California Acoustic chords by Unified Theory

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*