Jonathan Coulton - I Hate California

original transcription by yngve , revision by suuuupaadave .

tuning dadgbd

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chords

verse
D 000230
G 5×0000
A7sus4 x02030
G/B x20030
Cadd9 x30030
A#9 x1011

xchorus
G 555400
Aadd9 777600
D 000230
Fmaj7add11 333200
E7 222100
C9 x32330

verse 1
( verse figure )
i hate california
( verse figure )
theres something out there i just dont get
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
i know your friends out there must think im pretty strange
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
because i dress as if the weathers gonna change
A#9 Cadd9
but it never does
( verse figure )
i hate california

verse 2
( verse figure )
i hate california
the sun goes down the wrong side
Asus4 G/B Cadd9 G
something in the water , maybe something in the sand
Asus4 G/B Cadd9 G
maybe some west coast thing ill never understand
A#9 Cadd9
maybe just because
( verse figure )
i hate california

chorus
G Aadd9
i dont blame the beach boys
D
i dont blame hollywood
G Aadd9
i dont blame l . A .
D
although i probably should
G Fmaj7add11 E7
i dont blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
C9 D ( chorus figure )
lord knows i dont blame you
C9 D ( chorus figure )
lord knows i dont blame you

verse 3
( verse figure )
i hate california
( verse figure )
one more beach day come and gone
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
and by the time youve finished gazing at the sea
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
3 , 000 miles away theres nothing left for me
A#9 Cadd9
if there ever was
( verse figure )
i hate california

chorus
G Aadd9
i dont blame the beach boys
D
i dont blame hollywood
G Aadd9
i dont blame l . A .
D
although i probably should
G Fmaj7add11 E7
i dont blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
C9 D ( chorus figure )
lord knows i dont blame you
C9 D ( chorus figure )
lord knows i dont blame you
C9
lord knows
( verse figure )
i hate california 4

xend riff
natural harmonics
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