E A D E (2x) E She stood there bright as the sun A On that California coast D E He was a Midwestern boy on his own E She looked at him with those soft eyes A So innocent and blue D E He knew right then he was too far from home E A D E He was too far from home E A She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach D E They watched the waves tumble over the sand E They drove for miles and miles A Up those twisting turning roads D E Higher and higher and higher they climbed Chorus: