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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:
Cm G7sus4 [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:
Cm Cm7/B A
[Am] [Am7/G] [F]
All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)
B G7sus4 G7
[G] [E7sus4] [E7]
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
A E G7 Cm
[F] [C] [E7] [Am]
I`ve been for a walk
(I`ve been for a walk)
A G7sus4 G7
[F] [E7sus4] [E7]
On a winter`s day (on a winter`s day)
Cm Cm7/B A
[Am] [Am7/G] [F]
I`d be safe and warm
(I`d be safe and warm)
B G7sus4 G7
[G] [E7sus4] [E7]
If I was in L. A. (if I was in L. A.)
Chorus:
Cm Cm7/B A
[Am] [Am7/G] [F]
California dreamin`
(California dreamin`)
B G7sus4 G7
[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 Cm [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:
Cm Cm7/B A
[Am] [Am7/G] [F]
California dreamin`
(California dreamin`)
B Cm Cm7/B A
[G] [Am] [Am7/G] [F]
On such a winter`s day (California dreamin`)
B Cm Cm7/B A
[G] [Am] [Am7/G] [F]
On such a winter`s day (California dreamin`)
B Amaj7 Cm
[G] [Fmaj7] [Am]
On such a winter`s day
-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers
