I Hate California by Jonathan Coulton, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

I Hate California

Biography:

Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", as well as his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". He is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman's Little Gray Book Lectures.

Every week for a year Coulton released a new song for free on his website as part of his Thing a Week podcast

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Original Transcription by Yngve, revision by Suuuupaadave.

Tuning DADGBd

Verse Figure Chorus Figure
-------------0- -5-4-2-
-------------3- -3-3-3-
-------------2- -2-2-2-
-------------0- -0-0-0-
-3-x-2-0-----0- -0-0-0-
---------3b4-0- -0-0-0-

Chords

Verse
D 000230
G 5x0000
A7sus4 x02030
G/B x20030
Cadd9 x30030
Bb9 x1011x

Chorus
G 555400
Aadd9 777600
D 000230
Fmaj7add11 333200
E7 222100
C9 x32330

Verse 1
(verse figure)
I hate California
(verse figure)
There’s something out there I just don’t get
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
I know your friends out there must think I’m pretty strange
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
Because I dress as if the weather’s gonna change
Bb9 Cadd9
But it never does
(verse figure)
I hate California

Verse 2
(verse figure)
I hate California
The sun goes down the wrong side
Asus4 G/B Cadd9 G
Something in the water, maybe something in the sand
Asus4 G/B Cadd9 G
Maybe some west coast thing I’ll never understand
Bb9 Cadd9
Maybe just because
(verse figure)
I hate California

Chorus
G Aadd9
I don’t blame the Beach Boys
D
I don’t blame Hollywood
G Aadd9
I don’t blame L.A.
D
Although I probably should
G Fmaj7add11 E7
I don’t blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
C9 D (chorus figure)
Lord knows I don’t blame you
C9 D (chorus figure)
Lord knows I don’t blame you

verse 3
(verse figure)
I hate California
(verse figure)
One more beach day come and gone
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
And by the time you’ve finished gazing at the sea
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 G
3,000 miles away there’s nothing left for me
Bb9 Cadd9
If there ever was
(verse figure)
I hate California

Chorus
G Aadd9
I don’t blame the Beach Boys
D
I don’t blame Hollywood
G Aadd9
I don’t blame L.A.
D
Although I probably should
G Fmaj7add11 E7
I don’t blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
C9 D (chorus figure)
Lord knows I don’t blame you
C9 D (chorus figure)
Lord knows I don’t blame you
C9
Lord knows
(verse figure)
I hate California 4x

End riff
Natural Harmonics
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-7-
-7-
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