California — Joni Mitchell
Chords and lyrics for California by Joni Mitchell (key of E).
Intro
[A]
[E] [E] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4]
Verse 1
[E]Sitting in a park in Paris France reading the news and it sure looks bad
[A] [F#]
[B]They won't give peace a chance, that was just a dream some of us had
[E] [A] [F#]Still a lot of lands to see but I wouldn't want to stay here
[B] [A]It's too old and cold and settled in its ways here
Chorus
[A] [Asus4] [E] [C#]Ah but California, California I'm coming home
[A] [E] [B]I'm gonna see the folks I dig, I'll even kiss a sunset pig
[B6] [B] [E]California I'm coming home
Verse 2
[E] [A] [F#]I met a redneck on a Grecian isle, who did the goat dance very well
[B] [E]He gave me back my smile but he kept my camera to sell
[E] [A]Oh the rogue, the red red rogue, he cooked good omelettes and stews
[F#] [B] [A]And I might have stayed on with him there, but my heart cried out for you
Chorus
[A] [Asus4] [E] [C#]California, Oh California I'm coming home
[A] [E] [B]Oh make me feel good rock and roll band, I'm your biggest fan
[B6] [B] [E]California I'm coming home
Bridge
[E] [F#]Oh it gets so lonely when you're walking [A] [E]and the streets are full of strangers
[B] [F#]All the news of home you read just give you the [A] [F#]blues
[B] [A] [Asus4]Just give you the blues
Verse 3
[E] [A]So I bought me a ticket I caught a plane to Spain
[F#]Went to a party down a red dirt road
[B] [E]There were lots of pretty people there, reading Rolling Stone reading Vogue
[A] [F#]They said how long can you hang around, I said a week maybe two
[B] [A]Just until my skin turns brown and then I'm going home
Chorus
[A] [Asus4] [E] [C#]To California, California, I'm coming home
[A] [E] [B]Oh, will you take me as I am, strung out on another man
[B6] [B] [E]California I'm coming home
Bridge
[E] [F#]Oh it gets so lonely when you're walking [A] [E]and the streets are full of strangers
[B] [F#]All the news of home you read, more about the war and the bloody changes
[A] [E]Oh will you take me as I am, will you take me as I am
[B] [F#] [A]Will you, will you take me as I am
[E] [B] [F#] [A] [E] [B]Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm, take me as I am
Outro
[E]