california | guitar chord и Mp3

Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 15:02:12 -1000<br>From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@hawaii.edu><br>Subject: california- joni mitchell<br><br>CALIFORNIA- Joni Mitchell<br><br>TUNING: E B E G B E, capo 1st fret<br><br>INTRO:<br>E ------------------5--5-5--5-------------------0-<br>B ---4h5p4-0-0---0--5--5-5--5-5--------7--------0-<br>G -------------0----5--5-5--5-----5--7---7------0- E Esus4 E Esus4 E<br>E ------------------5--5-5--5---5----------7----0-<br><br>E(2) A F<br>Sitting in a park in Paris France reading the news and it sure looks bad<br> B E(2)<br>They won`t give peace a chance, that was just a dream some of us had<br>E(2) A F<br>Stole a lot of lines to sing but I wouldn`t want to stay here<br> B A<br>It`s too old and cold and settled in its ways here<br> A (Asus4) E C<br>Ah but California, California I`m coming home<br>A E B<br>I`m gonna see the folks I dig, I`ll even kiss a sunset pig<br> Bsus4 E<br>California I`m coming home<br><br>RIFF:<br>E -2h4p2-0-0---0-4--4-2-4-4---<br>B -----------2---0--0-0-0-0---<br>G ---------------3--3-1-0-0--- E(3) EaddA E(3) Esus4 E Esus4 E<br>E ---------------4--4-2-0-0---<br><br>I met a redneck on a Grecian isle, we did the goat dance very well <br>He gave me back my smile but he kept my camera to sell<br>Oh the rogue, the red red rogue, he cooked good omelettes and stews<br>And I might have stayed on with him there, but my heart cried out for you<br>California, Oh California I`m coming home<br>Oh make me feel good rock and roll band, I`m your biggest fan<br>California I`m coming home RIFF<br><br>BRIDGE:<br>E F A E(2) B<br>Oh it gets so lonely When you`re walking and the streets are full of strangers<br> F A B D <br>All the news of home you read just give you the blues<br> B Bsus4 A Asus4 A B E [like intro] Esus4 E Esus4 E <br>Just give you the blues<br><br>So I bought me a ticket I caught a plane to Spain<br>Went to a party down a red dirt road<br>There were lots of pretty people there, reading Rolling Stone reading Vogue<br>They said how long can you hang around, I said a week maybe two<br>Just until my skin turns brown and then I`m going home<br>To California, California, I`m coming home<br>Oh, will you take me as I am, strung out on another man<br>California I`m coming home RIFF<br><br>BRIDGE 2:<br>E F A E(2) B<br>Oh it gets so lonely when you`re walking and the streets are full of strangers<br> F A E(2) B<br>All the news of home you read, more about the war and the bloody changes<br> F A E(2)<br>Oh will you take me as I am, will you take me as I am<br> B F A<br>Will you, will you take me as I am<br> E(2) B F A E(2) B<br>Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm, take me as I am ......<br><br>CHORDS:<br> E Esus4 F A B C D E(2) Bsus4 Asus4 E(3) EaddA<br>E -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----4-----5----<br>B -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----<br>G -0---1-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----8------6----0-----0----<br>E -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----<br>B -0---2-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----9------7----0-----0----<br>E -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----<br><br><br><br>NOTE: There have been some previous postings of this song in different <br>tunings. I recently saw a video of Joni doing this song live, and <br>believe me, this is the correct tuning.