California Dreamin'
Written by John and Michelle Phillips, © late 1960's

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Bm  F#7
(Intro)

                   Bm  A  G
All the leaves are brown
        A      C#m7  F#7
And the sky is grey
G            D  F#7  Bm
I went for a walk
     (Em)     F#7  Em6  F#7
On a winter's day
                Bm  A  G
I'd be safe and warm
     A        C#m7  F#7
If I was in L.A.
           Bm  A  G
California dreamin' 
   A               C#m7  F#7
On such a winter's day

                 Bm  A  G
I stopped into a church (stopped into a church)
          A        C#m7  F#7
I passed along the way (passed along the way)
G                          D  F#7  Bm
You know, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
         (Em)    F#7  Em6  F#7
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
                           Bm  A  G
Oh, the preacher likes the cold (preacher likes the cold)
             A     C#m7  F#7
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
               Bm  A  G
Oh, California dreamin' (California dreamin')
   A               C#m7  F#7
On such a winter's day

Bm  A  Bm  A  D  F#7  Bm  Em7  F#7  Em7sus  F#7
Bm  A  G  A  F#sus4  F#

                   Bm  A  G
All the leaves are brown (the leaves are brown)
        A      C#m7  F#7
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
G            D  F#7  Bm
I went for a walk (I went for a walk)
     (Em)     F#7  Em6  F#7
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
            Bm  A  G
If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her)
        C#m7    F#7
I could leave today (I could leave today)

               Bm            A      G
Oh, California dreamin' (California dreamin')
   A               Bm       A      G
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
   A               Bm       A      G
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
   A               Bm       A      G
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
   A               Gmaj7  Bm
On such a winter's day

The above chords are written to go with the California Dreamin' version that was released on the California Dreamin' soundtrack (also included on the Heard CD). It was played in a different key on the America In Concert (95) CD.

For those who would like a simpler version, the key could be changed to one of the two listed below:

From Bm F#7 A G C#m7 D Em Em6 Em7 Em7sus F#sus4 F# Gmaj7

To Em B7 D C F#m7 G Am Am6 Am7 Am7sus Bsus4 B Cmaj7

To (use capo on 2nd fret for Bm) Am E7 G F Bm7 C Dm Dm6 Dm7 Dm7sus Esus4 E Fmaj7

Last Revised: 25 February 1998