You capo the 4th fret to play these chords. Here’s a diagram of the chord voicings in this photo to the right. I included, at the bottom of the page, a video of him playing it live where I was able to catch the chords. For whatever reason, I couldn’t get them right by ear, and you’d almost think the video below wouldn’t help you because 90% of the time either it’s just a shot of Josh’s head or some audience dude’s head’s in the way! And really, now that I watch it again, it’s only towards the end, at about the 2:00 minute mark, after the solo, that you can get a decent look at his left hand, and that’s where I picked it up. Here’s a link to a PDF you can download:
| Ebm It’s cold in San Francisco Ab Abm It’s California gray. Ebm One night on Telegraph Hill, Ab Abm we kept the wolves at bay. F# I wrote you a long letter Abm Some things you can’t explain B Ebm Julie, come out of the rain Abm It’s cold and I can’t wait forever B Ebm Julie, if you want me to stay Abm Why don’t you show it? Ebm I called a taxi for ya’. Ab Abm Your raincoat it was blue. Ebm Outside the wind was talkin’ Ab Abm of how I fell for you. F# You left your cigarettes and Abm a dozen other things B Ebm Julie, come out of the rain Abm It’s cold and I can’t wait forever B Ebm Julie, if you want me to stay Abm Why don’t you show it? F# Abm Gimme a smile and say, A#m B Everything’s ok. |
Ebm Abm Oh, oh, it’s California gray Ebm B Oh, oh, it’s California gray.. (Musical interlude over the chords of the previous Chorus) Ebm It’s cold in San Francisco. Ab Abm It’s California gray. Ebm One night on Telegraph Hill, Ab Abm we kept the wolves at bay. B Ebm Julie, come out of the rain Abm It’s cold and I can’t wait forever. B Ebm Julie, if you want me to stay Abm Why don’t you show it? F# Abm Gimme a smile and say, A#m B Everything’s ok. F# Abm Look in my eyes and say A#m B Everything’s ok… Ebm Abm Oh, oh, it’s California gray Ebm B Oh, oh, it’s California gray.. |
Here’s a cover version I did a couple weeks ago. Maybe I should have just aimed the camera at the fretboard, but I think you can probably see the chords pretty well as it is:
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