California Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays538

California by Mindy Gledhill is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G                      C                  
Have you been to California  

D                       Em  
Seen the sights and people there  

G                         C  
Walked the streets of sleepy sea towns  

D                G  
Tasted salty ocean air  


G                  C  
Once I flew to New York City  

D                            Em  
Took my picture in Time Square  

G                            C  
Soho nights and Broadway lights  

D                  G  
Such a pity you weren't  there  
  
 
C                                 D  
Pack your bags and lock your door  

G                                C   
I'll take you places you've not been before  

C                   D  
All I've ever wished to do is  

C                                 D            G  
Travel through this life with you  
 

G                              C  
Make your way to London, England  

D                          Em  
Paris, France is also nice  

G                           C  
Ooh la la, when people say hello  

D                         G  
They kiss your cheeks three times  

Chorus  

C                    D  
Monte Carlo is awaiting  

Em             G  
Bombay intoxicating  

Em                        C  
The sky in Bora Bora is  

D                            G  
The color of your eyes  

Chorus   

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante