California Waiting by Kings Of Leon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Californina Waiting - Kings of Leon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Frosty Email: samuelfrost@yahoo.com Tuning: DADGBe Try this variation on the riff supplied in the 1st version of the intro (dont know who to accredit it to) I'm afraid i like to combine two obviously separate guitar parts into some acoustic plucking so leave out the bass notes if you aren't into that: e----------------------------5h7-5---- b--3h5-3---3h5-3---3-/-7-7-7-------7-- g--------4-------4-------------------- D------------------0-----0-0-0-------- A------------------------------------- D--5-------5-------------------------- Anyway here's the song Verse A - palm muted mostly e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-(lots)---------------------------4-0 (lots)-----------------------------| Little Mona Lisa laying by my side "Crimson and Clover" pullin’ overtime Seem too close to be losin’ touch Prechorus e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4----------------------------------2--------------------------------------| D|-4----------------------------------2--------------------------------------| A|-2----------------------------------0--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| By givin’ in, what am I givin’ up, Am I losin’ way too much Chorus - clean, no palm mute e|--------------------------------------0------------------------------------| B|---8----------------------------------2------------------------------5-/-7-| G|---7----------------------------------2------------------------------4-/-6-| D|---5----------------------------------0------------------------------------| A|---5----------------------------------0------------------------------------| D|---5----------------------------------0------------------------------------| (i) Hey California waiting (ii) Say While you’re tryin’ to save me e|----------------------------------------------0----------------------------| B|----8-----------------------------------------2----------------------------| G|----7----------------------------4------------2----------------------------| D|----5----------------------------4------------0----------------------------| A|----5----------------------------2------------0----------------------------| D|----5-----------------------------------------0----------------------------| (i) Every little thing’s gotta be just right (ii) Can’t I get back my lonely life 2nd verse (often no palm mute and even full dropped-d power chord eg 555xxx) verse A I’m goin’ so fast that I can’t slow down It’s hard to get up when you’re spinnin’ round and round I’d tell you the news but nothin’s changed verse B I’d sing you a song but they blew it away All wrapped up in this stupid ass game Chorus Hey, California waiting Every little thing’s gotta be just right Say, While you’re tryin’ to save me Can’t I get back my lonely life Can’t I get back my lonely life Soft Chorus - 1 rake and let ring each of 55578x then 000230 then - 1 rake and let ring each of 55578x then 000235 And back to normal chorus with palm muting www.TAB6.com