California, Here I Come Al Jolson Chorded by Alaina Musich [email protected] California Here I Come was the top rated song in 1924, and is mostly known by the chorus. The verses are a little harder to pin down, and because of that, I only teach the Chorus to my classes until I'm ready to move onto the verses. Usually we don't get that far, so I'm sticking to the chorus here. I will edit to include the verses when I need to personally, or if requested. This song is forgiving in that you don't necessarily need to include the Augmented and Diminished chords - they fill out the song, but may be skipped, played normally, or as written, depending on your expertise. Sticking to the basic chords for this song is completely fine. D Daug G California, here I come A A7 D Right back where I started from. D Fdim Edim A7 Where bowers of flowers bloom in the spring. D Fdim Each morning at dawning, Edim A7 Birdies sing an' everything. D Daug G A sunkist miss said, "Don't be late" A A7+5 D That's why I can hardly wait. G Gm B7 E7 Open up that Golden Gate, G A7 A7 D California here I come.
