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California's Burning  Augustana

 
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CALIFORNIA'S BURNING - smoke or fire
 
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Band: Smoke or Fire
Album: Above the City (Fat Wre©k ©hord$, 2005)
Song: California's Burning
Tabbed by Kyle T.
Contact: pants_me@hotmail.com
Site: www.wqhosting.com/~ohpkyle
Standard tuning (EADGbe)
Legend:
pm... - Palm mute
x - Dead note
~ - Let ring
% - Rest
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
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Note: If you're like I once was, middle 8 is a span of 8 bars that appears around the
middle of a song where the chord progression (strumming pattern, whatever) changes
in order to keep the listener's interest. Or something like that.
Guitar 2 appears on bottom when necessary.
[----]  
Chords used:
[E5] [F#5] [G#5] [B5] [C#5] [D#5] [E5ii]  
 
 e|------------------------------|
 b|------------------------------|
 G|------------------6---8---9---|
 D|--2---4---6---9---x---x---x---|
 A|--2---4---6---9---4---6---7---|
 E|--0---2---4---7---------------|

Intro (0:00-0:13):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|
 D|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|
 A|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|
 E|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|

Wake up and grab your bags: California's burning to the ground.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|
 D|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|
 A|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|
 E|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|

Wake up and grab your things: You and I are leaving Los Angeles.
Verse (0:13-0:26):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4----4-4------|
 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--%-4-4--%---|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2----2-2------|

They'll try to hold you down, they'll try to pull me down. I haven't seen your
face in years.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4444444444444444|
 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4444444444444444|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2222222222222222|

pm ................
Alone and walking down, the ashes cover ground along La Cienaga.
Pre-Chorus (0:26-0:40):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|
 A|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|
 E|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|
 A|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|
 E|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|

Verse 2 (0:40-0:53):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4--%-4-4--%---|
 A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4----4-4------|
 E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2----2-2------|

This time we're gonna say those words and cut the ropes that are wrapped around
our necks.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4444444444444444|
 A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4444444444444444|
 E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2222222222222222|

pm ................
This time we're gonna take control and start over. We're leaving Los Angeles.
Chorus (0:53-1:06):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|
 D|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|
 A|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|
 E|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|

Wake up and grab your bags: California's burning to the ground.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|--------6/--8/-9-|--------9\--8/-9-|
 D|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|-2-2-2--x---x--x-|-6-6-6--x---x--x-|
 A|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|-2-2-2--4/--6/-7-|-6-6-6--7\--6/-7-|
 E|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-0-0-0-----------|-4-4-4-----------|

Wake up and grab your things: You and I are leaving Los Angeles.
Verse 3 (1:06-1:19):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4----4-4------|
 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4--%-4-4--%---|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2----2-2------|

Think of me when I'm gone. This Fall I'm leaving town. When will I see your
face again?
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4444444444444444|
 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4444444444444444|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2222222222222222|

pm ................
Alone and walking down, the ashes cover ground along La Cienega.
Pre-Chorus (1:20-1:33):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|
 A|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|
 E|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|

Hey! Burn it down. Burn it Down.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|
 A|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|-2-2-2--4-6-4----|-4-4-4--4-6-4~~~-|
 E|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0--------7~-|-2-2-2-----------|

Hey! Burn it down. Burning it.
Verse 4 (1:33-1:47):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4--%-4-4--%---|
 A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4----4-4------|
 E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2----2-2------|

This time we're gonna say those words and cut the ropes that are wrapped around
our necks.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4444444444444444|
 A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4444444444444444|
 E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2222222222222222|

pm ................
This time we're gonna take control and start over. We're leaving Los Angeles.
Middle 8 (1:47-2:00):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Wake up and grab your bags: California's burning to the ground.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Wake up and grab your things: You and I are leaving Los Angeles.
Interlude (2:00-2:07):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-6-6-6-----------|-4-4-4-----------|
 A|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-6-6-6-----------|-4-4-4-----------|
 E|-0-0-0-----------|-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-/12\(3)---|

Fuck!
Outro (2:07-2:27):
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|
 A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|
 E|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|

|pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| |
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Hey! Burn it down. Burn it down.
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|
 A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|
 E|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|

|pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| |
 
 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|-9-7-6-6-7-6-7-6-|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Hey! Burn it down. Burn it down.
 
 e|-----------------|
 b|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|
 D|-2-2-2-----%-----|
 A|-2-2-2-----------|
 E|-0-0-0-----------|

Hey! Burn it down. Burn it down.

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