California dreamin

The Mammas and Pappas

Verse 1: 
        NC                Am        G          F 
	All the leaves are brown 
	                   (all the leaves are brown) 
	        G      Am                     E 
	And the sky is gray  (and the sky is gray) 
        F               C          E    Am 
	I've been for a walk 
	                (I've been for a walk) 
             F        Am                  E 
	On a winter's day  (on a winter's day) 
        E               Am      G        F 
	I'd be safe and warm 
	                (I'd be safe and warm) 
             G      Am                 E 
	If I was in L.A.  (if I was in L.A.) 
 
 
Chorus : 
        E             Am       G         F 
	California dreamin' 
	              (California dreamin') 
           G      Am       E 
	On such a winter's day 
 
 
Verse 2: 
	E               Am 
	Stopped in to a church 
          G            F 
	I passed along the way 
               G              Am              E 
	Well I got down on my knees 
	                      (got down on my knees) 
        F                Am                 E 
	And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray) 
        E                     Am        G                  F 
	You know the preacher likes the cold 
	                               (preacher likes the cold) 
                 G         Am                    E 
	He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay) 
 
Chorus : 
        E             Am       G         F 
	California dreamin' 
	              (California dreamin') 
           G      Am       E 
	On such a winter's day 
 
Instrumental break: Flute solo 
 
	Am             |Am            | 
        E              |Am     G     | 
        F           G  |Am     E     | 
 
Verse 3: 
 
        E                 Am        G          F 
	All the leaves are brown 
	                   (all the leaves are brown) 
	        G      Am                     E 
	And the sky is gray  (and the sky is gray) 
        F               C          E    Am 
	I've been for a walk 
	                (I've been for a walk) 
             F        Am                  E 
	On a winter's day  (on a winter's day) 
        E               Am      G        F 
	If I didn't tell her 
	            (if I didn't tell her) 
                G     Am                   E 
	I could leave today (I could leave today) 
 
Coda   : 
        E             Am       G         F 
	California dreamin' 
	              (California dreamin') 
           G      Am       E            G        F 
	On such a winter's day (California dreamin') 
           G      Am       E            G        F 
	On such a winter's day (California dreamin') 
           G      Am       E     Am 
	On such a winter's day