INTRO (main riff throughout the verses)
[Em] [Bm]
VERSE 1
Got a [Em]long [Bm]long way to g[Em]o[Bm]
[Em]Over her[Bm] dusty ro[Em]ads[Bm]
Take my [Em]old brown[Bm] suitcase with [Em]me[Bm]
And [C]leave at the break of dawn
GUITAR INTERLUDE
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
VERSE 2
I'm [Em]not af[Bm]raid of the [Em]distanc[Bm]e
[Em]Found ti[Bm]me on my s[Em]ide[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my s[Em]ong[Bm]
[C]California here I come
INTERLUDE
BASS RIFF
[Em]
[Bm]
BASS RIFF 2
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 3
When the [Em]sun'[Bm]s going [Em]down[Bm]
[Em]silence is the [Bm]only s[Em]ound[Bm]
Oh [Em]restles[Bm]s are the n[Em]ights[Bm]
when [C]nobody's around
GUITAR INTERLUDE
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
VERSE 4 (same as verse 2)
I'm [Em]not af[Bm]raid of the [Em]distanc[Bm]e
[Em]Found ti[Bm]me on my s[Em]ide[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my s[Em]ong[Bm]
[C]California here I come
INTERLUDE
BASS RIFF
[Em]
[Bm]
BASS RIFF 2
BRIDGE
[Em]
GUITAR PART 1
[Em] [A]
[A]
[A] [Em]
[Em]
[Em] [A]
[A]
GUITAR PART 2 (7x)
[A] [Em]
[Em]
RE-INTRO (without chords)
VERSE 5
[Em]Day after [Bm]day I'm g[Em]oing [Bm]
[Em]over her[Bm] dusty ro[Em]ads[Bm]
[Em]How long[Bm] will this go [Em]on[Bm]
Un[C]til I'm there where I belong
GUITAR INTERLUDE
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
VERSE 6
But [Em]now[Bm] troubles are [Em]over[Bm]
I [Em]wipe off the [Bm]dust off my [Em]boots[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my [Em]song[Bm]
[C]California now to come
BASS RIFF
[Em]
[Bm]
BASS RIFF 2
Now to come!
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 7 (same as verse 6)
[Em]But now[Bm] troubles are [Em]over[Bm]
I [Em]wipe off the [Bm]dust off my [Em]boots[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my [Em]song[Bm]
[C]California now to come
OUTRO
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] Now to come!
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] Now to come!
[Em] [Bm]
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--------0---------------|\
D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x
A|----------2----2--------|/
E|------------------------|
VERSE 1
Got a [Em]long [Bm]long way to g[Em]o[Bm]
[Em]Over her[Bm] dusty ro[Em]ads[Bm]
Take my [Em]old brown[Bm] suitcase with [Em]me[Bm]
And [C]leave at the break of dawn
GUITAR INTERLUDE
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
e|-1917-17--------------------------------------|
B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|
G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2
I'm [Em]not af[Bm]raid of the [Em]distanc[Bm]e
[Em]Found ti[Bm]me on my s[Em]ide[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my s[Em]ong[Bm]
[C]California here I come
INTERLUDE
BASS RIFF
G|---------0-------|
D|-2---0-2---2-0---|
A|---2-----------2-|
E|-----------------|
[Em]
[Bm]
BASS RIFF 2
G|-------0-------|
D|---0-2---2-0---|
A|-2-----------2-|
E|---------------|
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 3
When the [Em]sun'[Bm]s going [Em]down[Bm]
[Em]silence is the [Bm]only s[Em]ound[Bm]
Oh [Em]restles[Bm]s are the n[Em]ights[Bm]
when [C]nobody's around
GUITAR INTERLUDE
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
e|-1917-17--------------------------------------|
B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|
G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 4 (same as verse 2)
I'm [Em]not af[Bm]raid of the [Em]distanc[Bm]e
[Em]Found ti[Bm]me on my s[Em]ide[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my s[Em]ong[Bm]
[C]California here I come
INTERLUDE
BASS RIFF
G|---------0-------|
D|-2---0-2---2-0---|
A|---2-----------2-|
E|-----------------|
[Em]
[Bm]
BASS RIFF 2
G|-------0-------|
D|---0-2---2-0---|
A|-2-----------2-|
E|---------------|
BRIDGE
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0----3-3-3-3-3-2-0---------------------------------------|
A|---------------2----------------2--/5-5-5-5-5-2-0---/5-5-5-5-5-2-0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------3--|
[Em]
GUITAR PART 1
[Em] [A]
[A]
[A] [Em]
[Em]
[Em] [A]
[A]
GUITAR PART 2 (7x)
[A] [Em]
[Em]
RE-INTRO (without chords)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--------0---------------|\
D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x
A|----------2----2--------|/
E|------------------------|
VERSE 5
[Em]Day after [Bm]day I'm g[Em]oing [Bm]
[Em]over her[Bm] dusty ro[Em]ads[Bm]
[Em]How long[Bm] will this go [Em]on[Bm]
Un[C]til I'm there where I belong
GUITAR INTERLUDE
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
e|-1917-17--------------------------------------|
B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------|
G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
VERSE 6
But [Em]now[Bm] troubles are [Em]over[Bm]
I [Em]wipe off the [Bm]dust off my [Em]boots[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my [Em]song[Bm]
[C]California now to come
BASS RIFF
G|---------0-------|
D|-2---0-2---2-0---|
A|---2-----------2-|
E|-----------------|
[Em]
[Bm]
BASS RIFF 2
G|-------0-------|
D|---0-2---2-0---|
A|-2-----------2-|
E|---------------|
Now to come!
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 7 (same as verse 6)
[Em]But now[Bm] troubles are [Em]over[Bm]
I [Em]wipe off the [Bm]dust off my [Em]boots[Bm]
[Em]Hear me[Bm] singing my [Em]song[Bm]
[C]California now to come
OUTRO
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] Now to come!
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm] Now to come!