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

Cm         G7         Bb         Ab         Dm7     Eb         Fm6
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(Fm)    Fm7     Fm7sus  Gsus4      G          Abmaj7
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Cm  G7
(Intro)

                   Cm  Bb  Ab
All the leaves are brown
        Bb     Dm7  G7
And the sky is grey
Ab           Eb  G7  Cm
I went for a walk
     (Fm)     G7  Fm6  G7
On a winter's day
                Cm  Bb  Ab
I'd be safe and warm
     Bb       Dm7  G7
If I was in L.A.
           Cm  Bb  Ab
California dreamin' 
   Bb              Dm7  G7
On such a winter's day

                 Cm  Bb  Ab
I stopped into a church (stopped into a church)
          Bb       Dm7  G7
I passed along the way (passed along the way)
Ab                         Eb  G7  Cm
You know, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
         (Fm)    G7  Fm6  G7
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
                           Cm  Bb  Ab
Oh, the preacher likes the cold (preacher likes the cold)
             Bb    Dm7  G7
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
               Cm  Bb  Ab
Oh, California dreamin' (California dreamin')
   Bb              Dm7  G7
On such a winter's day

Cm  Bb  Cm  Bb  Eb  G7  Cm  Fm7  G7  Fm7sus  G7
Cm  Bb  Ab  Bb  Gsus4  G

                   Cm  Bb  Ab
All the leaves are brown (the leaves are brown)
        Bb     Dm7  G7
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
Ab           Eb  G7  Cm
I went for a walk (I went for a walk)
     (Fm)     G7  Fm6  G7
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
            Cm  Bb  Ab
If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her)
        Dm7     G7
I could leave today (I could leave today)

               Cm            Bb     Ab
Oh, California dreamin' (California dreamin')
   Bb              Cm       Bb     Ab
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
   Bb              Cm       Bb     Ab
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
   Bb              Cm       Bb     Ab
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
   Bb              Abmaj7  Cm
On such a winter's day

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

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

From Cm G7 Bb Ab Dm7 Eb Fm Fm6 Fm7 Fm7sus Gsus4 G Abmaj7

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

To (use capo on 3rd fret for Cm) Am E7 G F Bm7 C Dm Dm6 Dm7 Dm7sus Esus4 E Fmaj7

Last Revised: 25 February 1998