Chords:
{t:California}
{artist:Joni Mitchell}
{key: D}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm39YkGrHp8 Capo 2
{c:Joni plays this in Open E (E B E G# B E) on guitar - ignored}
{c: }
[D] Sitting in a park in Paris France [G] reading the news and it sure looks [E7] bad
They won't give peace a chance, [A] that was just a dream some of us [D] had
[D] Stole a lot of [G] lines to sing but I wouldn't want to [E7] stay here
It's too old and [A] cold and settled in its ways [G] here
[G] Ah but California, [D] Cali-fornia [B7] I'm coming home
[G] I'm gonna see the folks I dig, [D] I'll even kiss a sunset [A] pig
Cal-forn-ia I'm [D] coming [G] hoo...[D]ome
[D] I met a redneck on a Grecian isle, [G] we did the goat dance very [E7] well
He gave me back my smile [A] but he kept my camera to sell
[D] Oh the rogue, the red red rogue, [G] he cooked good omelettes and stews
And I [E7] might have stayed on with him there, but my [A] heart cried out for yoo..[G]ou
[G] California, Oh [D] Californ-ia [B7] I'm coming home
Oh [G] make me feel good rock and roll [D] band, I'm your biggest fan
[A] Cali-forn-ia I'm coming hooo.[D].ooo-[G]me [D]
[D] Oh it gets so [E7] lone-[G]ly when you're walking [D] and the streets are full of [A] strangers
All the news of [E7] home you [G] read just give you the [E7] blues [C]
Just give you the [A] blues [G] [A] [D]
[D] So I bought me a ticket I caught a plane to [G] Spain
Went to a party down a red dirt [E7] road
There were lots of pretty people there, [A] reading Rolling Stone, reading [D] Vogue
They said how long can you hang a-[G]round, I said a week maybe [E7] two
Just until my skin turns [A] brown and then I'm [Em] going [G] home
[G] To Californ-ia, Cali-[D]fornia, [B7] I'm coming home
[G] Oh, will you take me as I am, [D] strung out on another [A] man
Cali-forn-ia I'm coming [D] hoo[G]..ooo-[D]me
[D] Oh it gets so [E7] lonely [G] when you're walking [D] and the streets are full of [A] strangers
All the news of [E7] home you [G] read, more about the [D] war and the bloody [A] changes
Oh [E7] will you take me as I [G] am, will you take me as I [D] am
Will you, [A] will you take me as I [E7] am [G]
(Humming) [D] [A] take me as I [E7] am [G] [D] [A] [D]
