California Dreamin Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	4th fret

Author shmisher [a] 191.

3 contributors total, last edit on Apr 2, 2024

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Chords

Esus4

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[Intro]
Am  G  F  G
Am  G  F
 
[Verse 1]
G                  Am                 G      F
All the leaves are brown
                  (all the leaves are brown)
        G       Esus4    E
And the sky is gray
F               C    E  Am
I've been for a walk
     F         Esus4    E
On a winter's day 
                Am   G  F
I'd be safe and warm
     G        Esus4    E
If I was in L.A.
 
[Chorus]
           Am      G       F
California dreamin'
              (California dreamin')
   G               Esus4    E
On such a winter's day
 
[Verse 2]
                Am     G  F
Stopped in to a church
          G         Esus4    E
I passed along the way
        F              C        E      Am
Well, I got down on my knees
                      (got down on my knees)
         F       Esus4              E
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
                                Am       G          F
You know the preacher likes the cold
                               (preacher likes the cold)
             G      Esus4                 E
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
 
[Chorus]
           Am       G       F
California dreamin'
               (California dreamin')
   G               Esus4    E
On such a winter's day
 
[Instrumental]
| Am    | Am    | Am    | Am F  |
| C  E  | Am F  | Esus4 | E     |
 
[Saxophone Solo]
| Am G  | F  G  | Esus4 | E     |
| Am G  | F  G  | Esus4 | E
 
[Verse 3]
(E)                Am      G           F
All the leaves are brown
                  (all the leaves are brown)
        G       Esus4                E
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
F               C         E      Am
I've been for a walk
               (I've been for a walk)
     F         Esus4              E
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
                Am     G         F
I'd be safe and warm
               (I'd be safe and warm)
     G        Esus4             E
If I was in L.A. (If I was in L.A.)
 
[Chorus]
           Am       G       F
California dreamin'
               (California dreamin')
    G               Am   G       F
(On such a winter's day)
                    (California dreamin')
    G               Am   G       F
(On such a winter's day)
                    (California dreamin')
    G               F
(On such a winter's day)
                    (Woo-oo-oo...)
 
[Outro]
           Am       G       F
California dreamin'
               (California dreamin')
    G               Am   G       F
(On such a winter's day)
                    (California dreamin')
    G               Am   G       F
(On such a winter's day)
                    (California dreamin')
    G               Am  G  F
(On such a winter's day)
 
    G               Am  G  F
(On such a winter's day)
    G               Am  G  F
(On such a winter's day)
    G               Am  G  F
(On such a winter's day)
    G               Am  G  F  G
(On such a winter's day)
 
Am  G  F  G
Am  G  F
 
(fade out)
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10 comments

to the two inbreds above: this is a cover by the Beach boys.. renegade pancake indeed.

+14

wot a pair of idiots, more than one group can sing the same song. anyway, this is exactly the same as mama's and papa's version, are you sure they're identical?

It's pretty accurate if you play it with a CAPO on the 4th fret!