Nevada California Chords

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Nevada California by Jayhawks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Em, G, Bm and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Nevada, California from Hollywood Town Hall 

D, A, Em, D 

D        A           Em   D  
Left his day job behind 

G               D                 Bm 
Every fool dies tryin' to get his back 

D        A           Em   D  
Kicked around, on the bum 

G               D                 Bm 
Like a child I scold him, for broken toys 

G                                  D 
Can you help me to find Nevada California? 

                 A - G                 D 
The last thing I did    was I tried to hold her 


D        A           Em   D  
The station master is gone 

G                     D                 Bm 
And I'm your lovesick cousin that never wins 

D         A              Em   D  
First you twist, then you turn 

G                    D                    Bm 
You're on life's icy mountain, dear passenger 



G                                  D 
Can you help me to find Nevada California? 

G                                  D 
Can you help me to find, Nevada California 

                 A - G              D 
The last thing I did was I tried to hold her 



Bm         F#      Bm         F#    G   
Nevada California, Nevada California 



D        A           Em   D  
The station master is gone 

G                   D                       Bm 
Behind the lies you wonder, if there lies a jewel 

D        A              Em    D  
Could it be something's wrong 

G                      D               Bm 
A love that won't talk to you in seven winds 


G                                  D 
Can you help me to find Nevada California? 

G                                                     D 
Can you help me to find Nevada California, Nevada California 

                 A - G              D 
The last thing I did is I tried to hold her 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante