| f | California Dreaming [Am] | f | California Dreaming [Am] |
| Mamas and the Papas | | Mamas and the Papas |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| n | All the leaves are [Am] brown ([G] leaves are [F] brown) | n | 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} |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| n | |California [Am] dreamin' (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') | n | |California [Am] dreamin' {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') {/blue} |
| |On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E7] | | |On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E7] |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| Stopped into a [Am] church [G] [F] | | Stopped into a [Am] church [G] [F] |
| I passed a[G]long the [E7] way | | I passed a[G]long the [E7] way |
| n | Well I got down on my [C] knees (got down [E7] on my [Am] knees) | n | 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} |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| n | |California [Am] dreamin' (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') | n | |California [Am] dreamin' {blue}(Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') {/blue} |
| |On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E7] | | |On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E7] |
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| Instrumental solo: (optional) | | Instrumental solo: (optional) |
| [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] | | [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] |
| [C - E7] [Am - F] [E7] [E7] | | [C - E7] [Am - F] [E7] [E7] |
| [Am - G] [F - G] [E7] [E7] | | [Am - G] [F - G] [E7] [E7] |
| [Am - G] [F - G] [E7] [E7] | | [Am - G] [F - G] [E7] [E7] |
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| [Verse 3] | | [Verse 3] |
| n | All the leaves are [Am] brown ([G] leaves are [F] brown) | n | 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} |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| t | California [Am] dreamin' (Cali[G]fornia [F] dreamin') | t | 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 | | On [G] such a winter's [F] daaaaaay |
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| [Am - Single Strum] | | [Am - Single Strum] |