| [Note: both guitars are capoed at the 4th fret; the names in brackets |
| indicate the chords as fingered.] |
| Intro: |
| 6-string acoustic: |
| N.C. | |
| C#m G#7sus4 |
| Am | E7sus4 | |
| v v v v v v v v v v v v v |
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
-----0---3--1--0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
---2-------------|-------%---------|-------%---------|-2-
-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-
| ^^^^^^^ triplets |
| 12-string acoustic: |
| v v v v v v v v v v v v v |
-----------------|-----0-1-0-------|-----------------|---
-----------------|-------------3---|-1---3-1---------|---
-----------------|-----------------|---------4--2--0-|-2-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
| triplets ^^^^^^^ |
| Verse 1: |
| C#m C#m7/B A |
| Am | Am7/G | F | |
| All the leaves are brown |
| (all the leaves are brown) |
| B G#7sus4 G#7 |
| G | E7sus4 | E7 | |
| And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray) |
| A E G#7 C#m |
| F | C | E7 | Am | |
| I've been for a walk |
| (I've been for a walk) |
| A G#7sus4 G#7 |
| F | E7sus4 | E7 | |
| On a winter's day (on a winter's day) |
| C#m C#m7/B A |
| Am | Am7/G | F | |
| I'd be safe and warm |
| (I'd be safe and warm) |
| B G#7sus4 G#7 |
| G | E7sus4 | E7 | |
| If I was in L. A. (if I was in L. A.) |
| Chorus: |
| C#m C#m7/B A |
| Am | Am7/G | F | |
| California dreamin' |
| (California dreamin') |
| B G#7sus4 G#7 |
| G | E7sus4 | E7 | |
| On such a winter's day |
| Verse 2: |
| Stopped in to a church |
| I passed along the way |
| Well I got down on my knees |
| (got down on my knees) |
| And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray) |
| You know the preacher likes the cold |
| (preacher likes the cold) |
| He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay) |
| repeat cborus | |
| Instrumental break: |
| Am | |
| flute solo over verse (hold C#m | through first two lines or |
| 3-1/2 bars) and chorus chords |
| Verse 3: |
| All the leaves are brown |
| (all the leaves are brown) |
| And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray) |
| I've been for a walk |
| (I've been for a walk) |
| On a winter's day (on a winter's day) |
| If I didn't tell her |
| (if I didn't tell her) |
| I could leave today (I could leave today) |
| Coda: |
| C#m C#m7/B A |
| Am | Am7/G | F | |
| California dreamin' |
| (California dreamin') |
| B C#m C#m7/B A |
| G | Am | Am7/G | F | |
| On such a winter's day (California dreamin') |
| B C#m C#m7/B A |
| G | Am | Am7/G | F | |
| On such a winter's day (California dreamin') |
| B Amaj7 C#m |
| G | Fmaj7 | Am | |
| On such a winter's day |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |
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