California

The Avett Brothers

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California

Key: G
California Key DD
California Key D#D#
California Key EE
California Key FF(one step down)
California Key F#F#(half step down)
California Key GG(original key)
California Key G#G#(half step up)
California Key AA(one step up)
California Key A#A#
California Key BB
California Key CC
California Key C#C#
	  		
Intro 

e|----------3--------------------3--1----1---------(5)-------------------------------| 
B|----------3--5--3-----3--------3---------0--------5-----5-------6-----5------------| 
G|----------4-------------4------------0------------5------5------6-6---5------------| 
D|----------5-----------------------0-------------5-----5--------5-----4-------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------2-3-----3-----3---6-----5--------------| 
E|---0--3------------3-------3-3-----------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------(5)----(5)-------------------------3----3---------------------------------| 
B|----------5------5-------6------5-----------3--5---5--3-----6-6-6--5---------------| 
G|----------5------5------6-6----5-5----------4-----------4---6-6-6--5---------------| 
D|--------5------5-------5---5--4---4---------5---------------5-5-5--4---------------| 
A|---0--3-----3------3--6------5------------------------------6-6-6--5---------------| 
E|----------------------------------------3------------------------------------------| 


verse 1  

           G                                            C                     Eb7 - D7 
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Got some business out the-ere        / 

e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------| 
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

      C                                  Eb7             D7         G                         Eb7        D7 
   / Tonight it's gonna freeze / And out there it's 80 degrees / And I have to go back, yes I have to go back 

e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------| 
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------| 
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------| 
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------| 


Verse 
            
           G                                           C                     Eb7 - D7 
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Got a few songs in my he-ead        / 

e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------| 
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

     C                                   Eb7            D7           G                       Eb7        D7 
 / So sooner than we planned to / Make a record with the band / And I have to go back, yes I have to go back 

e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------| 
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------| 
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------| 
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------| 



Chorus 

e|---------5-------5---------5-5-5-5-5-5--------------| 
B|-------7---7-------7-------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------| 
G|-----7---------7-----7-----5-5-5-5-5-5--------------| 
D|---0---------0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 


Verse 
            
           G                                           C                  Eb7 - D7 
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Used to take us 5 da - ays       / 

e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------| 
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    C                                    Eb7          D7           G                               Eb7         
 /To get from here to there / Now it's 5 hours in the air / But it still can be a drag, watch some stranger 
                                                                                                      D7 
                                                                                            search my bag 

e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------| 
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------| 
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------| 
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------| 



Verse 
            
           G                                           C                     Eb7 - D7 
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Got no time for Hollywoo-ood       / 

e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------| 
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

     C                                   Eb7     D7           G                       Eb7        D7 
 / To see the movie stars with / plastic surgery scars / But I have to go back, yes I have to go back 

e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------| 
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------| 
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------| 
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------| 


Chorus 

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


Solo 

e|------------3-----3--5--3-------------------3-------13---13--13--13--------| 
B|------------3--5-----3------5--3------------3-------13---13--13--13--------| 
G|------------4--------4------------4---------4-------0----0---0---0---------| 
D|------------5--------5---------------5------5-------0--0-0---0---0---------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---0--2--3------------------------------3----------------------------------| 

e|-----------(5)-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------| 
G|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------| 
D|------------5-------5--7--8--7--5---------5-5-5--4--4----------------------| 
A|---0--2--3------5/7---------------7---2-/-6-6-6--5--5----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------(5)-------------------6------------5----------------------------| 
B|----------5-5-5---5----------------6------------5--------------------------| 
G|----------5-5-5---5-----------6------6------5-----5------------------------| 
D|----------5-5-5---5---------5-------------4--------------------------------| 
A|----2--3--------3---0--3--6-------------5----------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------3-----3--5--3-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------3--5-----3-----5--3---------6-6-6--6------------------------------| 
G|---------4--------4-----------4------6-6-6--6------------------------------| 
D|---------5--------5--------------5---5-5-5--4------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6--5------------------------------| 
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse 
            
           G                                           C                Eb7 - D7 
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        If we find a day o- off       / 

e|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------| 
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

     C                             Eb7           D7          G                       Eb7            D7 
 / See if Alice is around / rent a car, drive it down / Fresh Lemmon in a glass, quesadillas on the stove 

e|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------| 
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------| 
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------| 
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------| 
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------| 


Chorus 

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


Then repeat the solo 

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D|------------5--------5---------------5------5-------0--0-0---0---0---------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---0--2--3------------------------------3----------------------------------| 

e|-----------(5)-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------| 
G|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------| 
D|------------5-------5--7--8--7--5---------5-5-5--4--4----------------------| 
A|---0--2--3------5/7---------------7---2-/-6-6-6--5--5----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------(5)-------------------6------------5----------------------------| 
B|----------5-5-5---5----------------6------------5--------------------------| 
G|----------5-5-5---5-----------6------6------5-----5------------------------| 
D|----------5-5-5---5---------5-------------4--------------------------------| 
A|----2--3--------3---0--3--6-------------5----------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------3-----3--5--3-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------3--5-----3-----5--3---------6-6-6--6------------------------------| 
G|---------4--------4-----------4------6-6-6--6------------------------------| 
D|---------5--------5--------------5---5-5-5--4------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6--5------------------------------| 
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| 


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| (n)  Ghost note 
| /    Slide up 

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