Intro: D G D A
D G
You always have a place to stay in Oakland
D A
The sun shines brightly every day in Oakland
D E
If you ask me I will tell you I'm not jokin'
D A D
Because I always have a place to stay in Oakland
There's a girl with eyes of deepest green in Oakland
She's the prettiest thing I've ever seen in Oakland
In the sweetest voice ever spoken
She says, "You always have a place to stay in Oakland"
G D
They say unintelligible- insert current city here is the place to be
E A
But that ain't where my baby waits for me
Solos: D G D A
You always have a place to stay in Oakland
It breaks my heart to drive away from Oakland
If I leave this city's limits I'm hopin'
D A D
That I always have a place to stay in Oakland
D A G D
That I always have a place to stay in Oakland