California Blues Chords
California Blues by Merle Haggard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, A#, Dm7, C7, C4, C#7, C/G, C, C6, Eb9, F7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-1-------------1--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-2-------------2--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-3-3-3-----------3-3--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------3-1-0----3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3-1------------------------------------------------------|
riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2-3-3---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
F
Well I'm going to California where they sleep out every night
A# Dm7 F C7 C4
I'm going to California where they sleep out every night
C#7 C7 C/G C C/G
I'm leaving you mama
C C/G F RIFF1
Cause you know you don't treat me right
C6 F C F RIFF 1 C6 F
Oooo layyy ouu layy
F C6 F C6 F C6 F C6 F C6 F C6 F
Listen to me mama while I sing this song
A# Dm7 Eb9 F RIFF 1 F C6 F
Listen to your daddy sing you this lonesome song
C C/G C C/G C
You got my weary now
C/G F C7 F
But I won't be weary long (LONG LONG LONG)
F F7
I got the California Blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here
E7 A# Dm7 Eb9 F F C6 F
I got the California Blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here
C C/G C C/G C C/G C C/G
I'm leaving you mama
F RIFF1 C7 F
Cause you know you don't treat me fair
F C F
Oooo layyy ouu layy