Joni Mitchell - California
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Capo: 2
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
DSitting in a park in Paris France
GReading the news and it sure looks bEmad
They won't give peace a chance
AThat was just a dream some of us had
DStill a lot of lands to see
GBut I wouldn't want to stay here
EmIt's too old and cold and seAttled in its ways here
Chorus
EmOh but California
DCalifornia I'm coming hoBmme
EmI'm going to see the folks I dig
GI'll even kiss a Sunset piAg
DCalifornia I'm coming home
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
EmOh it gets so lonGely when you're walking
DAnd the streets are full of strAangers
EmAll the news of home you read
EJust gives you the blues
AJust 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
EmOh it gets so lGonely when you're walking
DAnd the streets are full of Astrangers
EmAll the news of home yoGu read
DMore about the war
AAnd the bloody changes
EOh will you take me as I aGm?
Will you take me as I Dam?
AWill 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 :)