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
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
