California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas

Intro (Tab)

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Intro (Chords)

Asus²

E7sus⁴

Verse 1

                    
                    All the leaves are 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    brown (All the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    leaves are 
                  
                    F
                  
                    brown)
                  
                    And the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sky is 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    grey (and the sky is 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    grey)
                  
                    F
                  
                    I've been for a 
                  
                    C
                  
                    walk (I've been 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    for a 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    walk)
                  
                    On a 
                  
                    F
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    day (on a winter's 
                  
                    E7
                  
                     day)

Verse 2

                    
                    I'd be safe and 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    warm (I'd be 
                  
                    G
                  
                    safe and 
                  
                    F
                  
                     warm)
                  
                    If I 
                  
                    G
                  
                    was in L. 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    A. (If I was in L.
                  
                    E7
                  
                    A.)
                  
                    California 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    dreamin' (Cali-
                  
                    G
                  
                    fornia 
                  
                    F
                  
                    dreamin')
                  
                    On such a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    day 
                  
                    E7

Verse 3

                    
                    Stopped into a 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    church 
                  
                    G
                  
                    F
                  
                    I passed a-
                  
                    G
                  
                    long the 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    way 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    Well, I 
                  
                    F
                  
                    got down on my 
                  
                    C
                  
                    knees (Got down 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    on my 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    knees)
                  
                    And I pre-
                  
                    F
                  
                    tend to 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    pray (I pretend to 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    pray)

Verse 4

                    
                    You know, the preacher likes the 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    cold (preacher 
                  
                    G
                  
                    likes the 
                  
                    F
                  
                    cold)
                  
                    He 
                  
                    G
                  
                    knows I'm gonna 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    stay (Knows I'm gonna 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    stay)
                  
                    California 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    dreamin' (Cali-
                  
                    G
                  
                    fornia 
                  
                    F
                  
                    dreamin')
                  
                    On such a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    day 
                  
                    E7

Flute Solo

Am

G

C

E7

Am

F

E7sus⁴

E7

Am

G

F

G

E7sus⁴

E7

Am

G

F

G

E7sus⁴

E7

Verse 4

                    
                    All the leaves are 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    brown (All the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    leaves are 
                  
                    F
                  
                    brown)
                  
                    And the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sky is 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    grey (and the sky is 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    grey)
                  
                    F
                  
                    I've been for a 
                  
                    C
                  
                    walk (I've been 
                  
                    E7
                  
                    for a 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    walk)
                  
                    On a 
                  
                    F
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    day (on a winter's 
                  
                    E7
                  
                     day)

Outro

                    
                    If I didn’t 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    tell her (If I 
                  
                    G
                  
                    didn't 
                  
                    F
                  
                     tell her)
                  
                    I could 
                  
                    G
                  
                    leave to-
                  
                    E7sus4
                  
                    day (I could leave to-
                  
                    E7
                  
                    day)
                  
                    California 
                  
                    Am
                  
                     dreamin' (Cali-
                  
                    G
                  
                    fornia 
                  
                    F
                  
                    dreamin’) on such a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    day!
                  
                    Am
                  
                    (Cali-
                  
                    G
                  
                    fornia 
                  
                    F
                  
                    dreamin’) on such a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    Am
                  
                    day!
                  
                    Am
                  
                    (Cali-
                  
                    G
                  
                    fornia 
                  
                    F
                  
                    dreamin’) on such a 
                  
                    G
                  
                    winter's 
                  
                    FM7
                  
                    day! 
                  
                    FM7
                  
                    Am