California Dreaming chords

California Dreaming

• C#m

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                         "California Dreamin'"
                  (John Phillips / Michelle Phillips)

Note: both guitars are capoed at the 4th fret; the names in brackets
 indicate the chords as fingered.

Intro:

	6-string acoustic:

	C#m                                                 G#7sus4  N.C.
	Am                                                E7sus4
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
	-----0---3--1--0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
	---2-------------|-------%---------|-------%---------|-2-
	-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
	         ^^^^^^^ triplets

	12-string acoustic:

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	-----------------|-----0-1-0-------|-----------------|---
	-----------------|-------------3---|-1---3-1---------|---
	-----------------|-----------------|---------4--2--0-|-2-
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	                                    triplets ^^^^^^^

Verse 1:

	                    C#m    C#m7/B        A
	                    Am   Am7/G      F
	All the leaves are brown
	                   (all the leaves are brown)

	         B    G#7sus4                G#7
	        G   E7sus4               E7
	And the sky is gray  (and the sky is gray)

	 A               E         G#7   C#m
	F             C        E7  Am
	I've been for a walk
	                (I've been for a walk)

	      A     G#7sus4              G#7
	     F    E7sus4             E7
	On a winter's day  (on a winter's day)

	                C#m    C#m7/B     A
	                Am   Am7/G   F
	I'd be safe and warm
	                (I'd be safe and warm)

	      B     G#7sus4               G#7
	     G    E7sus4              E7
	If I was in L. A.  (if I was in L. A.)

Chorus:

	            C#m   C#m7/B    A 
	            Am  Am7/G  F
	California dreamin'
	              (California dreamin')

	     B           G#7sus4    G#7
	    G          E7sus4   E7
	On such a winter's day

Verse 2:

	Stopped in to a church
	I passed along the way
	Well I got down on my knees
	                      (got down on my knees)
	And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
	You know the preacher likes the cold
	                               (preacher likes the cold)
	He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

repeat chorus

Instrumental break:

	flute solo over verse (hold C#m Am through first two lines or
	   3-1/2 bars) and chorus chords

Verse 3:

	All the leaves are brown
	                    (all the leaves are brown)
	And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
	I've been for a walk
	                (I've been for a walk)
	On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
	If I didn't tell her
	            (if I didn't tell her)
	I could leave today (I could leave today)

Coda:

	            C#m   C#m7/B    A
	            Am  Am7/G  F
	California dreamin'
	              (California dreamin')

	    B              C#m     C#m7/B    A
	   G             Am    Am7/G  F
	On such a winter's day (California dreamin')

	    B              C#m     C#m7/B    A
	   G             Am    Am7/G  F
	On such a winter's day (California dreamin')

	    B             Amaj7    C#m
	   G           Fmaj7   Am
	On such a winter's day


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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