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California Blues

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Step 1 / 19Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

This is a Acoustic Version of California Blues by Merle Haggard 
chord dictionary:
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-1-------------1--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-2-------------2--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-3-3-3-----------3-3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------3-1-0----3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3-1------------------------------------------------------|
riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
F
Well I'm going to California where they sleep out every night 
    A#                        Dm7                  F     C7 C4
I'm going to California where they sleep out every night
C#7 C7          C/G   C  C/G
I'm leaving you mama
          C             C/G   F
                                    RIFF1 
Cause you know you don't treat me right
C6 F    C  F              C6F
                  RIFF 1   
Oooo layyy ouu layy
F            C6 F C6 F C6  F     C6           F    C6 F C6 F
Listen to me mama          while I sing this song
A#                Dm7Eb9              F          FC6F
                                         RIFF 1   
Listen to your daddy sing you this lonesome song
           C     C/G   C  C/G  C
You got my weary now
               C/G   F   C7 F
But I won't be weary long       (LONG LONG LONG)
F                                                       F7
I got the California Blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here 
E7        A#         Dm7  Eb9                            F    F C6 F
I got the California Blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here
 C     C/G   C  C/G  C   C/G  C  C/G
I'm leaving you mama
                                  F         C7F
                                      RIFF1     
Cause you know you don't treat me fair
     F     C   F
Oooo layyy ouu layy

California Blues chords and lyrics

Free chords for California Blues by Merle Haggard. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This is a Acoustic Version of California Blues by Merle Haggard 
chord dictionary:
Intro:
riff:

California Blues Chords by Merle Haggard

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The chords for "California Blues" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.