California Dreaming

The Mamas and the Papas (1965)


{t:California Dreaming}
{st:The Mamas and the Papas (1965)}

{c:verse 1}
All the leaves are [Am]brown (all the [G]leaves are [F]brown)
And the [G]sky is [E7sus4]grey (and the sky is [E7]grey)
I've been for a [C]walk (I've been [E7]for a [Am]walk)
On a [F]winter's [E7sus4]day (on a winter's [E7]day)
I’d be safe and [Am]warm (I’d be [G]safe and [F]warm)
If I [G]was in L-[E7sus4]A  (If I was in L-[E7]A)
California [Am]dreamin' (Cali-[G]fornia [F]dreamin')
On [G]such a winter's [E7sus4]day        [E7]

{c:verse 2}
Stopped in to a [Am]church    [G]    [F]
I passed a-[G]long the [E7sus4]way    [E7]
Well I got down on my [C]knees (got down [E7]on my [Am]knees)
And I pre-[F]tend to [E7sus4]pray (I pretend to [E7]pray)
You know the preacher likes the [Am]cold (preacher [G]likes the [F]cold)
He knows [G]I'm gonna [E7sus4]stay (knows I'm gonna [E7]stay)
California [Am]dreamin' (Cali-[G]fornia [F]dreamin')
On [G]such a winter's [E7sus4]day        [E7]

{c:verse 3}
All the leaves are [Am]brown (all the [G]leaves are [F]brown)
And the [G]sky is [E7sus4]grey (and the sky is [E7]grey)
I've been for a [C]walk (I've been [E7]for a [Am]walk)
On a [F]winter's [E7sus4]day (on a winter's [E7]day)
If I didn’t [Am]tell her (If I [G]didn’t [F]tell her)
I could [G]leave to-[E7sus4]day (I could leave to-[E7]day)
California [Am]dreamin' (Cali-[G]fornia [F]dreamin')

{c:outro}
On [G]such a winter's [Am]day (Cali-[G]fornia [F]dreamin')
On [G]such a winter's [Am]day (Cali-[G]fornia [F]dreamin')
On [G]such a winter's [Am]↓ day.

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