Mamas And The Papas

Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin guitar chord

"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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