
D Strawberry, California
DShould’ve been
EmYou, me, and the Redwood trees
EmImagine how sweet life would be
AWe got lost in Tennessee
D Just a fantasy, once upon a…
DStrawberry, California
[Verse 2]
DPicnics sitting bayside
DYou’d still be by my side
GTie-dye t-shirt hand-me-downs
GA front porch that wraps all the way
GAround and out of eyesight
GBut in my dream tonight
GWe’re in
[Chorus]
D Strawberry, California
DShould’ve been
EmYou, me, and the Redwood trees
EmImagine how sweet life would be
AWe got lost in Tennessee
[Instrumental Break]
D G D Em
[Bridge]
GDid it mean as much to you
Bm A GAs it did to me
D GBmIn Strawberry
A GOr was it just a life that we made up
G the only one who’s stuck
DIn
[Chorus]
DStrawberry, California
DShould’ve been
Em7You, me, and the Redwood trees
Em7Imagine how sweet life would be
AWe got lost in Tennessee
DJust a fantasy, once upon a…
Em7 AStrawberry, Strawberry,
DCalifornia
[Outro]
D G D Em G
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