The Golden State Chords & Tabs
What’s up guys and gals?
I’ve got the new City and Colour album and decided to tab The Golden State for you all! :)
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords used:
G Em Em* D C A7 Am C* D*
e|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0---0----0----|
B|---0----0----0----3----1----1----0---1----3----|
G|---0----0----0----0----0----0----2---0----0----|
D|---0----2----5----4----2----2----1---2----4----|
A|---2----2----7----5----3----0----2---3----5----|
E|---3----0----0-----------------------3----5----|
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-------|
D|------0---------0---------0--------------------2---0h2---2------2---0h2---2-----|
A|--0h2---2---------2---------2----2--3--5----2----2----------2-----2-------------|
E|--3-------3---3------3-----------3--5--7----0-0-------------0-0-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------------------------------------1p0-----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------0---------------------------0-----0--------0-------0----|
D|-----4---4-----4------5-----5h7p5----5------0h2-------2-----2--------2---2------|
A|--/5---------------/7-----7--------7---7----3-----------3------3-3-----3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-------|
D|------0---------0---------0--------------------2---0h2---2------2---0h2---2-----|
A|--0h2---2---------2---------2----2--3--5----2----2----------2-----2-------------|
E|--3-------3---3------3-----------3--5--7----0-0-------------0-0-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------0------------------1p0-----------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-----0--------------0---------0--------0--------0-----| 2x
D|-----4-------4-------------2-2---0--------------2---------2--------2--------2---|
A|---5-------5-------2------------------3-------------3-3------3-3------3-3-------|
E|---5---------------0-0----------------3-3-----------3--------3--------3---------|
Verse (Last Round):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-------|
D|------0---------0---------0--------------------2---0h2---2------2---0h2---2-----|
A|--0h2---2---------2---------2----2--3--5----2----2----------2-----2-------------|
E|--3-------3---3------3-----------3--5--7----0-0-------------0-0-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/city_and_colour/the_golden_state_tab.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------0------------------1---1p0-------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-----0------------0-----2-------0--------0------------|
D|-----4-------4-------------2-2---0--------------------------2--------2----------|
A|---5-------5-------2------------------3---------------3-3------3-3--------------|
E|---5---------------0-0----------------3-3-------------3--------3----------------|
Intro: G, Em, D, Em*, C
Verse I:
G Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?
D* Em C*
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?
G Em
I guess if you like sandy beaches and blue ocean water
D* Em C*
There's just something about it, to which I cannot relate
G Em
I need to see the leaves change and the snowflakes falling
D* Em C*
I need to hear the call, the wind whistling through the winter pines
Chorus:
D* A7 Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?
A7 G C*
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?
D* Em C*
And people still follow their dreams to sweet California
Am G C
And from time to time I’ll pass on by, but I will never stay
Verse II:
G Em
Sure there are beautiful people, in the city of lost angels
D* Em C*
They're living like they're kings and queens, from some royal age
G Em
But fortune and fame won't save you, when California
D* Em C*
Is wiped out by the ring of fire or a great earthquake
Chorus:
D* A7 Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?
A7 G C*
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?
D* Em C*
And people still follow their dreams to sweet California
Am G C
And from time to time I’ll pass on by, but I will never stay
Outro:
G
No I will never stay
C*, G
C* G
Never stay
C*, G
C* G
Never stay