PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
206 - California Dreamin’
Verse 1
All the leaves are brown
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
And the sky is grey
I’ve been for a walk
I’ve been for a walk
On a winter’ day
On a winter’s day
I’d be safe and warm
I’d be safe and warm
If I was in L. A.
If I was in L.A.
Chorus
California dreamin’
Ca–li–for–nia– drea--min’--
(ALL) On such a winter’s day
Verse 2
Stopped into a church
Ooh----
I passed along the way
Ooh----
Oh, I got down on my knees
Got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray
I pretend to pray
You know the preacher likes the cold
Preacher likes the cold
He knows I’m gonna stay
He knows I’m gonna stay
Chorus
California dreamin’
Ca–li–for–nia– drea--min’--
(ALL) On such a winter’s day
Bridge
(ALL) Ooh---
Doo---
Doo– doo--
Verse 3
All the leaves are brown
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
And the sky is grey
I’ve been for a walk
I’ve been for a walk
On a winter’s day
On a winter’s day
If I didn’t tell her
If I didn’t tell her
I could leave today
I could leave today
Chorus
California dreamin’
Ca–li–for–nia– drea--min’--
(ALL) On such a winter’s day. (straight on → )
TAG
California dreamin’
On such a winter’s day, California dreamin’
On such a winter’s day------
"California Dreamin'" is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and first recorded by Barry McGuire.[3] However, the best-known version is by the Mamas and the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in 1965. The song is No. 89 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[4] The lyrics of the song express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter in New York City. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Dreamin%27