Song: California
By: Unified Theory (as covered by Pearl Jam and Blind Melon)
E G A C D Em Em*
E-----0---------0---------0--------0---------0---------x---------0|
B-----0---------0---------0--------0---------0---------x---------8|
G-----1---------4---------6--------7--------11---------x---------9|
D-----2---------5---------7--------9--------12---------2---------9|
A-----2---------5---------7--------9--------12---------2---------7|
E-----0---------3---------5--------8--------10---------x---------x|
Intro = E, G, A, G, E, G, A /strum Gs once
/end on the A and hold
E G
Blue skies have chased me
A C D E
away from a simple life
G A
Now I'm eating paper that's tasting funny
C D
Out here in complicated
E G
California
A C D
California
(intro chord progression)
E G A G
Slow, down, good, times
E G A G
Slow, down, good, times
E G A
A cigarette and tea is all I had to eat
C D E
A metal band at scream was all I heard for weeks
G A C D
Man this ain't easy, but I wish all my friends could see me
E G
California
A C D
California
(intro chord progression)
E G A G
Slow, down, good, times
E G A G
Slow, down, good, times
G /play a couple times softly or palm mute
Em, Em* x4 /palm mute one strum before each chord
Em Em* Em Em*
Leaving with a clear mind,
Em Em* Em Em*
I didn't wait on my graduation
Em Em* Em Em*
Good friends, young times
Em Em* Em Em*
Its all part of the shot were taking
/the following progressions are played like the intro progression
/---one strum on the Gs
E G A G
Slow, down, good, times
E G A
Slow, down, good, times
E G
California
A G
California
Em, Em* x8
/end with one strum of Em*
