Shocking Blue — California Here I Come
INTRO (main riff throughout the verses) EBm e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|--------0---------------|\ D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x A|----------2----2--------|/ E|------------------------| VERSE 1 Em Bm EBm Got a long long way to go Em Bm Em Bm Over her dusty roads Em Bm EmBm Take my old brown suitcase with me C And leave at the break of dawn GUITAR INTERLUDE EBEBm e|-19=17-17--------------------------------------| B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------| G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| VERSE 2 Em Bm Em Bm I'm not afraid of the distance Em Bm Em Bm Found time on my side Em Bm Em Bm Hear me singing my song C California here I come INTERLUDE BASS RIFF G|---------0-------| D|-2---0-2---2-0---| A|---2-----------2-| E|-----------------| Em Bm BASS RIFF 2 G|-------0-------| D|---0-2---2-0---| A|-2-----------2-| E|---------------| MAIN RIFF 2x VERSE 3 Em Bm Em Bm When the sun's going down Em Bm Em Bm silence is the only sound Em Bm Em Bm Oh restless are the nights C when nobody's around GUITAR INTERLUDE EBEBm e|-19=17-17--------------------------------------| B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------| G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| VERSE 4 (same as verse 2) Em Bm Em Bm I'm not afraid of the distance Em Bm Em Bm Found time on my side Em Bm Em Bm Hear me singing my song C California here I come INTERLUDE BASS RIFF G|---------0-------| D|-2---0-2---2-0---| A|---2-----------2-| E|-----------------| Em Bm BASS RIFF 2 G|-------0-------| D|---0-2---2-0---| A|-2-----------2-| E|---------------| BRIDGE e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0----3-3-3-3-3-2-0---------------------------------------| A|---------------2----------------2--/5-5-5-5-5-2-0---/5-5-5-5-5-2-0----| E|--------------------------------------------------3----------------3--| Em GUITAR PART 1 EA A AEm Em EA A GUITAR PART 2 (7x) AEm Em RE-INTRO (without chords) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|--------0---------------|\ D|--2--2------------0--2--| 4x A|----------2----2--------|/ E|------------------------| VERSE 5 Em Bm Em Bm Day after day I'm going Em Bm Em Bm over her dusty roads Em Bm EmBm How long will this go on C Until I'm there where I belong GUITAR INTERLUDE EBEBm e|-19=17-17--------------------------------------| B|----------20-20-19-19-17-17--------------------| G|----------------------------19-19-17-17-16-16--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| VERSE 6 Em Bm Em Bm But now troubles are over Em Bm Em Bm I wipe off the dust off my boots Em Bm Em Bm Hear me singing my song C California now to come BASS RIFF G|---------0-------| D|-2---0-2---2-0---| A|---2-----------2-| E|-----------------| Em Bm BASS RIFF 2 G|-------0-------| D|---0-2---2-0---| A|-2-----------2-| E|---------------| Now to come! MAIN RIFF 2x VERSE 7 (same as verse 6) Em Bm Em Bm But now troubles are over Em Bm Em Bm I wipe off the dust off my boots Em Bm Em Bm Hear me singing my song C California now to come OUTRO EBm EBm Now to come! EBm EBm Now to come!
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