California Unified Theory
Song: California
By: Unified Theory (as covered by Pearl Jam and Blind Melon)
E G A C D Em Em*
E-----0---------0---------0--------0---------0---------x---------0| B-----0---------0---------0--------0---------0---------x---------8| G-----1---------4---------6--------7--------11---------x---------9| D-----2---------5---------7--------9--------12---------2---------9| A-----2---------5---------7--------9--------12---------2---------7| E-----0---------3---------5--------8--------10---------x---------x|
Intro = E, G, A, G, E, G, A /strum Gs once
/end on the A and hold
[E]Blue skies have chased[G] me
[A]away from a simple[C] life[D] [E]
Now I'm eating p[G]aper that's tasting funn[A]y
Out here in c[C]omplicat[D]ed
[E]Californi[G]a
[A]California[C] [D]
(intro chord progression)
[E]Slow, down, g[G]ood, ti[A]mes[G]
[E]Slow, down, g[G]ood, ti[A]mes[G]
[E]A cigarette and t[G]ea is all I had to e[A]at
A metal band at scre[C]am was all I h[D]eard for weeks[E]
Man this ain't e[G]asy, bu[A]t I wish all my friend[C]s could see me[D]
[E]Californ[G]ia
[A]California[C] [D]
(intro chord progression)
[E]Slow, down, g[G]ood, ti[A]mes[G]
[E]Slow, down, g[G]ood, ti[A]mes[G]
G /play a couple times softly or palm mute
Em, Em* x4 /palm mute one strum before each chord
Em Em* Em Em*
Leaving with a clear mind,
Em Em* Em Em*
I didn't wait on my graduation
Em Em* Em Em*
Good friends, young times
Em Em* Em Em*
Its all part of the shot were taking
/the following progressions are played like the intro progression
/---one strum on the Gs
[E]Slow, down, g[G]ood, ti[A]mes[G]
[E]Slow, down, g[G]ood, ti[A]mes
[E]Californ[G]ia
[A]Californ[G]ia
Em, Em* x8
/end with one strum of Em*
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