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I Hate California

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Original Transcription by Yngve, revision by Suuuupaadave.  
Tuning DADGBd
Verse Figure        Chorus Figure
-------------0-     -5-4-2-
-------------3-     -3-3-3-
-------------2-     -2-2-2-
-------------0-     -0-0-0-
-3-x-2-0-----0-     -0-0-0-
---------3b4-0-     -0-0-0-
Chords
Verse
          D000230
          G5x0000
     A7sus4x02030
        G/Bx20030
      Cadd9x30030
        Bb9x1011x
Chorus
          G555400
      Aadd9777600
          D000230
Fmaj7add11 333200
         E7222100
         C9x32330
Verse 1
(verse figure)
I hate California
(verse figure)
There’s something out there I just don’t get
 A7sus4I know your G/Bfriends out there must Cadd9think I’m pretty Gstrange
 A7sus4Because I G/Bdress as if the Cadd9weather’s gonna Gchange
But it Bb9never doesCadd9  
(verse figure)
I hate California
Verse 2
(verse figure)
I hate California
The sun goes down the wrong side
Asus4Something in the G/Bwater, maybe Cadd9something in the Gsand
 Asus4Maybe some G/Bwest coast thing I’lCadd9l never underGstand
Maybe Bb9just becauseCadd9  
(verse figure)
I hate California
Chorus
 GI don’t Aadd9blame the Beach Boys
 DI don’t blame Hollywood
 GI don’t Aadd9blame L.A.
 DAlthough I probably should
        GFmaj7add11            E7  
 I don’t blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
                        C9   D(chorus figure)
 Lord knows I don’t blame you
                        C9   D(chorus figure)
 Lord knows I don’t blame you
verse 3
(verse figure)
I hate California
(verse figure)
One more beach day come and gone
 A7sus4And by the G/Btime you’ve finished Cadd9gazing at the Gsea
 A7sus43,000 G/Bmiles away there’Cadd9s nothing left for Gme
If there Bb9ever wasCadd9  
(verse figure)
I hate California
Chorus
 GI don’t Aadd9blame the Beach Boys
 DI don’t blame Hollywood
 GI don’t Aadd9blame L.A.
 DAlthough I probably should
        GFmaj7add11            E7  
 I don’t blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
                        C9   D(chorus figure)
 Lord knows I don’t blame you
                        C9   D(chorus figure)
 Lord knows I don’t blame you
 C9Lord knows
(verse figure)
I hate California 4x
End riff
Natural Harmonics
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      -7-
      -7-
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I Hate California

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

G/B

Cadd9

Bb9

Aadd9

Asus4

Original Transcription by Yngve, revision by Suuuupaadave.

Tuning DADGBd

Verse Figure Chorus Figure

-------------0- -5-4-2-

-------------3- -3-3-3-

-------------2- -2-2-2-

-------------0- -0-0-0-

-3-x-2-0-----0- -0-0-0-

---------3b4-0- -0-0-0-

Chords

Verse

000230

5x0000

A7sus4

x02030

G/B

x20030

Cadd9

x30030

Bb9

x1011x

Chorus

555400

Aadd9

777600

000230

Fmaj7add11 333200

222100

x32330

Verse 1

(verse figure)

I hate California

(verse figure)

There’s something out there I just don’t get

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G

I know your friends out there must think I’m pretty strange

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G

Because I dress as if the weather’s gonna change

Bb9 Cadd9

But it never does

(verse figure)

I hate California

Verse 2

(verse figure)

I hate California

The sun goes down the wrong side

Asus4 G/B Cadd9 G

Something in the water, maybe something in the sand

Asus4 G/B Cadd9 G

Maybe some west coast thing I’ll never understand

Bb9 Cadd9

Maybe just because

(verse figure)

I hate California

Chorus

G Aadd9

I don’t blame the Beach Boys

I don’t blame Hollywood

G Aadd9

I don’t blame L.A.

Although I probably should

G E7

Fmaj7add11

I don’t blame the sky for its careless shade of blue

C9 D

(chorus figure)

Lord knows I don’t blame you

C9 D

(chorus figure)

Lord knows I don’t blame you

verse 3

(verse figure)

I hate California

(verse figure)

One more beach day come and gone

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G

And by the time you’ve finished gazing at the sea

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G

3,000 miles away there’s nothing left for me

Bb9 Cadd9

If there ever was

(verse figure)

I hate California

Chorus

G Aadd9

I don’t blame the Beach Boys

I don’t blame Hollywood

G Aadd9

I don’t blame L.A.

Although I probably should

G E7

Fmaj7add11

I don’t blame the sky for its careless shade of blue

C9 D

(chorus figure)

Lord knows I don’t blame you

C9 D

(chorus figure)

Lord knows I don’t blame you

Lord knows

(verse figure)

I hate California 4x

End riff

Natural Harmonics

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