5 Chords used in the song: Am, G, F, E, C
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California Dreamin
THE MAMMAS AND THE PAPAS
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Verse 1:
Am G F
All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)
G Am E
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
F C E Am
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
F Am E
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
E Am G F
I'd be safe and warm
(I'd be safe and warm)
G Am E
If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)
Chorus :
E Am G F
California dreamin'
(California dreamin')
G Am E
On such a winter's day
Verse 2:
E Am
Stopped in to a church
G F
I passed along the way
G Am E
Well I got down on my knees
(got down on my knees)
F Am E
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
E Am G F
You know the preacher likes the cold
(preacher likes the cold)
G Am E
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
Chorus :
E Am G F
California dreamin'
(California dreamin')
G Am E
On such a winter's day
Instrumental break: Flute solo
Am |Am |
E |Am G |
F G |Am E |
Verse 3:
E Am G F
All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)
G Am E
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
F C E Am
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
F Am E
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
E Am G F
If I didn't tell her
(if I didn't tell her)
G Am E
I could leave today (I could leave today)
Coda :
E Am G F
California dreamin'
(California dreamin')
G Am E G F
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
G Am E G F
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
G Am E Am
On such a winter's day
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About this song: California Dreaming
California Dreamin' is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. Celebrated as an anthem of West Coast hippy bliss, John Phillips wrote the song in a state of depression in 1964 after a cheerless winter's walk through New York's Central Park. It's a song not of joy, but of immense pain. The pain of wanting to be somewhere else. The song is #89 in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.