California Blues Chords by Lefty Frizzell

Tempo:
129.35 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lefty Frizzell - California Blues chords
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[D] [F] Well, I'm going to California where they sleep out every night.
I'm
[Bb] going to California where they sleep out every [F] night.
[E] [F]
[C] I'm leaving you, mama, cause you know you don't treat [F] me right.
De yodel-ay-dee, [C] de yodel-ay-dee, de [F] yodel-ay -dee.
Let me tell you something, mama, that you don't know.
Let [Bb] me tell you something, good [Am] gal, that you [F] don't know.
[C] I'm a do-right papa and got a home everywhere [F] I go.
Hit the house, catch a fire, name the water round.
[Bb] Hit the house, catch a fire, name the [F] water round.
I said round.
Just put [C] my trunk out the window and let the house burn on [F] down.
[Gm] Name goes [F] dead on the water.
[Bb] [Bbm] [Bb] I said [Gm]
round.
[F]
[Gb] [C] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [F] [Gm] [Ab] [F]
If that's your mama, love, you better tie her to your side.
[D] [F] [Bb] If that's your mama, you better tie her to [F] your side.
Hush your noise.
Cause if [C] she flags my train, I'm sure gonna [Cm] let her ride.
[F]
De yodel-ay [C]
-dee, [D] [F] de yodel-ay-dee, de yodel-ay-dee.
I've got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here.
Love, love, love.
I've [Bb] got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave [F] you here.
[E] [F] [C] I may ride the blinds, I ain't got no railroad [F] fine.
De yodel-ay -dee, [C] de yodel-ay-dee, de [F] yodel-ay [E] [Fm]-dee.
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
D
1321
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Lefty Frizzell - (Blue Yodel, #4) California Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, Bb, F, C, F, Am and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 129 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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[D] _ [F] _ _ _ Well, I'm going to California where they sleep out every _ night.
_ I'm _ _
[Bb] going to California where they sleep out every [F] night.
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] I'm leaving you, mama, _ _ _ cause you know you don't treat [F] me right. _
_ _ _ De yodel-ay-dee, [C] de yodel-ay-dee, de [F] yodel-ay _ _ -dee.
_ Let me tell you something, _ _ mama, that you don't know.
_ _ _ _ Let [Bb] me tell you something, good [Am] gal, that you [F] don't know. _ _ _ _ _
[C] I'm a do-right papa and got a home everywhere [F] I go. _ _
_ _ _ Hit the house, catch a fire, _ name the water round. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Hit the house, catch a fire, _ name the [F] water _ round.
I said round.
_ Just put [C] my trunk out the window and let the _ house burn on [F] down.
[Gm] Name goes [F] dead on the water. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] I said [Gm]
round.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ If that's your mama, love, you better tie her to your side. _ _
[D] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] If that's your mama, you better tie her to [F] your _ side.
Hush your noise.
_ Cause if [C] she flags my train, _ I'm sure gonna [Cm] let her _ ride.
_ [F] _
_ De yodel-ay _ _ [C] _
_ -dee, [D] [F] de yodel-ay-dee, de yodel-ay-dee.
_ I've got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here.
Love, love, love.
_ I've [Bb] got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave [F] you here. _
[E] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] I may ride the _ blinds, I ain't got no railroad _ [F] fine. _ _ _ _
De yodel-ay _ -dee, [C] de yodel-ay-dee, de [F] yodel-ay [E] [Fm]-dee.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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