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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[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]
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
C
Bb
Gm
D
F
C
Bb
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ 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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _