Swift Guitar Lessons

California Dreamin by The Mamas and the Papas - Capo 4th (Key of C#m)
Intro: Asus2 (Adapted for solo guitarist)

E7sus4

E|---------------------0-1-0---------------------0-------|
B|------0---3-1-0------------3-1------3-1-0------0-------|
G|----2---2----------2--------------2-------2-0--2-------|
D|--2--------------2--------------2--------------0-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0-------|

Verse:
Am

G F

All the leaves are brown

F

E Am

E7sus4

E7

on a winter's day

Am

G F

I'd be safe and warm

Am

E7sus4 E7

and the sky is grays

I've been for a walk

G F

Am

E7sus4 E7

if I was in L.A.

California dreaming

Verse 2:

E7sus4 E7

on such a winter's day!

G F

Stopped in to a church
F

E7sus4 E7

I passed along the way

C

E Am

Well I got down on my knees

(E7)

E7sus4 E7

and I pretend to pray

Am

G F

You know the preacher liked the cold

G

E7sus4 E7

He knows I'm gonna stay...

Am

G F

California dreaming

E7sus4 E7

on such a winter's day

Chords Needed

Swift Guitar Lessons

California Dreamin by The Mamas and the Papas Pg.2
Instrumental:

(Performed under flute melody)

Am //// | //// | //// // F // | C // E // | Am // F // | E7sus4 //// | E7 //// |
Am // G // | F // G // | E7sus4 //// | E7 //// |
Am // G // | F // G // | E7sus4 //// | E7 //// |
For solo performance, Its nice to strum the flute melody over Am:
E|-0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-1--1--1--1--1---0-1-3-1-0-1-|
G|-2--2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2--2--2--2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------|

Verse:

Am

G F

All the leaves are brown

F

Am

E7sus4

on a winter's day

G F

If I didn't tell her

E7sus4 E7

and the sky is gray

E Am

I've been for a walk

E7sus4 E7

I could leave today

Outro:
Am

G F

California dreaming
Am G

Am

on such a winter's day

G

Am

California dreaming on such a winter's day

Am G

Am

California dreaming on such a winter's day

E7