Queen Of California Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays387

Queen Of California by John Mayer is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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Verso 

        G 
Goodbye cold, goodbye rain 
        G 
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame 

    C 
I'm headed out west with my headphones on 
Am                                             G 
Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul 
           G 
And no one knows 



  D 
I just found out her ghost left town 
    C                                           G 
The Queen of California is stepping down, down 

Verso 

      G 
Hello beauty, hello strange 
      G 
Hello wonder, what's your name? 

C 
Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung 
Am                       G 
After the gold rush of 1971 



  D 
I just found out her ghost left town 
    C                                         G 
The Queen of California is stepping down, down 

( G ) 
( C  Am  G ) 
( D  C  G ) 

Verso 

       G 
If you see her say, "Hello" 
           G 
Just don't tell me, "I told you so" 

C 
Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea 
  Am                                             G 
I gotta believe there's another color waiting on me 
          G 
To set me free 


  D 
I just found out her ghost left town 
    C                                         G 
The Queen of California is stepping down, down  
    	

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