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                         "California Dreamin'"
                   (John Phillips / Michelle Phillips)
 [Note: both guitars are capoed at the 4th fret; the names in brackets
  indicate the chords as fingered.]
 Intro:
 	6-string acoustic:
 	C#m                                                 G#7sus4  [N.C.]
 	[Am]                                                [E7sus4]
 	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
 	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
 	-----0---3--1--0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
 	---2-------------|-------%---------|-------%---------|-2-
 	-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
 	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-
 	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
 	         ^^^^^^^ triplets
 
 	12-string acoustic:
 
 	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
 	-----------------|-----0-1-0-------|-----------------|---
 	-----------------|-------------3---|-1---3-1---------|---
 	-----------------|-----------------|---------4--2--0-|-2-
 	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
 	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
 	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
 	                                    triplets ^^^^^^^
 
 Verse 1:
 
 	                    C#m    C#m7/B        A
 	                    [Am]   [Am7/G]      [F]
 	All the leaves are brown
 	                   (all the leaves are brown)
 
 	         B    G#7sus4                G#7
 	        [G]   [E7sus4]               [E7]
 	And the sky is gray  (and the sky is gray)
 
 	 A               E         G#7   C#m
 	[F]             [C]        [E7]  [Am]
 	I've been for a walk
 	                (I've been for a walk)
 
 	      A     G#7sus4              G#7
 	     [F]    [E7sus4]             [E7]
 	On a winter's day  (on a winter's day)
 
 	                C#m    C#m7/B     A
 	                [Am]   [Am7/G]   [F]
 	I'd be safe and warm
 	                (I'd be safe and warm)
 
 	      B     G#7sus4               G#7
 	     [G]    [E7sus4]              [E7]
 	If I was in L. A.  (if I was in L. A.)
 
 Chorus:
 
 	            C#m   C#m7/B    A 
 	            [Am]  [Am7/G]  [F]
 	California dreamin'
 	              (California dreamin')
 
 	     B           G#7sus4    G#7
 	    [G]          [E7sus4]   [E7]
 	On such a winter's day
 
 Verse 2:
 
 	Stopped in to a church
 	I passed along the way
 	Well I got down on my knees
 	                      (got down on my knees)
 	And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
 	You know the preacher likes the cold
 	                               (preacher likes the cold)
 	He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
 
 [repeat chorus]
 
 Instrumental break:
 
 	flute solo over verse (hold C#m [Am] through first two lines or
 	   3-1/2 bars) and chorus chords
 
 Verse 3:
 
 	All the leaves are brown
 	                    (all the leaves are brown)
 	And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
 	I've been for a walk
 	                (I've been for a walk)
 	On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
 	If I didn't tell her
 	            (if I didn't tell her)
 	I could leave today (I could leave today)
 
 Coda:
 
 	            C#m   C#m7/B    A
 	            [Am]  [Am7/G]  [F]
 	California dreamin'
 	              (California dreamin')
 
 	    B              C#m     C#m7/B    A
 	   [G]             [Am]    [Am7/G]  [F]
 	On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
 
 	    B              C#m     C#m7/B    A
 	   [G]             [Am]    [Am7/G]  [F]
 	On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
 
 	    B             Amaj7    C#m
 	   [G]           [Fmaj7]   [Am]
 	On such a winter's day
 
 
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers