The Golden State City and Colour
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?v=WbxHttCFAPA
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
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