California Blues
By Merle Haggard
Written by Jimmie Rodgers
Album: Same Train, A Different Time (1969)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
5/8/2016

Capo 1

B7  E

         E
Well I'm goin' to California, where they sleep out every night yeah
    A                                              E
I'm goin' to California where they sleep out every night
    B7                                                 E
I'm leaving you mama cause you know you don't treat me right

Let me tell you something, mama that you don't know
Let me tell you something, good gal that you don't know
Well I'm a do-right poppa and got home everywhere I go
 

Chorus:
          E
I got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here Lawd Lawd
          A                                             E 
I got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here
      B7                                       E
I may ride the blinds, I ain't got no railroad fare

Listen to me mama while I sing this song
Listen to your daddy sing you this so lonesome song
You got me worried now but I won't be worried too long.

Chorus