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California Here I Come

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/140

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 140Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

INTRO (main riff throughout the verses)
e|--Em--------Bm--------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--------0---------------|\
D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x
A|----------2----2--------|/
E|------------------------|
VERSE 1
Got a Emlong Bmlong way to gEmoBm  
EmOver her Bmdusty roEmadsBm  
Take my Emold brown Bmsuitcase with EmmeBm  
And Cleave at the break of dawn
GUITAR INTERLUDE
e|-Em19=17-17-Bm---------------Em---------Bm-------------|
B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|
G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2
I'm Emnot afBmraid of the EmdistancBme
EmFound tiBmme on my sEmideBm  
EmHear me Bmsinging my sEmongBm  
CCalifornia here I come
INTERLUDE
BASS RIFF
G|---------0-------|
D|-2---0-2---2-0---|
A|---2-----------2-|
E|-----------------|
Em
Bm
BASS RIFF 2
G|-------0-------|
D|---0-2---2-0---|
A|-2-----------2-|
E|---------------|
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 3
When the Emsun'Bms going Emdown Bm  
Emsilence is the Bmonly sEmoundBm  
Oh EmrestlesBms are the nEmights Bm  
when Cnobody's around
GUITAR INTERLUDE
e|-Em19=17-17-Bm---------------Em---------Bm-------------|
B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|
G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 4 (same as verse 2)
I'm Emnot afBmraid of the EmdistancBme
EmFound tiBmme on my sEmideBm  
EmHear me Bmsinging my sEmongBm  
CCalifornia here I come
INTERLUDE
BASS RIFF
G|---------0-------|
D|-2---0-2---2-0---|
A|---2-----------2-|
E|-----------------|
Em
Bm
BASS RIFF 2
G|-------0-------|
D|---0-2---2-0---|
A|-2-----------2-|
E|---------------|
BRIDGE
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0----3-3-3-3-3-2-0---------------------------------------|
A|---------------2----------------2--/5-5-5-5-5-2-0---/5-5-5-5-5-2-0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------3--|
Em
Em  A
A
A   Em
Em
Em  A
A
A  Em
Em
RE-INTRO (without chords)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--------0---------------|\
D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x
A|----------2----2--------|/
E|------------------------|
VERSE 5
EmDay after Bmday I'm gEmoing Bm  
Emover her Bmdusty roEmadsBm  
EmHow long Bmwill this go EmonBm  
UnCtil I'm there where I belong
GUITAR INTERLUDE
e|-Em19=17-17-Bm---------------Em---------Bm-------------|
B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|
G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 6
But Emnow Bmtroubles are EmoverBm  
I Emwipe off the Bmdust off my EmbootsBm  
EmHear me Bmsinging my EmsongBm  
CCalifornia now to come
BASS RIFF
G|---------0-------|
D|-2---0-2---2-0---|
A|---2-----------2-|
E|-----------------|
Em
Bm
BASS RIFF 2
G|-------0-------|
D|---0-2---2-0---|
A|-2-----------2-|
E|---------------|
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 7 (same as verse 6)
EmBut now Bmtroubles are EmoverBm  
I Emwipe off the Bmdust off my EmbootsBm  
EmHear me Bmsinging my EmsongBm  
CCalifornia now to come
OUTRO
Em  Bm
    Em   BmNow to come!
Em  Bm
    Em   BmNow to come!

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California Here I Come

by Shocking Blue

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Chords in this song · guitar

INTRO (main riff throughout the verses)

Em Bm

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|--------0---------------|\

D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x

A|----------2----2--------|/

E|------------------------|

VERSE 1

Em Bm Em Bm

Got a long long way to go

Em Bm Em Bm

Over her dusty roads

Em Bm Em Bm

Take my old brown suitcase with me

And leave at the break of dawn

GUITAR INTERLUDE

Em Bm Em Bm

e|-19=17-17--------------------------------------|

B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|

G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2

Em Bm Em Bm

I'm not afraid of the distance

Em Bm Em Bm

Found time on my side

Em Bm Em Bm

Hear me singing my song

California here I come

INTERLUDE

BASS RIFF

G|---------0-------|

D|-2---0-2---2-0---|

A|---2-----------2-|

E|-----------------|

BASS RIFF 2

G|-------0-------|

D|---0-2---2-0---|

A|-2-----------2-|

E|---------------|

MAIN RIFF 2x

VERSE 3

Em Bm Em Bm

When the sun's going down

Em Bm Em Bm

silence is the only sound

Em Bm Em Bm

Oh restless are the nights

when nobody's around

GUITAR INTERLUDE

Em Bm Em Bm

e|-19=17-17--------------------------------------|

B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|

G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

VERSE 4 (same as verse 2)

Em Bm Em Bm

I'm not afraid of the distance

Em Bm Em Bm

Found time on my side

Em Bm Em Bm

Hear me singing my song

California here I come

INTERLUDE

BASS RIFF

G|---------0-------|

D|-2---0-2---2-0---|

A|---2-----------2-|

E|-----------------|

BASS RIFF 2

G|-------0-------|

D|---0-2---2-0---|

A|-2-----------2-|

E|---------------|

BRIDGE

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0----3-3-3-3-3-2-0---------------------------------------|

A|---------------2----------------2--/5-5-5-5-5-2-0---/5-5-5-5-5-2-0----|

E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------3--|

Em A

A Em

Em A

A Em

RE-INTRO (without chords)

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|--------0---------------|\

D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x

A|----------2----2--------|/

E|------------------------|

VERSE 5

Em Bm Em Bm

Day after day I'm going

Em Bm Em Bm

over her dusty roads

Em Bm Em Bm

How long will this go on

Until I'm there where I belong

GUITAR INTERLUDE

Em Bm Em Bm

e|-19=17-17--------------------------------------|

B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|

G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

VERSE 6

Em Bm Em Bm

But now troubles are over

Em Bm Em Bm

I wipe off the dust off my boots

Em Bm Em Bm

Hear me singing my song

California now to come

BASS RIFF

G|---------0-------|

D|-2---0-2---2-0---|

A|---2-----------2-|

E|-----------------|

BASS RIFF 2

G|-------0-------|

D|---0-2---2-0---|

A|-2-----------2-|

E|---------------|

MAIN RIFF 2x

VERSE 7 (same as verse 6)

Em Bm Em Bm

But now troubles are over

Em Bm Em Bm

I wipe off the dust off my boots

Em Bm Em Bm

Hear me singing my song

California now to come

OUTRO

Em Bm

Now to come!

Em Bm

Now to come!

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