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In California by Joanna Newsom
In California
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
Dmaj7b5/A: x 0 x x 9 10
A: x 0 x(6)5 5
Am x 0 x(5)5 5
D/A: x 0 x 2 3 2
B7/A: x 0 x 4 4 5
G/A: x 0 x 4 3 3
B/E: 0 x 9 8 7 x
Amaj7/E: 0 x 6 6 5 x
E7: 0 x 2 4 3 x
A/E: 0 x 7 6 5 x
A#dim/E: 0 x 2 3 2 x
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
Dmaj7b5/A A
Dmaj7b5/A A
Dmaj7b5/A A
my heart became a drunken runt
Am D/A
on the day i sunk in this shunt
A
to tap me clean
B7/A
of all the wonder
G/A
and the sorrow i have seen
A
since i left my home
Dmaj7b5/A A
my home on the old milk lake
Am D/A
where the darkness does fall so fast
A
it feels like some kind of mistake
B7/A G/A
just like they told you it would
A
just like they told you it would
B/E Amaj7/E
when i came into my land
E7 A/E
i did not understand
E7 A#dim/E
neither dry rot or the burn pile or the bark
beetle or the dry well
Am/E E
or the black bale
B
but there is another
E
who is a little older
G#m
when i broke my bone,
E
he carried me up from the riverside
B
to spend my life in spitting distance
E
of the love that i have known
G#m
i must stay here
E
in an endless eveningtide
B
and if you come and see me
E
you'll upset the order
G#m
you cannot come and see me
E
for i set myself apart
B
but when you come and see me
E
in California
G#m (F#) B
you cross the border of my heart
B B7
well, i have sown untidy furrows 'cross my soul
E Em
but i am still a coward
B B7
content to see my garden grow so sweet
E Em (F#)
and full of someone else's flowers
G#m (F#) E
sometimes i can almost feel the power
(F#) G#m (F#) E
sometimes i am so in love with you
(F#) G#m (F#) E
like a little clock that trembles on the edge of the hour
(F#) G#m (F#) E
only ever calling out "cuck-oo, hoo-oo, hoo-oo"
(F#) Dmaj7b5/A
when i called you
A
you little one
Am
in a bad way
D/A
did you love me?
do you spite me?
A
time will tell
B7/A G/A
if i can be well
A
and rise to meet you rightly
B/E Amaj7/E
when moving across my land
E7 A/E
brandishing themselves like a burning branch
E7 A#dim/E
advance the tallow-colored, wall-eyed deer
Am/E E
quiet as gondoliers
B E
well, i wait all night for you in California
G#m
watching the fox pick off my goldfish
E
from their sorry, golden state
B E (sus4)
and i am no longer afraid of anything
G#m E
save the life that here awaits
B
i don't belong to anyone
B7 E Em
my heart is heavy as an oil drum
B
and i don't want to be alone
B7 E Em
my heart is yellow as an ear of corn
B
and i have torn my soul apart
B7 E Em
from pulling artlessly with fool commands
G#m (F#)
some nights i just never go to sleep at all
E
and i stand
(F#) G#m (F#) E
shaking in the doorway like a sentinel, all alone
(F#) G#m (F#)
bracing like the bow upon a ship
E
and fully abandoning
(F#) G#m
any thought of anywhere but home
(F#) E
my home
(F#) G#m (F#) E
sometimes i can almost feel the power
(F#) G#m (F#) E
and i do love you
(F#) G#m (F#) E
is it only timing that has made it such a dark hour
(F#) G#m (F#) E
only ever chiming out "cuck-oo, hoo-oo, hoo-oo"
F#
*stabs*
G#m (F#) E (F#)
cu-ckoo, cu-ckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a, ha-a
G#m (F#) E (F#)
cu-ckoo, cu-ckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a, ha-a
G#m (F#) E (F#)
cu-ckoo, cu-ckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a, ha-a
G#m (F#) E (F#)
cu-ckoo, cu-ckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a, ha-a
Dmaj7b5/A
my heart
A
i wear you down
Am
i know
D/A
gotta think straight
keep a clean plate
A
keep from wearing down
B7/A G/A
if i lose my hay
A
just where am i going to lay?
G A F G A
for it has half who need to be hanging around
G A F G A
Here among the Daphne blooming out of the big ground
G A F G A
i'm a native too, but i'm overgrown
G A F G A
i am sure my roots are near here as rich as rope
G F
here down
A
in California
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Bdim/C C
Bdim/C C
[Verse]
Bdim/C C
My heart became a drunken runt
Cm F/C
On the day I sunk in this shunt,
C
To tap me clean
D/C
Of all the wonder
Bb/C
And the sorrow i have seen,
C
Since i left my home:
Bdim/C C
My home, on the old milk lake
Cm F/C
Where the darkness does fall so fast,
C
It feels like some kind of mistake
D/C Bb/C
(Just like they told you it would;
C
Just like the Tulgeywood).
