California Dreaming [Am]
Mamas and the Papas
Verse 1:
- All the leaves are [Am] brown ([G] leaves are [F] brown)
+ All the leaves are [Am] brown {blue}([G] leaves are [F] brown) {/blue}
- And the [G] sky is [E7] grey (and the sky is [E7] grey)
+ And the [G] sky is [E7] grey {blue}(and the sky is [E7] grey) {/blue}
- I've been for a [C] walk (I've been [E7] for a [Am] walk)
+ I've been for a [C] walk {blue}(I've been [E7] for a [Am] walk) {/blue}
- On a [F] winter's [E7] day (on a winter's [E7] day)
+ On a [F] winter's [E7] day{blue} (on a winter's [E7] day){/blue}
- I’d be safe and [Am] warm (I’d be [G] safe and [F] warm)
+ I’d be safe and [Am] warm {blue}(I’d be [G] safe and [F] warm) {/blue}
- If I [G] was in L.[E7]A (if I was in L.[E7]A.)
+ If I [G] was in L.[E7]A {blue}(if I was in L.[E7]A.){/blue}
|Chorus:
- |California [Am] dreamin' (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin')
+ |California [Am] dreamin' {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') {/blue}
|On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E7]
Verse 2:
Stopped into a [Am] church [G] [F]
I passed a[G]long the [E7] way
- Well I got down on my [C] knees (got down [E7] on my [Am] knees)
+ Well I got down on my [C] knees {blue}(got down [E7] on my [Am] knees) {/blue}
- And I pre[F]tend to [E7] pray (I pretend to [E7] pray)
+ And I pre[F]tend to [E7] pray {blue}(I pretend to [E7] pray){/blue}
- You know the preacher likes the [Am] cold (preacher [G] likes the [F] cold)
+ You know the preacher likes the [Am] cold {blue}(preacher [G] likes the [F] cold){/blue}
- He knows I'm [G] gonna [E7] stay (knows I'm gonna [E7] stay)
+ He knows I'm [G] gonna [E7] stay {blue}(knows I'm gonna [E7] stay) {/blue}
|Chorus:
- |California [Am] dreamin' (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin')
+ |California [Am] dreamin' {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') {/blue}
|On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E7]
Instrumental solo: (optional)
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[C - E7] [Am - F] [E7] [E7]
[Am - G] [F - G] [E7] [E7]
[Am - G] [F - G] [E7] [E7]
[Verse 3]
- All the leaves are [Am] brown ([G] leaves are [F] brown)
+ All the leaves are [Am] brown {blue}([G] leaves are [F] brown) {/blue}
- And the [G] sky is [E7] grey (and the sky is [E7] grey)
+ And the [G] sky is [E7] grey {blue}(and the sky is [E7] grey) {/blue}
- I've been for a [C] walk (I've been [E7] for a [Am] walk)
+ I've been for a [C] walk {blue}(I've been [E7] for a [Am] walk) {/blue}
- On a [F] winter's [E7] day (on a winter's [E7] day)
+ On a [F] winter's [E7] day {blue}(on a winter's [E7] day){/blue}
- If I didn't [Am] tell her ([G] didn't tell [F] her)
+ If I didn't [Am] tell her {blue}([G] didn't tell [F] her) {/blue}
- I could [G] leave today (could leave to[E7]day)
+ I could [G] leave today {blue}(could leave to[E7]day){/blue}
Outro:
- California [Am] dreamin' (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin')
+ California [Am] dreamin' {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin'){/blue}
- On [G] such a winter's [Am] day (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin')
+ On [G] such a winter's [Am] day {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin'){/blue}
- On [G] such a winter's [Am] day (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin')
+ On [G] such a winter's [Am] day {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin'){/blue}
On [G] such a winter's [F] daaaaaay
[Am - Single Strum]