Joni Mitchell – California (Guitar)

[Chords]
    E  Esus4 F# A  B  C#  D  B6 D/A Asus4 E* Eadd11 F#* B* D/F#
E |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--7--4---5-----4---5-----x---2---5---|
B |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--9--0---5-----0---0-----7---4---7---|
G#|-0---1----2--5--7--9--10--7--3---6-----0---0-----5---3---6---|
E |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--7--4---5-----0---0-----6---2---5---|
B |-0---2----2--5--7--9--10--7--0---7-----0---0-----7---0---7---|
E |-0---0----2--5--7--9--10--7--x---5-----0---0-----x---x---x---|

[Intro]
                   A                         E          E Esus4 E Esus4
 E|------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
 B|-4h5p4-0-0---0--5--5-5--5-5---0----7------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
G#|-----------0----5--5-5--5-5-0----7---7----0--0-0-0-0-0-1-----0-1----|
 E|----------------5--5-5--5-5------------7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
 B|----------------5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-2-----0-2----|
 E|----------------5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
                   d  u d  u d               d  u d u d d u     d u

E                                A                                    F#
Sitting in a park in Paris France  reading the news and it sure looks bad

                              B                                  E
They won't give peace a chance, that was just a dream some of us had

E                A                                 F#
Still a lot of lands to see but I wouldn't want to stay here

                    B                      A
It's too old and cold and settled in its ways here

A        Asus4        E         C#
Ah but California, California I'm coming home

A                            E                         B
I'm gonna see the folks I dig, I'll even kiss a sunset pig

    B6 B             E
California I'm coming home

[Riff]
               D/A      E* Eadd11 E* Esus4   E Esus4 E
 E|-2h4p2-0---0-4-4-2p0-4-----5---4----0-----0-0-----0-|
 B|---------0---0-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|
G#|-------------3-------0-----0---0----1-----0-1-----0-|
 E|-------------4-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|
 B|------------------------------------2-----0-2-----0-|
 E|------------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-|

E                                A                             F#
I met a redneck on a Grecian isle, who did the goat dance very well

                         B                             E
He gave me back my smile but he kept my camera to sell

E                               A
Oh the rogue, the red red rogue, he cooked good omelettes and stews

     F#                                           B                       A
And I might have stayed on with him there, but my heart cried out for yo

A         Asus4      E          C#
California, Oh California I'm coming home

   A                               E                      B
Oh make me feel good rock and roll band, I'm your biggest fan

    B6  B            E
California I'm coming home

[Riff]
               D/A      E* Eadd11 E* Esus4   E Esus4 E
 E|-2h4p2-0---0-4-4-2p0-4-----5---4----0-----0-0-----0-|
 B|---------0---0-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|
G#|-------------3-------0-----0---0----1-----0-1-----0-|
 E|-------------4-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|
 B|------------------------------------2-----0-2-----0-|
 E|------------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-|

E            F#*     A                     E                                 B*
Oh it gets so lonely   When you're walking     and the streets are full of strangers

                F#        A                    F#*   D/F#
All the news of home you read just give you the blues

                  B*     A  Asus4
Just give you the blues

    A                         E          E Esus4 E Esus4
 E|---------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
 B|-5--5-5--5-5---0----7------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
G#|-5--5-5--5-5-0----7---7----0--0-0-0-0-0-1-----0-1----|
 E|-5--5-5--5-5------------7--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
 B|-5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-2-----0-2----|
 E|-5--5-5--5-5---------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
    d  u d  u d               d  u d u d d u     d u

E                                           A
So I bought me a ticket I caught a plane to Spain

                                F#
Went to a party down a red dirt road

                                      B                               E
There were lots of pretty people there, reading Rolling Stone reading Vogue

                                A                           F#
They said how long can you hang around, I said a week maybe two

                                            B           A
Just until my skin turns brown and then I'm going home

A         Asus4      E        C#
To California, California, I'm coming home

A                            E                      B
Oh, will you take me as I am, strung out on another man

    B6  B            E
California I'm coming home

[Riff]
               D/A      E* Eadd11 E* Esus4   E Esus4 E
 E|-2h4p2-0---0-4-4-2p0-4-----5---4----0-----0-0-----0-|
 B|---------0---0-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|
G#|-------------3-------0-----0---0----1-----0-1-----0-|
 E|-------------4-------0-----0---0----0-----0-0-----0-|
 B|------------------------------------2-----0-2-----0-|
 E|------------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-|

E            F#      A                     E                                 B
Oh it gets so lonely    when you're walking    and the streets are full of strangers

                F#        A                    E                   B
All the news of home you read, more about the war and the bloody changes

  F#                     A                         E
Oh will you take me as I am, will you take me as I am

        B                       F#  A
Will you, will you take me as I am

             E            B               F#    A   E     B
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm, take me as I am ......