[Verse]
D/G Em/G
when I came into my land,
G7 C/G
I did not understand:
G7
Neither dry rot, nor the burn pile,
C#dim/G
Nor the bark-beetle, nor the dry well,
Cm/G G
Nor the black bear.
D
But there is another,
G
Who is a little older.
Bm
When I broke my bone,
G
He carried me up from the riverside.
D
To spend my life
In spitting-distance
G
Of the love that i have known,
Bm G
I must stay here, in an endless eventide.
D
And if you come and see me,
G
You will upset the order.
Bm
You cannot come and see me,
G
For I set myself apart.
D
But when you come and see me,
G
In California,
Bm G D A
You cross the border of my heart.
D
Well, I have sown untidy furrows
D7
Across my soul,
G Gm
But i am still a coward,
D
Content to see my garden grow
D7
So sweet & full
G Gm
Of someone else's flowers.
[Verse]
A
But sometimes
Bm A G
I can almost feel the power.
A Bm A G
Sometimes I am so in love with you
A Bm
(Like a little clock
A G
That trembles on the edge of the hour,
A Bm A G A
Only ever calling out "Cuck-oo, cuckoo").
[Verse]
Bdim/C
When I called you
C
You, little one,
Cm
In a bad way,
F/C
Did you love me?
Do you spite me?
C D7/C Bb/C
Time will tell if I can be well,
C
And rise to meet you rightly.
[Verse]
D/G Cmaj/G
While, moving across my land,
G
Brandishing themselves
C/G
Like a burning branch
G7
advance the tallow-colored,
C#dim/G
Walleyed deer,
Cm/G G
quiet as gondoliers,
D
While I wait all night, for you,
G
In California,
Bm
Watching the fox pick off my goldfish
G
From their sorry, golden state--
D
And i am no longer
G Gsus4
Afraid of anything, save
Bm G D A
The life that, here, awaits.
D
I don't belong to anyone.
D7 G Gm
My heart is heavy as an oil drum.
D
And i don't want to be alone.
D7 G Gm
My heart is yellow as an ear of corn,
D
And i have torn my soul, apart from
D7 G Gm
Pulling artlessly with fool commands.
Some nights
Bm A
I just never go to sleep at all,
G
And I stand,
A Bm A
Shaking in the doorway like a sentinel,
G
All alone,
A Bm
Bracing like the bow upon a ship,
A G
And fully abandoning
A Bm
Any thought of anywhere
But home,
A G
My home.
A Bm A G
Sometimes i can almost feel the power.
A Bm A G
And i do love you.
A Bm
is it only timing,
A G
That has made it such a dark hour,
A Bm
only ever chiming out,
A G
"Cuckoo, cuckoo"?
A
Bm A G A
Cuckoo, cuckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a
Bm A G A
Cuckoo, cuckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a
Bm A G A
Cuckoo, cuckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a
Bm A G A
Cuckoo, cuckoo, koo, ha-a, ha-hour, ha-a
[Verse]
Bdim/C C Cm
My heart, I wear you down, I know.
F/C
Gotta think straight,
Keep a clean plate;
C
Keep from wearing down.
D7/C Bb/C
If i lose my head,
C
Just where am i going to lay it?
Bb C Ab
(For it has half-ruined me,
Bb C
To be hanging around,
Bb
Here among the daphne,
C Ab Bb C
Blooming out of the big brown;
Bb C Ab Bb C
I'm a native to it, but I'm overgrown.
Bb C
I have choked my roots
Ab Bb C
On earth, as rich as roe,
Here,
Bb Ab C
Down in California.)
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning is 1 1/2 steps down from standard.
During the verses, you can also use the open D string as an alternative base
note with the A. For the bridges and
choruses, there is no real finger pattern. Sometimes I play all strings at
once, or pick out a few, you can
listen to what Joanna plays and mess around with it as you like.
Chords:
E A C#m B E7sus4 D Am F G A# C
0 0 4 2 x 5 0 1 3 1 3
0 2 5 4 3 7 1 1 3 3 5
1 2 6 4 2 7 2 2 4 3 5
2 2 6 4 2 7 2 3 5 3 5
2 0 4 2 0 5 0 3 5 1 3
0 x x x x x x 1 3 x x
[Intro]
c#|-15------15------15------15------14------14------14------14----|
G#|-14------14------14------14------15------15------15------15----|
E |-----14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 1) My heart became a drunken runt
(Verse 2) My home on the old Milk Lake
(Verse 4) When I called you, you, little one
(Verse 6) My heart, I wear you down, I know
c#|-15------15------15------15------14------14------14------14----|
G#|-14------14------14------14------15------15------15------15----|
E |-----14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 1) On the day I sunk in this shunt
(Verse 2) Where the darkness does fall so fast it feels like
(Verse 4) In a bad way, did you love me? Do you spite me?
(Verse 6) Gotta think straight, keep a clean plate
c#|-13------13------13------13------10------10------10------10----|
G#|-15------15------15------15------12------12------12------12----|
E |-----14------14------14------14------12------12------12------12|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0-----------------0-----------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 1) To tap me clean of all the wonder
(Verse 2) Some kind of mistake
(Verse 4) Time will tell if I can be well
(Verse 6) Keep from wearing down. If I lose my head
c#|-5-------5-------5-------5-------7-------7-------7-------7-----|
G#|-7-------7-------7-------7-------9-------9-------9-------9-----|
E |-----7-------7-------7-------7-------9-------9-------9-------9-|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 1) And the sorrows I have seen since I left my home
(Verse 2) Just like they told you it would, just like the Tulgeywood
(Verse 4) And rise to meet you rightly
(Verse 6) Just where am I going to lay it?
c#|-8-------8-------8-------8-------10------10------10------10----|
G#|-10------10------10------10------12------12------12------12----|
E |-----10------10------10------10------12------12------12------12|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0-----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 3) When I came into my land
(Verse 5) While moving across my land
c#|-7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5------5-------5------|
G#|-9-------9-------9-------9-------7-------7------7-------7------|
E |-----9-------9-------9-------9-------6------6-------6-------6--|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0--------------0--------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 3) I did not understand
(Verse 5) Brandishing themselves like a burning branch
c#|-5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5------5-------5------|
G#|-8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7------7-------7------|
E |-----6-------6-------6-------6-------6------6-------6-------6--|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0--------------0--------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 3) Neither dry rot, nor the burn pile, nor the bark beetle, nor the dry
(Verse 5) Advance the tallow-colored walleyed deer
c#|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2------2-------2------|
G#|-5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4------4-------4------|
E |-----5-------5-------5-------5-------4------4-------4-------4--|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0--------------0--------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
well
(Verse 3) Nor the black bear
(Verse 5) Quiet as gondoliers
c#|-1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0------0-------0------|
G#|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2------2-------2------|
E |-----3-------3-------3-------3-------2------2-------2-------2--|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0---------------0---------------0--------------0--------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
E
But there is another
A
Who is a little older
C#m
When I broke my bone
B A
He carried me up from the riverside
E
To spend my life in spitting-distance
A
Of the love that I have known
C#m B A
I must stay here, in an endless eventide
E
And if you come and see me
A
You will upset the order
C#m
You cannot come and see me
B A
For I set myself apart
E
But when you come and see me
A E7sus4 A
In California
C#m A E B
You cross the border of my heart
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Well, I have sown untidy furrows
D A Am
‘Cross my soul but I am still a coward
E
Content to see my garden grow
D A Am
So sweet and full of someone else’s flowers
[Chorus]
C#m B A Am
Sometimes I can almost feel the power
C#m B A Am
Sometimes I am so in love with you
C#m B A Am
Like a little clock that trembles on the edge of the hour
C#m B A
Only ever crying out “cuckoo—oo--oo”
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Bridge]
E
While I wait all night for you,
A
In California
C#m B
Watching the fox pick off my goldfish
A
From their sorry golden state
E
And I am no longer
A E7sus4 A
Afraid of anything
C#m A E B
Save the life that, here, awaits
[Pre-Chorus]
E
I don’t belong to anyone
D A Am
My heart is heavy as an oil drum
E
And I don’t want to be alone
D A Am
My heart is yellow as an ear of corn
E
And I have torn my soul apart from
D A Am
Pulling artlessly with fool commands
[Chorus]
C#m B A Am
Some nights I just never go to sleep at all and I stand
C#m B A Am
Shaking in the doorway like a sentinel all alone
C#m B A Am
Bracing like the bow upon the ship and fully abandoning
C#m B A Am
Any thought of anywhere but home, my home
C#m B A Am
Sometimes I can almost feel the power
C#m B A Am
And I do love you
C#m B A Am
Is it only timing that has made it such a dark hour?
C#m B A
Only ever chiming out “cuckoo—oo—oo”
C#m B A
My cuckoo cuckoo, oh!
[Verse 6]
[Outro]
F G A# C D
For it has half-ruined me to be hanging around
F G A# C D
Here among the daphne blooming out of the big brown
F G A# C D
I am native to it, but I’m overgrown
F G A# C D
I have choked my roots on the earth, as rich as roe here
Down… in California
c#|-3-------3-------1-------1---3---5-------------17---15—-5------|
G#|--5-----5-5-----5-3-----3----5---7-------------15---14—--7-----|
E |---5---5---5---5---3---3-----5---7------------------------7----|
B |----5-5-----5-5-----3-3------5---7-------------------------7---|
F#|-----3-------3-------1-------3---5----0--------0----0-------5--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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