Leaving California Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays457

Leaving California by Shawn Smith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B, F#m and F#m.. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro

e|-0-0-----0-----0---0-----| 
B|-0---0-----0----0--0-----| 
G|-2-----2-----2-----2-----| 
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

Verse 
E                            A                 B 
        If you ever want to get away from California 
E                A                        B 
       Maybe in another life you like to stay 
E                          A                           B 
       And the devil may call you when he thinks it's time 
E                               A                       B 
       You know that he'll be knocking if you're still here 

Chorus 
       E           F#m                     A       B 
Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there 
       E           F#m                     A       B 
Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there 
       E           F#m.                  A    B 
Don't wait too long, till you see it undone, yeah 
  E                      A     B 
      Till you see it undone, yeah 

Verse 
  E                       A                           B 
      You'll never hear another couldn't get out of space 
  E                  A                  B 
      A new way of living without any pain 
  E                  A                                 B 
      I never did believe it, but it seemed it a good try 
  E                  A                         B 
      Just get in a car now and take off and drive 

Chorus 
        E           F#m                    A      B 
Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there 
        E           F#m                    A      B 
Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there 
        E           F#m                 A      B 
Don't want too long, till you see it undone, yeah 
E                         A     B 
      Till you see it undone, yeah 

Break 
E  B  E  B 

Verse 
E                          A                 B 
      If you ever want to get away from California 
E                A                       B 
      Maybe in another life you like to stay 
E               A                                      B 
      And the devil may call you when he thinks it's time 
E                    A                                 B 
      You know that he'll be knocking if you're still here 

Chorus 
        E          F#m                     A      B 
Don't wait too long, cause you're almost there 
       E           F#m                    A     B 
Don't wait too long, yeah you're almost there 
       E           F#m                  A     B 
Don't wait too long, till you see it undone, yeah 
E                        A     B 
      Till you see it undone, yeah 

       E           F#m            A       B 
Don't want too long, to see it undone 

Repeat and fade 
    	

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