Led Zeppelin

Going To California (ver. 2)

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Going To California (ver. 2)

Written by Jimmy Page/Robert Plant

	  		Intro: 
 
D|---0-------0---|---0---2---0---|---0-------0---|---0---0h2---0---| 
B|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|-----------------| 
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| 
D|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0---------0-| 
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| 
D|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0---------0-----| 
 
D|---0---0h2---0---|---0---0---0---|---0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-------| 
B|-----------------|---------------|--------10----10----10---10---10-------| 
G|-----------------|---------------|-----11----12----11----9----0----11-11-| 
D|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0-|---------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| 
D|-0---------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0-------------------------------------| 
 
                                 Mandolin tabbed for Guitar. Guitar keeps playing D pattern. 
 
Verse riff: 
 
D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-------0---------| 
B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------| 
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----| 
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| 
 
"Spend my days with a woman unkind.  Smoked my stuff and drank 
 
D|----------------0-|--------0------7-|--0-------9--------12---12----0----0-| 
B|-5h7-7-5----------|---/5---------10-|-10------10---10---10---10---10------| 
G|-7---------/7-----|--------7--------|--9h11---11---9----11---11------11---| 
D|-----0--------0---|------0-----0----|-------0---------0-----------------0-| 
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------| 
D|-0-------0--------|-0--------0------|--0---------0---------0--------------| 
 
"All my wine." 
 
D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-----------------| 
B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------| 
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------| 
D|-----------------|-----------0-0-|-0---0---0-------|-----------0-----| 
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| 
 
"Made up my mind. Make a new start. Goin' to California with an achin," 
 
D|-------7-------0-|-0-----0------0-|-5-----5---7---0-|-0-------0-------5-| 
B|-5h7-7-5---5h7---|---5h7-----5h7--|-5h7---5---5---7-|---5h7---7---5h7---| 
G|-----------------|-----0-2-----0--|-7---5-----7---7-|-----0---7-----0---| 
D|-----0-------0---|----------------|-----7-----------|-------0-----------| 
A|-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-------------------| 
D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------| 
 
"in my heart." 
 
D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-------0---------| 
B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------| 
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----| 
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| 
 
"Someone told me there's a girl out there..  with love in her eyes and flowers 
 
D|-------7-------0-|-------0--------|-5-----5---7---0-|-0-------0-------5-| 
B|-5h7-7-5---5h7---|---5h7-----5h7--|-5h7---5---5---7-|---5h7---7---5h7---| 
G|-----------------|-----0-------0--|-7---5-----7---7-|-----0---7-----0---| 
D|-----0-------0---|----------------|-----7-----------|-------0-----------| 
A|-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-------------------| 
D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------| 
 
"in her hair" 
 
Verse fill: 
(my favorite fill....) 
D|-3-----3-------|-------2-------2-|-4-0-----------|-------0---------| 
B|---5-------5---|-3-------------3-|-3-------------|-------8-7-------| 
G|-----7-------7-|---0-0-----0-0---|---------------|-6h7p6-6--7------| 
D|-----0-------0-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| 
A|---------------|-2-------2-------|---------------|-----------------| 
D|-0-------0-----|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| 
 
D|-3-----3-3\2---|-------2---0---2-|--4-0-----------| 
B|---5-----------|-3-------3-----3-|--3-------------| 
G|-----7---------|---0-0-----------|----------------| 
D|-----0-------0-|-------------0---|----0---0-------| 
A|---------------|-2-------2-------|----------------| 
D|-0-------0-----|-----------------|-0----0---------| 
 
D|-0-----0---------|-0-------14-| 
B|-----------------|------15----| 
G|-----------------|o---14-----o| 
D|-----0-------0---|o----------o| 
A|-----------------|------------| 
D|-0-------0-------|-0----------| 
 
                    Repeat Measure 3 times 
 
Verse Riff (as above): 
"Took my chances on a big jet plane. Never let them tell ya' that they're all-----the same----." 
verse Riff: 
"Oh, the sea was red and the sky was grey-- (wondered how) tommorrow, could ever follow today." 
Verse Riff: 
"Mountain and the canyons start to tremble and shake-- (the) children of the sun 
begin, to awake (won't you/watch out) 
 
Other Verse: 
 
D|-----7--5-----------7-|----------7-----------7-|----------5-----------7-| 
B|-6---6--------6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-| 
G|-7---7-----------7----|-------7-----------7----|-------7-----------7----| 
D|-----0-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0-----0----|-------0-----------0----| 
A|-0--------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------| 
D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------0----------| 
 
(It) seems that the warth of the gods got a punch on the nose and it started to flow. 
 
D|----------5-------------|----------------------|---------0-------------|-0--------0-------------| 
B|----6-----6-----6-----6-|-2--0--2p0h2--2-----2-|-2p0--2--------2-------|-2--0--2--------2-------| 
G|-------7-----------7----|-0-----0--------------|------------------2--2-|-------------------2--2-| 
D|-------0-----------0----|-2-----2p0h2-----2----|-2----------------2----|-------2-----------2----| 
A|------------------------|-0--------------------|------------0----------|-0-----------0----------| 
D|-0-----------0----------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| 
 
"I think it might be sinkin'.        (ah-haaa) 
 
D|-0------0-----------| 
B|-----2---------2----| 
G|------------------2-| 
D|-----2------------2-| 
A|-----------0--------| 
D|-0------------------| 
 
Other Verse Riff: 
"(Please) Throw me a line if i reach it in time. Meet you up there where the 
path runs straight and high----" 
Intro: 
instrumental 
Verse Riff: 
To find a Queen without a King. They say she plays guitar and cries and (she) sings. (la la la la) 
Verse Riff: 
Ride a white mare in the foot-steps of dawn. Trying to find a woman who's never, 
never, never been born. 
Verse Riff: 
Standin on a hill in the monutatin of dreams. Tellin' myself it's not as hard, 
hard, hard as it seems. (Mmm ha/ Sure is hard)) 
 
Outro: 
Basically the same a the verse fill but it loops and varies. 
  
If you can play what is here you should be able to make up a good sounding ending.  
I'm not posting it. If you want it, request it. 
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