California chords by Joni Mitchell

Chords with lyrics

CALIFORNIA- Joni Mitchell

TUNING: E MajorE BB E MajorE G#G# BB E, capo 1st fret

INTRO:
E MajorE ------------------5--5-5--5-------------------0-
BB ---4h5p4-0-0---0--5--5-5--5-5--------7--------0-
G#G# -------------0----5--5-5--5-----5--7---7------0-  E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
E ------------------5--5-5--5---5----------7----0-

E(2)              A augmentedA                   F#F#
Sitting ...
              BB                    E(2)
They ...
E(2)       A augmentedA                 F#F#
Stole ...
          BB           A augmentedA
It's ..
 A augmentedA    (Asus4Asus4)    E MajorE  C#C#
Ah ...
A augmentedA              E MajorE             BB
I'm ...
  Bsus4Bsus4       E MajorE
California ...
RIFF:
E MajorE -2h4p2-0-0---0-4--4-2-4-4---
BB -----------2---0--0-0-0-0---
G#G# ---------------3--3-1-0-0--- E(3) EaddA E(3) Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
E ---------------4--4-2-0-0---

I ....
He ...
Oh the ...
And ..
California...
Oh ..
California...RIFF

BRIDGE:
E MajorE      F#F#   A augmentedA           E(2)               BB
Oh ...
         F#F#    A augmentedA          BB D MajorD
All ...
         BB   Bsus4Bsus4  A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA BB E MajorE [like intro] Esus4Esus4 E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Just ...

So ...
Went ..
There ..
They ..
Just ..
To ..
Oh, .
California ..RIFF

BRIDGE #2:
E MajorE       F#F#  A augmentedA           E(2)               BB
Oh ..strangers
        F#F#    A augmentedA          E(2)        BB
All ..
 F#F#           A augmentedA             E(2)
Oh ..
    BB           F#F# A augmentedA
Will ..
       E(2)     BB        F#F#  A augmentedA  E(2) BB
Mmm ...

CHORDS:
  E MajorE Esus4Esus4 F#F# A augmentedA BB C#C# D MajorD  E(2) Bsus4Bsus4 Asus4Asus4 E(3) EaddA
E MajorE -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----4-----5----
BB -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----
G#G# -0---1-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----8------6----0-----0----
E MajorE -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----
BB -0---2-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----9------7----0-----0----
E MajorE -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----


NOTE: There have been some previous postings of this song in different
tunings. I recently saw a video of Joni doing this song live, and
believe me, this is the correct tuning.

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