{"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":1743792,"song":"California","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1743792-california-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1743792?type=chord","rating":4.73004,"votes":219,"content":"Tuning: Open E\r\n\r\n[tab][Chords]\r\n [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]B6[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Eadd11[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]* [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nE |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--7--4---5-----4---5-----x---2---5---|\r\nB |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--9--0---5-----0---0-----7---4---7---|\r\nG#|-0---1----2--5--7--9--10--7--3---6-----0---0-----5---3---6---|\r\nE |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--7--4---5-----0---0-----6---2---5---|\r\nB |-0---2----2--5--7--9--10--7--0---7-----0---0-----7---0---7---|\r\nE |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--7--x---5-----0---0-----x---x---x---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch]\r\n E|------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\n B|-4h5p4-0-0---0--5--5-5--5-5---0----7------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\nG#|-----------0----5--5-5--5-5-0----7---7----0--0-0-0-0-0-1-----0-1----|\r\n E|----------------5--5-5--5-5------------7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\n B|----------------5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-2-----0-2----|\r\n E|----------------5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\n d u d u d d u d u d d u d u[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSitting in a park in Paris France reading the news and it sure looks bad[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey won't give peace a chance, that was just a dream some of us had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nStill a lot of lands to see but I wouldn't want to stay here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's too old and cold and settled in its ways here[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAh but California, California I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna see the folks I dig, I'll even kiss a sunset pig[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B6[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCalifornia I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Riff]\r\n [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Eadd11[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n E|-2h4p2-0---0-4-4-2p0-4-----5---4----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\n B|---------0---0-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\nG#|-------------3-------0-----0---0----1-----0-1-----0-|\r\n E|-------------4-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\n B|------------------------------------2-----0-2-----0-|\r\n E|------------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI met a redneck on a Grecian isle, who did the goat dance very well[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe gave me back my smile but he kept my camera to sell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh the rogue, the red red rogue, he cooked good omelettes and stews[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I might have stayed on with him there, but my heart cried out for yo[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nCalifornia, Oh California I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh make me feel good rock and roll band, I'm your biggest fan[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B6[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCalifornia I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Riff]\r\n [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Eadd11[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n E|-2h4p2-0---0-4-4-2p0-4-----5---4----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\n B|---------0---0-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\nG#|-------------3-------0-----0---0----1-----0-1-----0-|\r\n E|-------------4-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\n B|------------------------------------2-----0-2-----0-|\r\n E|------------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]*\r\nOh it gets so lonely When you're walking and the streets are full of strangers[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]* [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAll the news of home you read just give you the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch]* [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nJust give you the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch]\r\n E|---------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\n B|-5--5-5--5-5---0----7------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\nG#|-5--5-5--5-5-0----7---7----0--0-0-0-0-0-1-----0-1----|\r\n E|-5--5-5--5-5------------7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\n B|-5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-2-----0-2----|\r\n E|-5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|\r\n d u d u d d u d u d d u d u[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo I bought me a ticket I caught a plane to Spain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWent to a party down a red dirt road[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThere were lots of pretty people there, reading Rolling Stone reading Vogue[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThey said how long can you hang around, I said a week maybe two[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust until my skin turns brown and then I'm going home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nTo California, California, I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh, will you take me as I am, strung out on another man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B6[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCalifornia I'm coming home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Riff]\r\n [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Eadd11[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]* [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n E|-2h4p2-0---0-4-4-2p0-4-----5---4----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\n B|---------0---0-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\nG#|-------------3-------0-----0---0----1-----0-1-----0-|\r\n E|-------------4-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|\r\n B|------------------------------------2-----0-2-----0-|\r\n E|------------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOh it gets so lonely when you're walking and the streets are full of strangers[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAll the news of home you read, more about the war and the bloody changes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh will you take me as I am, will you take me as I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWill you, will you take me as I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm, take me as I am ......[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n*************************\r\n\r\n| h Hammer-on\r\n| p Pull-off\r\n\r\n*************************","plain_text":"Tuning: Open E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\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[Verse]\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\n| h Hammer-on\n| p Pull-off\n\n*************************","chords":["E","Esus4","F#","A","B","C#","D","B6","D/A","Asus4","Eadd11","D/F#","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Esus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,2,0,0]}}}