California chords by Joni Mitchell

CALIFORNIA- Joni Mitchell

TUNING: E B E G# B E, capo 1st fret

INTRO:
E ------------------5--5-5--5-------------------0-
B ---4h5p4-0-0---0--5--5-5--5-5--------7--------0-
G# -------------0----5--5-5--5-----5--7---7------0-  E Esus4 E Esus4 E
E ------------------5--5-5--5---5----------7----0-

E(2)              A                   F#
Sitting ...
              B                    E(2)
They ...
E(2)       A                 F#
Stole ...
          B           A
It's ..
 A    (Asus4)    E  C#
Ah ...
A              E             B
I'm ...
  Bsus4       E
California ...
RIFF:
E -2h4p2-0-0---0-4--4-2-4-4---
B -----------2---0--0-0-0-0---
G# ---------------3--3-1-0-0--- E(3) EaddA E(3) Esus4 E Esus4 E
E ---------------4--4-2-0-0---

I ....
He ...
Oh the ...
And ..
California...
Oh ..
California...RIFF

BRIDGE:
E      F#   A           E(2)               B
Oh ...
         F#    A          B D
All ...
         B   Bsus4  A Asus4 A B E [like intro] Esus4 E Esus4 E
Just ...

So ...
Went ..
There ..
They ..
Just ..
To ..
Oh, .
California ..RIFF

BRIDGE #2:
E       F#  A           E(2)               B
Oh ..strangers
        F#    A          E(2)        B
All ..
 F#           A             E(2)
Oh ..
    B           F# A
Will ..
       E(2)     B        F#  A  E(2) B
Mmm ...

CHORDS:
  E Esus4 F# A B C# D  E(2) Bsus4 Asus4 E(3) EaddA
E -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----4-----5----
B -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----
G# -0---1-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----8------6----0-----0----
E -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----
B -0---2-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----9------7----0-----0----
E -0---0-----2--5--7---9--10---12-----7------5----0-----0----



NOTE: There have been some previous postings of this song in different
tunings. I recently saw a video of Joni doing this song live, and
believe me, this is the correct tuning.