{title: California dreamin'}
{artist: The Mamas & The Papas}
{sortartist: Mamas, The & Papas, The}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 112}
{key: C#m}
{duration: 2:44}
{composer: John Phillips}
{composer: Michelle Phillips}
{lyricist: John Phillips}
{lyricist: Michelle Phillips}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-08-27}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ztKV_BJyo}
{comment: %{time}, %{tempo} BPM}
{comment: Key: %{key}}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[G#msus]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C#m
Q:1/4=112
%%%scale 1.5
cd cB | "C#m"c4 "B"z4 | "A"z2 cd "B"c2 BG- | "G#sus"G4 z4 | "G#"z4 "A"z4 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
All the leaves are [C#m]brown (all the [B]leaves are [A]brown)
And the [B]sky is [G#sus]gray (and the sky is [G#]gray-[A]ay)
I've been for a [E]walk (I've been [G#]for a [C#m]wa- [A]alk)
On a winter's [G#sus]day (on a winter's [G#]day)
I'd be safe and [C#m]warm (I'd be [B]safe and [A]warm)[B]
If I was in L.[G#sus]A. (if I was in L.[G#]A.)
California [C#m]dreamin' (Cali[B]fornia [A]dreamin')
On [B]such a winter's [G#sus]day [G#sus]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
Stopped in to a [C#m]church[B][A]
I passed a[B]long the [G#sus]way[G#]
Well, I [A]got down on my [E]knees (got down [G#]on my [C#m]knee-ees)
and I pre[A]tend to [G#sus]pray (I pretend to [G#]pray)
You know the preacher liked the [C#m]cold (preacher [B]liked the [A]cold)
He knows I'm [B]gonna [G#sus]stay (knows I'm gonna [G#]stay)
California [C#m]dreamin' (Cali[B]fornia [A]dreamin')
On [B]such a winter's [G#sus]day [G#sus]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_abc: Solo}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C#m
Q:1/4=112
%%%scale 1.5
"C#m"e4 e4 | z2 de f2 ed | e4 e4 | z2 de "A"f2 ec | "E"B4 "G#7"=c4 | "C#m"^c4 "A"a4 | "G#7sus"ag g6 | "G#"z8 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[C#m] [C#m] [A]
[E] [G#7] [C#m] [A] [G#7sus] [G#7]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B] [G#7sus] [G#7]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B] [G#7sus] [G#]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
All the leaves are [C#m]brown (all the [B]leaves are [A]brown)
And the [B]sky is [G#sus]gray (and the sky is [G#]gray-[A]ay)
I've been for a [E]walk (I've been [G#]for a [C#m]wa- [A]alk)
On a winter's [G#sus]day (on a winter's [G#]day)
If I didn't [C#m]tell her (if I [B]didn't t[A]ell her)
I could [B]leave to[G#sus]day (I could leave to[G#]day)
California [C#m]dreamin' (Cali[B]fornia [A]dreamin')
On [B]such a winter's [C#m]day
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_part: Outtro}
Cali[B]fornia [A]dreamin' on [B]such a winter's [C#m]day
Cali[B]fornia [A]dreamin' on [B]such a winter's [Amaj7]day [Amaj7]
[C#m]
{end_of_part}