California from Wisely by Willie Wisely
Written with Linda Good
INTRO:
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 |
VERSE #1:
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | B-7/G |
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | C#-7 C#7 |
| F#-7 Faug6 | F#-7 Faug6 |
| B-7 | B |
CHORUS #1:
| A9 | A9sus4 | A69 | C#halfdim7 |
| D9/F# | B7 | Esus4 | E |
| A9 | A9sus4 | A69 A79 | B7 |
| D9/F# | B7 | Esus4 | E |
VERSE #2:
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | B-7/E |
| Amj7 | Amj7 | Amj7 | B-7 | C#-7 C#7 |
| F#-7 Faug6 | F#-7 Faug6 |
| B-7 | C#-7 D * * | D |
BRIDGE #1:
| G | G | G | G |
| F#- F#-mj7 | F#-7 F#-6 | (repeat two bars 7x)
| F#- F#-mj7 | B7 E |
BRIDGE #2:
| A | A/D | F#-7 | B7 |
| A | A/D | F#-7 | B7 E |
FORM:
INTRO
VERSE #1
CHORUS
INTRO
VERSE #2
CHORUS
BRIDGE #1
CHORUS
BRIDGE #2
CHORUS (inst)
INTRO
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INTRO:
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 |
VERSE #1:
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Dflat-7/F# |
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Eflat-7 Eflat7 |
| Aflat-7 Gaug6 | Aflat-7 Gaug6 |
| Dflat-7 | Dflat |
CHORUS #1:
| B9 | B9sus4 | B69 | Eflat halfdim7 |
| E9/Aflat | Dflat7 | Gflatsus4 | Gflat |
| B9 | B9sus4 | B69 B79 | Dflat7 |
| E9/Aflat | Dflat7 | Gflatsus4 | Gflat |
VERSE #2:
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Dflat-7/G |
| Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Bmj7 | Dflat-7 | Eflat-7 Eflat7 |
| Aflat-7 Gaug6 | Aflat-7 Gaug6 |
| Dflat-7 | Eflat-7 E * * | E |
BRIDGE #1:
| A | A | A | A |
| Aflat- Aflat-mj7 | Aflat-7 Aflat-6 | (repeat two bars 7x)
| Aflat- Aflat-mj7 | Dflat7 Gflat |
BRIDGE #2:
||: B | B/E | Aflat-7 | Dflat7 :||
FORM:
INTRO
VERSE #1
CHORUS
INTRO
VERSE #2
CHORUS
BRIDGE #1
CHORUS
BRIDGE #2
CHORUS (inst)
INTRO
Tracklist
| 5. | California | 4:16 |
Lyrics
California’s killing me
She’s outside waiting in a Cherokee
Wasted hours on a Ouija board
I got more friends here than I can afford
Maybe for tonight green lights will align down Sunset
Jumped into a dream and drove
Got to the beach almost
Don’t let the clouds stop us now ‘cuz I adore ya
I wanna fly, I wanna float
So I’m coming down your coast
Trying to breathe here
How come no one warns you, California
Fourteen freaks on a magic bus
That’s not exactly how I pictured us
Hanging out by the golden door
There’s something missing here I can’t ignore
No one understands your circles in the sand like me
Jumped into a dream and drove
Got to the beach almost
Don’t let the clouds stop us now ‘cuz I adore ya
I wanna fly, I wanna float
So I’m coming down your coast
Trying to breathe here
How come no one warns you, California...
Jumped into a dream and drove
Got to the beach almost
Don’t let the clouds stop us now ‘cuz I adore ya
I wanna fly, I wanna float
So I’m coming down your coast
Trying to breathe here
How come no one warns you, California...
Credits
Willie Wisely: vocal, acoustic & electric guitar
Nelson Bragg: triangle
Petur Smith: drums, bass, horn arrangement
Mike Ruekberg: backing vocals
Ryan Perez-Daple: tenor & baritone saxophone
Rick Boston: electric guitar, pump organ, tamborine, Mellotron
Tommy Barbarella: piano
Michael Stever: flugel horn
Engineered by Willie Wisely, Rick Boston, Ryan Perez-Daple, Tommy Barbarella, Michael Stever
Mixed by Chuck Zwicky at ZMIX, NYC
Mastered by Dave McNair at Unity Mastering, NYC
Produced by Petur Smith & Wisely
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Equal parts Minnesotan music scene veteran and Laurel Canyon resident/devotee, Willie Wisely remains that rare bird mixing profound power pop with arena-sized showmanship, a troubadour on an all night rave up, a cold kombucha on a hot California day, a McCartney-ite taking a break from his Japanese import of “Ram” for a quick Canyon run listening to João Gilberto.