I play this song Eb standard and instead of playing 'normal' major chords I use..
      E         G         A
e-----0---------0---------0--------|
b-----0---------0---------0--------|
g-----1---------4---------6--------|
d-----2---------5---------7--------|
a-----2---------5---------7--------|
e-----0---------3---------5--------|

Intro - Just E  G  A  G    Listen to song for rhythm

E                 G        A            G
  Blue skies have chased me away from a simple life
E                 G                    A                G
  Now I'm eating paper that's tasting funny out here in complicated
E       G    A        G
California   california

E  G  A  G  E  G  A  G
Slow, down, good, times

Same thing throughout, excluding the 2 bridges, the first of which is a guitar break, 

e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4----4---2-0--2------|
d--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------4----|
a--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|

And ('Leaving with a clear mind, I didn't wait on my graduation) that is

e-----------x-3--3------------------|
b-----------x-5--5------------------|
g-----------x-4--4------------------|
d---x-2--2--------------------------|
a---x-2--2--------------------------|
e---x-0--0--------------------------|