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California Dreaming (C♯ Minor)
Artist: Mamas and the Papas    Genre: Folk-Rock    Tempo: moderate    Roman Numerals: i, III, V, v, V7, VI, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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Capo 4th fret
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)
E B D G♯ B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G


Section 1
-Intro
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 1
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] All the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leaves are		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] brown   All the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leaves are		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] brown
and the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sky is		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grey  And the sky is		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gray
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I've been for a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] walk   I've been		 for a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] walk		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] on a winter's day  On a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] winter's day		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
I'd be safe and [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] warm    I'd be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] safe and		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] warm
if I was in [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] L.A.		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] if I was in L.		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] A.

Chorus
California [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Dreamin'  Cali-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] fornia		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dreaming
on such a [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] winter's day		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 2
Stopped into a [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] church		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
I passed along the way [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Well, I got down on my [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knees -		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Got		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] down on my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knees
And I pretend to [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] pray - I pretend to		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pray		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
You know the preacher likes the cold - [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Preacher		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] likes the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cold
He knows I'm gonna stay - [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Knows I'm		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gonna		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stay

Chorus
California [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dreaming - Cali-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] fornia		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dreaming
On such a [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] winter's		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 3
All the leaves are [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] brown   All the		 leaves are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] brown		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
and the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] sky is		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] grey  And the sky is		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gray
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I've been for a walk   I've been		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] for a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] walk		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] on a winter's day  On a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] winter's day		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
If I didn't [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tell her		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] if I didn't		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] tell her
I could [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] leave today  I could		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] leave to-		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day

Chorus
California [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dreaming - Cali-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] fornia		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dreaming
on such a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] winter's		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day
California [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dreaming,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] California		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dreaming
on such a winter's [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day
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