Chords for The Mamas & the Papas - "California Dreamin'" | 1998 Induction

Tempo:
119.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Ab

G

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mamas & the Papas - "California Dreamin'" | 1998 Induction chords
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[Cm]
[Gm] All the [Cm] leaves are [Bb] brown, [Ab] [Bb] and the sky [F] is [G] [Ab] gray.
I've [Eb] been [G] for [Cm] a while, [Ab] on [G]
a winter's day.
I'd be [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] safe and warm, if [Bb] I
[G] was in L.A.
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] California [Gm] dreamin', on such a winter's day.
[G] I stopped in through [Cm] a church, [Bb] [Ab] I [Bb] passed along [G] the way.
Well, [Ab] I got down [Eb] on my [G] [Cm] knees, and [Ab] I pretend [G] to pray.
You know the preacher [Cm] [Bb] likes [Ab] to gloat.
He [Bb] knows I'm [G] gonna stay.
California [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Gm] dreamin', on such a winter's [G]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [G] [Cm] [Ab]
[G]
[Cm] [Bb] day.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Gm] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Gm]
[G] All [Cm] the leaves are [Bb] brown, [Ab] [Bb] and the sky [G] is gray.
[Ab] I've been [Eb] [G] for [Cm] a while, [Ab]
[G] on a winter's day.
If I [Cm] didn't tell [Bb] her, [Ab] [Bb] I couldn't leave [G] today.
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] California [Bb] dreamin', on such a [Cm] winter's day.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To learn The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Cm, Bb, G, Cm, Bb, Ab, Gm and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 119 BPM. With C Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ All the [Cm] leaves are [Bb] brown, _ [Ab] _ [Bb] and the sky [F] is _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] gray.
I've [Eb] been _ [G] for [Cm] a while, [Ab] on [G] _
_ a winter's _ day.
I'd be [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] safe and warm, if [Bb] I _
[G] _ _ was in L.A. _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] California [Gm] dreamin', on such a winter's day.
[G] _ _ I stopped in through [Cm] a church, [Bb] _ _ [Ab] I [Bb] passed along [G] the way.
_ _ Well, [Ab] I got down [Eb] on my _ [G] _ _ [Cm] knees, and [Ab] I pretend [G] _ _ _ to pray.
You know the preacher [Cm] _ _ [Bb] likes [Ab] to gloat.
He [Bb] knows I'm [G] gonna stay.
_ _ _ _ California [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] dreamin', on such a _ winter's [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Cm] _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] day.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ All [Cm] the leaves are [Bb] brown, _ [Ab] _ [Bb] and the sky [G] is _ _ _ gray.
[Ab] I've been [Eb] _ _ [G] for [Cm] a while, [Ab] _ _
[G] _ on a winter's day.
If I [Cm] didn't tell [Bb] her, _ [Ab] _ [Bb] I couldn't leave [G] today. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] California [Bb] dreamin', on such a [Cm] winter's day.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips.

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