Cifra Club

California

The Avett Brothers

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Em
G   3/x/5/4/3/3             Em 0/2/2/0/0/0

Eb7 x/6/5/6/6/x             A7 x/0/2/0/2/0

D7  x/5/4/5/5/x             B7 x/2/1/2/0/2

D  x/x/0/7/7/5              C  x3/5/5/5/3 
                               (every now and then he hits the 5th fret on the bottom E)



[Intro]

E|----------3--------------------3--1----1---------(5)-------------------------------|
B|----------3--5--3-----3--------3---------0--------5-----5-------6-----5------------|
G|----------4-------------4------------0------------5------5------6-6---5------------|
D|----------5-----------------------0-------------5-----5--------5-----4-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------2-3-----3-----3---6-----5--------------|
E|---0--3------------3-------3-3-----------------------------------------------------|

E|---------(5)----(5)-------------------------3----3---------------------------------|
B|----------5------5-------6------5-----------3--5---5--3-----6-6-6--5---------------|
G|----------5------5------6-6----5-5----------4-----------4---6-6-6--5---------------|
D|--------5------5-------5---5--4---4---------5---------------5-5-5--4---------------|
A|---0--3-----3------3--6------5------------------------------6-6-6--5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1] 

           G                                            C                     Eb7 - D7
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Got some business out the-ere        /

E|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      C                                  Eb7             D7         G                         Eb7        D7
   / Tonight it's gonna freeze / And out there it's 80 degrees / And I have to go back, yes I have to go back

E|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|


[Verse]
           
           G                                           C                     Eb7 - D7
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Got a few songs in my he-ead        /

E|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     C                                   Eb7            D7           G                       Eb7        D7
 / So sooner than we planned to / Make a record with the band / And I have to go back, yes I have to go back

E|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|



[Chorus]

C               G          Em             A7
Yes you know my baby, I'll sure be missin you
      C              G             Em       B7
But I won't be in my bare feet, in sunny Malibu
C              G           Em         A7
I'll be workin daily, from early till late
      C              C               Em            D {riff} D7
Won't get to ride my bike across the mighty Golden Gate

E|---------5-------5---------5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
B|-------7---7-------7-------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
G|-----7---------7-----7-----5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
D|---0---------0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


[Verse]
           
           G                                           C                  Eb7 - D7
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Used to take us 5 da - ays       /

E|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    C                                    Eb7          D7           G                               Eb7        
 /To get from here to there / Now it's 5 hours in the air / But it still can be a drag, watch some stranger
                                                                                                      D7
                                                                                            search my bag

E|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|



[Verse]
           
           G                                           C                     Eb7 - D7
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        Got no time for Hollywoo-ood       /

E|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     C                                   Eb7     D7           G                       Eb7        D7
 / To see the movie stars with / plastic surgery scars / But I have to go back, yes I have to go back

E|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

C               G          Em             A7
Yes you know my baby, I'll sure be missin you
      C              G             Em       B7
But I won't be in my bare feet, in lovely Malibu
C              G           Em         A7
I'll be workin daily, from early till late
      C              C               Em            D {riff} D7
Won't get to ride my bike across the mighty Golden Gate

E|---------5-------5-------------2--3--2-------|
B|-------7---7-------7-----------1--1--1-------|
G|-----7---------7-----7-------2-2--2--2-------|
D|---0---------0-------------0---0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


[Solo]

E|------------3-----3--5--3-------------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
B|------------3--5-----3------5--3------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
G|------------4--------4------------4---------4-------0----0---0---0---------|
D|------------5--------5---------------5------5-------0--0-0---0---0---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--2--3------------------------------3----------------------------------|

E|-----------(5)-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
G|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
D|------------5-------5--7--8--7--5---------5-5-5--4--4----------------------|
A|---0--2--3------5/7---------------7---2-/-6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------(5)-------------------6------------5----------------------------|
B|----------5-5-5---5----------------6------------5--------------------------|
G|----------5-5-5---5-----------6------6------5-----5------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5---5---------5-------------4--------------------------------|
A|----2--3--------3---0--3--6-------------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------3-----3--5--3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--5-----3-----5--3---------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
G|---------4--------4-----------4------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
D|---------5--------5--------------5---5-5-5--4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6--5------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse]
           
           G                                           C                Eb7 - D7
     /     Gotta go back to California         /        If we find a day o- off       /

E|---------------------------------3----------------------(5)--------(5)-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3----------3--5--3-3---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------4-------4---------------5----------5--------6----5------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5----------5-------5-------------5-5--------5-5-------5-5--4-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2--3--------0--3------3---6----5--------------------------|
E|----0--3-------0--3--------0--3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     C                             Eb7           D7          G                       Eb7            D7
 / See if Alice is around / rent a car, drive it down / Fresh Lemmon in a glass, quesadillas on the stove

E|----------(5)--------(5)---------------------------------------------3-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----------5----------5--------------6------5------------------------3--5-----5---------6-------5----------|
G|-----------5----------5-------------6-6----5-------------------------4-----------------6-6----5-5----------|
D|---------5-5--------5-5------------5---5--4--------------------------5----------------5---5--4-------------|
A|----0--3-------0--3------------3--6------5----------------------------------------0--6------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

C               G          Em             A7
Yes you know my baby, I'll sure be missin you
      C              G             Em       B7
But I won't be in my bare feet, in lovely Malibu
C              G           Em         A7
I'll be workin daily, from early till late
      C              C               Em            D {riff} D7      
Won't get to ride my bike across the mighty Golden Gate            x 2 

E|---------5-------5-------------2--3--2-------|
B|-------7---7-------7-----------1--1--1-------|
G|-----7---------7-----7-------2-2--2--2-------|
D|---0---------0-------------0---0-----0-------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


Then repeat the solo

E|------------3-----3--5--3-------------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
B|------------3--5-----3------5--3------------3-------13---13--13--13--------|
G|------------4--------4------------4---------4-------0----0---0---0---------|
D|------------5--------5---------------5------5-------0--0-0---0---0---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--2--3------------------------------3----------------------------------|

E|-----------(5)-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
G|------------5-----------------------------6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
D|------------5-------5--7--8--7--5---------5-5-5--4--4----------------------|
A|---0--2--3------5/7---------------7---2-/-6-6-6--5--5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------(5)-------------------6------------5----------------------------|
B|----------5-5-5---5----------------6------------5--------------------------|
G|----------5-5-5---5-----------6------6------5-----5------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5---5---------5-------------4--------------------------------|
A|----2--3--------3---0--3--6-------------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------3-----3--5--3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--5-----3-----5--3---------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
G|---------4--------4-----------4------6-6-6--6------------------------------|
D|---------5--------5--------------5---5-5-5--4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6--5------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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