No capo
Standard tuning
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 1
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 1
When you wake up, cobwebs on your eyelids, stuck in rigor mortis, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 1
Just keep going, till you hit the ocean, and you turn Californian, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
[D#] [D#] [G#] [A#]
You don't [D#]have to, have the [D#]answers, don't you [G#]worry, don't you [A#]worry
[Chorus 1]
Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2
[G#] [A#] [Cm] [G] [G] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
Bar 4 Riff 2
[G#] [A#] [G#]
It's gonna be [G#]alright[A#], if you're the [Cm]sinking ship [G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids, [A#]will throw you a [G#]lifeline[G#][A#]
And if you're up [G#]all night, [A#]thinking 'bout some[Cm]thing you did[G][G]
G# A# G# Riff 2
California kids, will show you the sunshine
[Verse 2]
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 3
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 3
In your bare feet, in mid-January, swimming in the mystery, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
[D#] [D#] [G#] [A#]
Second [D#]guessing, almost [D#]everything, don't you [G#]worry, don't you [A#]worry
[Chorus 2]
Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2
[G#] [A#] [Cm] [G] [G] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
Bar 4 Riff 4
[G#] [A#] [G#]
It's gonna be [G#]alright[A#], if you're the [Cm]sinking ship [G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids, [A#]will throw you a [G#]lifeline[G#][A#]
And if you're up [G#]all night, [A#]thinking 'bout some[Cm]thing you did[G][G]
G# A# G# Riff 4
California kids, will show you the skyline
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
[D#] [A#/D] [Cm] [A#] [G#] [A#] [D#]
All your [D#]old friends, [A#/D]chilling back in [Cm]Boston, [A#]you never for[G#]got them[A#], whoa-oh-oh [D#]oh-oh-oh
[Chorus 3]
Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2
[G#] [A#] [Cm] [G] [G] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
Bar 4 Bar 5
[G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
It's gonna be [G#]alright[A#], if you're the [Cm]sinking ship [G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids, [A#]will throw you a [G#]lifeline[G#][A#]
And if you're up [G#]all night, [A#]thinking 'bout some[Cm]thing you did[G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids[A#], will show you the [G#]sunshine
Cali[G#]fornia kids[A#], will show you the [G#]skyline[G#][A#]
Standard tuning
[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3--4-----------------3--4-----------------3--4-----------------3--4--------|
G|-------------3--------------------3--------------------3--------------------3-------------|
D|----1--3-/5---------5--3-1--3-/5---------5----1--3-/5---------5--3-1--3-/5---------5------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----|--------7--7-/8--8-----------------------|
D|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----|--------------------10-10-\8--8----------|
A|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----|--------5--5-/6--6-----------------------|
E|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------|--------------------8--8--\6--6----------|
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 1
When you wake up, cobwebs on your eyelids, stuck in rigor mortis, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 1
Just keep going, till you hit the ocean, and you turn Californian, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
[D#] [D#] [G#] [A#]
e|-------------8------------------------8----------------4---4-------4-3h4p3-----6---6------|
B|-----11---11-------8h9p8------11---11-------8h9p8--------------6----------4------------6--|
G|---8----8------8-8-------8--8----8------8-8-------8--5---5---5---5-----------7---7---7----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You don't [D#]have to, have the [D#]answers, don't you [G#]worry, don't you [A#]worry
[Chorus 1]
Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2
[G#] [A#] [Cm] [G] [G] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|
Bar 4 Riff 2
[G#] [A#] [G#]
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------9-8---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------10-8-10-8-----------------|
D|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----------------------------10-8------------|
A|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|--------------------------------------------|
It's gonna be [G#]alright[A#], if you're the [Cm]sinking ship [G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids, [A#]will throw you a [G#]lifeline[G#][A#]
And if you're up [G#]all night, [A#]thinking 'bout some[Cm]thing you did[G][G]
G# A# G# Riff 2
California kids, will show you the sunshine
[Verse 2]
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----|---------3--3-/5--5----------------------|
D|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----|---------------------5--5-\3--3----------|
A|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----|---------1--1-/3--3----------------------|
E|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------|---------------------3--3-\1--1----------|
D# A#/D Cm A# G# A# D# Riff 3
In your bare feet, in mid-January, swimming in the mystery, whoa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
[D#] [D#] [G#] [A#]
e|-------------8------------------------8----------------4---4-------4-3h4p3-----6---6------|
B|-----11---11-------8h9p8------11---11-------8h9p8--------------6----------4------------6--|
G|---8----8------8-8-------8--8----8------8-8-------8--5---5---5---5-----------7---7---7----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second [D#]guessing, almost [D#]everything, don't you [G#]worry, don't you [A#]worry
[Chorus 2]
Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2
[G#] [A#] [Cm] [G] [G] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|
Bar 4 Riff 4
[G#] [A#] [G#]
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------9-8---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------10-8-10-8-----------------|
D|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----------------------------10--------------|
A|------------6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|--------------------------------------------|
It's gonna be [G#]alright[A#], if you're the [Cm]sinking ship [G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids, [A#]will throw you a [G#]lifeline[G#][A#]
And if you're up [G#]all night, [A#]thinking 'bout some[Cm]thing you did[G][G]
G# A# G# Riff 4
California kids, will show you the skyline
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------/11-11-10-8----8---------/11-11-10-8----8-----------|
B|--------------------8------8-11---8-11------------11---8-11--11------------11---9-8-------|
G|--8---7-8-10---8-10-----10----------------------------------------------------------10-8--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
[D#] [A#/D] [Cm] [A#] [G#] [A#] [D#]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-----7-----------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|------8-----8-----10----8-----6-----8-----8-----------------------------------------------|
A|------6-----5-----10----8-----6-----8-----6-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------8-----6-----4-----6-----------------------------------------------------|
All your [D#]old friends, [A#/D]chilling back in [Cm]Boston, [A#]you never for[G#]got them[A#], whoa-oh-oh [D#]oh-oh-oh
[Chorus 3]
Bars 1 and 3 Bar 2
[G#] [A#] [Cm] [G] [G] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5--5--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6----8--8----5--5----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----6--6----8--8----3--3----5--5--x--5------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----4--4----6--6------------3--3--x--3------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|
Bar 4 Bar 5
[G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#] [G#] [G#] [A#]
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------/6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
A|-----------/6--6----8--8----6--6-------------|----/6--6----8--8----6--6----6--6--8--8-----|
E|-----------/4--4----6--6----4--4-------------|----/4--4----6--6----4--4----4--4--6--6-----|
It's gonna be [G#]alright[A#], if you're the [Cm]sinking ship [G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids, [A#]will throw you a [G#]lifeline[G#][A#]
And if you're up [G#]all night, [A#]thinking 'bout some[Cm]thing you did[G][G]
Cali[G#]fornia kids[A#], will show you the [G#]sunshine
Cali[G#]fornia kids[A#], will show you the [G#]skyline[G#][A#]