{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1694991,"song":"California","artist":"Radney Foster","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11355997-california-chords-by-radney-foster/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1694991?type=chord","rating":4.55008,"votes":9,"content":"Capo on 2 \r\nHe picks the chords and uses a funky fingering for the G chord throughout the song. But just strumming sounds\r\nNot 100% sure of the chords between the 2nd and 3rd chorus...\r\nAll tabs are relative to the capo on the second fret.\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\ne|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----1-0---3----0-1-0-------1-0---3----0-1-0----|\r\nG|---0---0-2----0-----0-----0---0-2----0-----0---|\r\nD|--0----------------------0---------------------|\r\nA|---------------------3----------------------3--|\r\nE|-3-----------0----------3-----------0----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a beer and a burger,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA conversation and a kiss[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat started a fire,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLead to a night of holding each other close[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThrough teardrops and desire,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTwo half broken people heading west, [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShared a motel room,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nKilled a little emptiness,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMorning came too soon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOn the way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo California[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear California[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCalling your name?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nA siren's song once you hear it[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNothing is the same,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMade ancient Spaniards sail,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade Guthrie ride the rail,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAhhh California[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Interlude]\r\ne|------------|\r\nB|----1-0---3-|\r\nG|---0---0-2--|\r\nD|--0---------|\r\nA|------------|\r\nE|-3----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat highway to freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecame a sweet lost weekend [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor me and you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA detour through the mountains up to Santa Fe [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith nothing much to do,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch]          \r\nYou said you're starting over in LA,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow that he's cut you loose,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'm heading north of there,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't know why she left that way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI might land in Santa Cruz,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCalifornia[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear California[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCalling your name?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nA siren's song once you hear it[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNothing is the same,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCalled Marilyn Monroe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade miners rush for gold,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAhhh California[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI know a year has come and gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand that you've probably moved on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut girl your memory won't go away,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI know that this sounds crazy wrong,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut if you hear this song,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]             \r\nOctober first meet me in Morro Bay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear California[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCalling your name?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nA siren's song once you hear it[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNothing is the same,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe's whispering soft and low[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome and hold me close,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAhhh California[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn California[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nCalifornia[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----1-0---3----0-1-0-------1-0---3----0-1-0----|\r\nG|---0---0-2----0-----0-----0---0-2----0-----0---|\r\nD|--0----------------------0---------------------|\r\nA|---------------------3----------------------3--|\r\nE|-3-----------0----------3-----------0----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----1-0---3----0-1-0-------1-0---3----0-1-0----|\r\nG|---0---0-2----0-----0-----0---0-2----0-----0---|\r\nD|--0----------------------0---------------------|\r\nA|---------------------3----------------------3--|\r\nE|-3-----------0----------3-----------0----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----1-0---3----0-1-0-------1-0---3----0-1-0----|\r\nG|---0---0-2----0-----0-----0---0-2----0-----0---|\r\nD|--0----------------------0---------------------|\r\nA|---------------------3----------------------3--|\r\nE|-3-----------0----------3-----------0----------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|----1-0---3----0-1-0-------1-0---3----0-1-0----|\r\nG|---0---0-2----0-----0-----0---0-2----0-----0---|\r\nD|--0----------------------0---------------------|\r\nA|---------------------3----------------------3--|\r\nE|-3-----------0----------3-----------0----------|[/tab]\r","plain_text":"Capo on 2 \nHe picks the chords and uses a funky fingering for the G chord throughout the song. But just strumming sounds\nNot 100% sure of the chords between the 2nd and 3rd chorus...\nAll tabs are relative to the capo on the second fret.\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","B","D","A","E","Em","C","Am","C/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}