California Dreamin’
The Mamas and The Papas
John Phillips
| | Am | G | F |
| All the leaves are | brown, -- | -- | |
| |
| (All the leaves are brown) |
| | G | Esus4 | E | E7 | E7sus4 |
| and the | sky is | grey -- | -- | -- | |
| |
| (And the sky is grey-----) |
| C | E7 | Am |
| I’ve been | for a | walk |
| | F | E7sus4 | E |
| On a | winter’s | day -- | |
| | Am | G | F |
| I’d be safe and | warm, -- | -- | |
| | G | Esus4 | E |
| if I | was in L. | A. -- | |
| | Am | G | F |
| California | dreamin’ | -- | |
| | G | Esus4 | E |
| on | such a winter’s | d-a-a-a-a- | ay |
| | Am | G | F |
| Stopped into a ch | urch -- | -- | |
| | G | Esus4 | E | E7 | E7sus4 |
| I passed a | long the way | -- | -- | -- | |
| | C | E7 | Am |
| Well, I | got down | on my | knees |
| | F | Esus4 | E |
| and I | pretend to | pray -- | |
| | Am | G | F |
| You know, the | preacher | likes the | cold, |
| |
| (The preacher likes the cold) |
| | G | Esus4 | E |
| He knows I’m | gonna st | ay, | |
| | Am | G | F |
| California | dreamin’ | -- | |
| | G | Esus4 | E |
| on | such a winter’s | d-a-a-a-a- | ay |
[Flute break]
Am
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C E7 Am F E7sus4 E7
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Am G Am G E7sus4 E7
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Am G Am G E7sus4 E7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
| | Am | G | F |
| All the leaves are | brown, -- | -- | |
| |
| (All the leaves are brown) |
| F | G | Esus4 | E | E7 | E7sus4 |
| and the | sky is | grey -- | -- | -- | |
| |
| (And the sky is grey-----) |
| C | E7 | Am |
| I’ve been | for a | walk |
| | F | E7sus4 | E |
| On a | winter’s | day -- | |
| | Am | G | F |
| If I didn’t | tell her, -- | -- | |
| | G | Esus4 | E |
| ]I could | leave to | da a a | |
| | Am | G | F |
| California | dreamin’ | -- | |
| | G | Am |
| on | such a winter’s | d-a-a-a-a-ay |
| | Am | G | F |
| ( | Cali | fornia | dreamin’) |
| | G | Am |
| on | such a winter’s | d-a-a-a-a-ay |
| | Am | G | F |
| ( | Cali | fornia | dreamin’) |
| | G | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Am |
| on | such a winter’s | d-a-a-a-a-a-y -- | -- | |
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[Intro for 2 guitars - NOTE both guitars are Capoed at the 4th fret]
Guitar 1:
Asus2 E7sus4
e |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---0---|
B |------0----3--1-0--|------0----3--1-0--|------0----3--1-0--|---0---|
G |----2--------------|----2--------------|----2--------------|---2---|
D |--2-----2----------|--2-----2----------|--2-----2----------|---0---|
A |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---2---|
E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---0---|
Guitar 2: E7sus4
e |-------------------|------0-1---0------|-------------------|---0---|
B |-------------------|---------------3---|----1--3-1--0------|---3---|
G |-------------------|-------------------|--------------2-0--|---2---|
D |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---0---|
A |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---2---|
E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---0---|