The Golden State Chords
The Golden State by City And Colour is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, D, C, A7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-------|
D|------0---------0---------0--------------------2---0h2---2------2---0h2---2-----|
A|--0h2---2---------2---------2----2--3--5----2----2----------2-----2-------------|
E|--3-------3---3------3-----------3--5--7----0-0-------------0-0-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------------------------------------1p0-----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0----------0---------------------------0-----0--------0-------0----|
D|-----4---4-----4------5-----5h7p5----5------0h2-------2-----2--------2---2------|
A|--/5---------------/7-----7--------7---7----3-----------3------3-3-----3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-------|
D|------0---------0---------0--------------------2---0h2---2------2---0h2---2-----|
A|--0h2---2---------2---------2----2--3--5----2----2----------2-----2-------------|
E|--3-------3---3------3-----------3--5--7----0-0-------------0-0-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------0------------------1p0-----------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-----0--------------0---------0--------0--------0-----| 2x
D|-----4-------4-------------2-2---0--------------2---------2--------2--------2---|
A|---5-------5-------2------------------3-------------3-3------3-3------3-3-------|
E|---5---------------0-0----------------3-3-----------3--------3--------3---------|
Verse (Last Round):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-------|
D|------0---------0---------0--------------------2---0h2---2------2---0h2---2-----|
A|--0h2---2---------2---------2----2--3--5----2----2----------2-----2-------------|
E|--3-------3---3------3-----------3--5--7----0-0-------------0-0-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------3-------0------------------1---1p0-------------------------------|
G|---------0---------------0-----0------------0-----2-------0--------0------------|
D|-----4-------4-------------2-2---0--------------------------2--------2----------|
A|---5-------5-------2------------------3---------------3-3------3-3--------------|
E|---5---------------0-0----------------3-3-------------3--------3----------------|
Intro: G, Em, D, Em, C
Verse 1:
G Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?
D Em C
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?
G Em
I guess if you like sandy beaches and blue ocean water
D Em C
There's just something about it, to which I cannot relate
G Em
I need to see the leaves change and the snowflakes falling
D Em C
I need to hear the call, the wind whistling through the winter pines
D A7 Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?
A7 G C
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?
D Em C
And people still follow their dreams to sweet California
Am G C
And from time to time I?ll pass on by, but I will never stay
Verse 2:
G Em
Sure there are beautiful people, in the city of lost angels
D Em C
They're living like they're kings and queens, from some royal age
G Em
But fortune and fame won't save you, when California
D Em C
Is wiped out by the ring of fire or a great earthquake
D A7 Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?
A7 G C
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?
D Em C
And people still follow their dreams to sweet California
Am G C
And from time to time I?ll pass on by, but I will never stay
Outro:
G
No I will never stay
C, G
C G
Never stay
C, G
C G
Never stay