Golden Gate

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Golden Gate’ is from the fine album “Blondes”, Allegiance, 1982, Swedish release Polydor, 1982, US album re-released as CD by Line Music, 1990, CD re-release with all the tracks from the US and the Swedish releases, Neon Dreams, 2003. 

Most of the ‘chirpy’ sounds from the second guitar are simply high E-notes, 12th fret on high E-string.  I´m not a big fan of those chirps, and I liked the song a lot  less before I learned it.  Fun to play now!  And you better play it, ´cause it took us ages to work out the chords. 

Use Drop D tuning (low E-string tuned down to D).

 

(Em7/D)

E-------------

B-------3-----

G-------------

D-------------

A--xx---------

D--xx--------

 

(A7short/C#)

E-------------

B---2---------

G-------------

D---2---------

A---------4---

D--xx---------

 

Em/D

E--------------

B-------------

G-------------

D-------------

A----xx-------

D----xx-------

 

 

(Em7/D)  (A7short/C#)  (Em7/D)  (A7short/C#)

(Em7/D) I dreamed of all the girls in Cali(A7short/C#)fornia,

(Em7/D) I dreamed of all the girls in the Golden (D)State,

(Em/D) And I dreamed about this (A7short)land where I was (D)born, yeah,

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: f#-g-f#-e-d-b)

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(‘easy’ slide from f#- to d-note on high E-string)

 

And I (Em7/D)dreamed that if I called you on the (A7short/C#)phone

(Em7/D) That everything would be like it used to (D)be,

(high notes on high E: f#-f#-b-a)

And I (Em)dreamed that you and (A)I

(high notes run on high B- and E-strings: c#-c#-d-e-to...)

(D) Had finally learned to fly

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: g-f#-e-d-b)

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(to get that nice ‘high notes’ interlude from the 2nd guitar, slide open F-chord.

up to tenth fret and play F and F9, alternating [that is D/D9, really, only higher],

then slide formation down to fifth fret (play F) [that is A, only higher] and back

down to ‘normal’ D. Or, of course, simply play D- and A-chords)

 

(Em7/D)One more time I won't be with my (A7short/C#)baby,

(Em7/D)One more time I just won't be a(D)round,

(high notes on high E: f#-f#-a-b-a-f#)

For if (Em)all the sins of (A)pride

(high notes run on high B- and E-strings: c#-c#-d-e-to...)

Were (D)lined up side by side

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: g-f#-e-d-b)

From (Em)Hollywood up (A)north,

They'd go from (Em)Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

[as above, but to ‘normal’ (A), then (A4) (D, highlight f#-g-f#-e-d) (A)

(D, then slide on high E-string to tenth fret) single notes run on B-, G-, D-

and A-strings: d-c#-b  a-g-F#  E-D-B-A-B-A-A  d-c#-b  a-g-F#  E-D-B-D,

repeat run with slight variations, (D, then slide on high E-string to tenth fret)]

 

And I (Em7/D)dreamed of all the girls in Cali(A7short/C#)fornia,

(Em7/D) And I dreamed of all the girls in the Golden (D)State.

(high notes run:on high E-string: aa-b-a)

Oh I (Em)dreamed about this (A)land where I was (D)born, yeah,

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: f#-f#-g-f#-e-d-b)

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(D [high variety)  (A[high variety])  (D [high variety)  (A[high variety])

 

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(D [high variety)  (A[high variety])  (D [high variety)  (A[high variety])  (D)

 

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