Chord/Tab song: The Golden State

Here is a chord tab for The Golden State by City and Colour.

I have a tutorial in my channel showing the finger-picking in the intro and the song!


Check it out here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vWbxHttCFAPA

This song is played standard with the Capo on the 3rd fret.

For beginners: The chord with the stars beside them are the same chord but they
are played in a different spot on the guitar as shown in the chart.

G Em Em D C A7 Am C D



e|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0---0----0----|
B|---0----0----0----3----1----1----1---1----3----|
G|---0----0----0----0----0----0----2---0----0----|
D|---0----2----5----4----2----2----2---2----4----|
A|---2----2----7----5----3----0----0---3----5----|
E|---3----0----0-----------------------3----5----|



Intro: G, Em, D, Em, C


Verse:

[G]Why's everyone still singing about Cali[Em]fornia?

D Em C
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?

I [G]guess if you like sandy beaches and blue ocean [Em]water

D Em C
There's just something about it, to which I cannot relate

I [G]need to see the leaves change and the snowflakes fa[Em]lling

D Em C
I need to hear the call, the wind whistling through the winter pines


Chorus:

D A7 Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?

A7 G C
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?

D Em C
And people still follow their dreams to sweet California

And from t[Am]ime to time I?ll pass on by,[G] but I will never [C]stay

Verse:

[G]Sure there are beautiful people, in the city of lost [Em]angels
D Em C
They're living like they're kings and queens, from some royal age

But [G]fortune and fame won't save you, when Cali[Em]fornia

D Em C
Is wiped out by the ring of fire or a great earthquake

Chorus:

D A7 Em
Why's everyone still singing about California?

A7 G C
Haven't we heard enough about the Golden State?

D Em C
And people still follow their dreams to sweet California

And from t[Am]ime to time I?ll pass on by,[G] but I will never [C]stay

Outro:
No I will never [G]stay

C, G

C G
Never stay

C, G
C G
Never stay