It Never Rains In Southern California1

IT NEVER RAINS (IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
By: Albert Hammond & Michael Hazelwood
Albert Hammond
Key: G

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Got on board a west-bound sev-en for-ty se-ven. 
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Did-n’t think be-fore de-cid-ing what to do. 
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All that talk of op-por-tun-i-ties, 
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T.V. breaks and mov-ies, 
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rang true  sure rang true. 

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Seems it ne-ver rains in 
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South-ern Cal-i-for-nia. 
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Seems Ive of-ten heard that kind of 
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talk be-fore. 
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It nev-er rains in Cal-i-for-nia, 
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but girl don’t they warn ya, 
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it pours, man it pours 

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Out of work, I’m out-a’ my head, 
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out of self re-spect, I’m out-a’ bread. 
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I’m un-der loved, I’m un-der fed, 
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I wan-na go home. 
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It nev-er rains in Cal-i-for-nia, 
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but girl, don’t they warn ya, 
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it pours, man it pours.