"California Dreamin'"
(John Phillips / Michelle Phillips)

[Note: both guitars are capoed at the 4th fret; the names in brackets
indicate the chords as fingered.]

Intro:

6-string acoustic:

C#m                                                 G#7sus4  [N.C.]
[Am]                                                [E7sus4]
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
-----0---3--1--0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
---2-------------|-------%---------|-------%---------|-2-
-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
^^^^^^^ triplets

12-string acoustic:

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
-----------------|-----0-1-0-------|-----------------|---
-----------------|-------------3---|-1---3-1---------|---
-----------------|-----------------|---------4--2--0-|-2-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
triplets ^^^^^^^

Verse 1:

C#mC#m Piano Chord 
    C#m7/BC#m7/B Piano Chord 
        AA Piano Chord 

[Am]   [Am7/G]      [F]
All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)

BB Piano Chord 
    G#7sus4                G#7G#7 Piano Chord 

[G]   [E7sus4]               [E7]
And the sky is gray  (and the sky is gray)

AA Piano Chord 
               EE Piano Chord 
         G#7G#7 Piano Chord 
   C#mC#m Piano Chord 

[F]             [C]        [E7]  [Am]
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)

AA Piano Chord 
     G#7sus4              G#7G#7 Piano Chord 

[F]    [E7sus4]             [E7]
On a winter's day  (on a winter's day)

C#mC#m Piano Chord 
    C#m7/BC#m7/B Piano Chord 
     AA Piano Chord 

[Am]   [Am7/G]   [F]
I'd be safe and warm
(I'd be safe and warm)

BB Piano Chord 
     G#7sus4               G#7G#7 Piano Chord 

[G]    [E7sus4]              [E7]
If I was in L. A.  (if I was in L. A.)

Chorus:

C#mC#m Piano Chord 
   C#m7/BC#m7/B Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

[Am]  [Am7/G]  [F]
California dreamin'
(California dreamin')

BB Piano Chord 
           G#7sus4    G#7G#7 Piano Chord 

[G]          [E7sus4]   [E7]
On such a winter's day

Verse 2:

Stopped in to a church
I passed along the way
Well I got down on my knees
(got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher likes the cold
(preacher likes the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

[repeat chorus]

Instrumental break:

flute solo over verse (hold C#m [Am] through first two lines or
3-1/2 bars) and chorus chords

Verse 3:

All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I didn't tell her
(if I didn't tell her)
I could leave today (I could leave today)

Coda:

C#mC#m Piano Chord 
   C#m7/BC#m7/B Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

[Am]  [Am7/G]  [F]
California dreamin'
(California dreamin')

BB Piano Chord 
              C#mC#m Piano Chord 
     C#m7/BC#m7/B Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

[G]             [Am]    [Am7/G]  [F]
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')

BB Piano Chord 
              C#mC#m Piano Chord 
     C#m7/BC#m7/B Piano Chord 
    AA Piano Chord 

[G]             [Am]    [Am7/G]  [F]
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')

BB Piano Chord 
             Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
    C#mC#m Piano Chord 

[G]           [Fmaj7]   [Am]
On such a winter's day

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers