• Song:

    California Dreaming

  • Artist:

    Mamas And The Papas

  • Album:

    Mamas & Papas Live

Intro:

      6-string acoustic:

      C#m                                                 Ab74  [N.C.]
      [Am]                                                [E74]
       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    Ab74                Ab7
              [G]   [E74]               [E7]
      And the sky is gray  (and the sky is gray)

       A               E         Ab7   C#m
      [F]             [C]        [E7]  [Am]
      I've been for a walk
                      (I've been for a walk)

            A     Ab74              Ab7
           [F]    [E74]             [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     Ab74               Ab7
           [G]    [E74]              [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           Ab74    Ab7
          [G]          [E74]   [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             A7M    C#m
         [G]           [F7M]   [Am]
      On such a winter's day


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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