California by Joni Mitchell
Standard tuning
Capo on 2
Timing= 4/4
This is my first tab so bear with me, I've just tabbed it how I play it. I used
this for reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm39YkGrHp8
/= slide up neck
\= slide down neck
s= slap
Intro:
|-------------3-s-3-3-s-3--------------0-----2-s-2-2-s-2-s-2-2-s-|
|-------------3-s-3-3-s-3---3------2----2----3-s-3-3-s-3-s-3-3-s-|
|-------------0-s-0-0-s-0--------2---------2-2-s-2-2-s-2-s-2-2-s-|
|-------------0-s-0-0-s-0-----4--------------0-s-0-0-s-0-s-0-0-s-|
|-4/5\4p0---0-2-s-2-2-s-2----------------------s-----s---s-----s-|
|---------2---3-s-3-3-s-3----------------------s-----s---s-----s-|
Verse
D
Sitting in a park in Paris France
G Em
Reading the news and it sure looks bad
They won't give peace a chance
A
That was just a dream some of us had
D
Still a lot of lands to see
G
But I wouldn't want to stay here
Em A
It's too old and cold and settled in its ways here
Chorus
Em
Oh but California
D Bm
California I'm coming home
Em
I'm going to see the folks I dig
G A
I'll even kiss a Sunset pig
D
California I'm coming home
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joni_mitchell/california_tab_ver_3.html ]
Verse
I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
Who did the goat dance very well
He gave me back my smile
But he kept my camera to sell
Oh the rogue the red red rogue
He cooked good omelettes and stews
And I might have stayed on with him there
But my heart cried out for you California
Chorus
Oh California I'm coming home
Oh make me feel good rock 'n' roll band
I'm your biggest fan
California I'm coming home
Bridge
Em G
Oh it gets so lonely when you're walking
D A
And the streets are full of strangers
Em
All the news of home you read
E
Just gives you the blues
A
Just gives you the blues
Verse
So I bought me a ticket
I caught a plane to Spain
Went to a party down a red dirt road
There were lots of pretty people there
Reading Rolling Stone reading Vogue
They said "How long can you hang around?"
I said a week maybe two
Just until my skin turns brown
Then I'm going home to California
Chorus
California I'm coming home
Oh will you take me as I am
Strung out on another man
California I'm coming home
Bridge/Outro
Em G
Oh it gets so lonely when you're walking
D A
And the streets are full of strangers
Em G
All the news of home you read
D
More about the war
A
And the bloody changes
E G
Oh will you take me as I am?
D
Will you take me as I am?
A
Will you?
I'll update it with some of the more fiddly bits when I have the time, but this is
the basic gist of it. Enjoy :)
