California Brown
Composer: Henning Ohlenbusch
Album: Gentle Hen - Sneaking up on the Moon
https://youtu.be/acq75W8eiM4

[verse]
C                             D
If I’m gonna live in this New England town
          Em                 C
I’m gonna paint my house California Brown
      Am                        C
Gonna add a little color to the winter grey
      Em                            C      Am
Gonna carve a little depth into the frozen day


[verse]
C                             D
Breaking off the edges of the sidewalk ice
    Em                              C
The crunch beneath my boots well it feels so nice
        Am                           C
But I’d trade it in a second just to hang around
          Em                        C      Am
Where the sun’s shining down on California Brown


[chorus]
    G      C D
California Brown
          G          D                  Em
Where the gold trail ambles through the bone dry ground
        G           D                Em
I’m the lion in the brambles just outside of town
G                D              Em       A7
Staring down the valley without making a sound.
C7                         Em
Watching for the sun to go down.


[verse]
         C                           D
When the leaves are all gone and the branches are spikes
        Em                             C
And the neighborhood kids have packed away their bikes
    Am                             C
And staring out the window is like staring at a frown.
  Em                         C      Am
I do my best to think of California Brown


[chorus]

    G      C D
California Brown
          G          D                  Em
Where the gold trail ambles through the bone dry ground
        G           D                Em
I’m the lion in the brambles just outside of town
G                   D              Em       A7
Creeping toward the valley without making a sound.
C7                        Em
Waiting for the sun to go down.


[bridge]
Bbmaj7      Am7
Sun hanging down.
Ebmaj7     Gm         C7        
Orange and blue above brown.


[Instrumental section]
F G C Em Am C Em Am D7 F7 Am


[chorus]
    G      C D
California Brown
          G          D                  Em
Where the gold trail ambles through the bone dry ground
        G           D                Em
I’m the lion in the brambles just outside of town
G                 D              Em       A7
CReeping down the valley without making a sound.
C7                         Em
Watching for the sun to go down.
C7                       Em
Surrounded by California Brown