Dani California

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

1187
[Intro]
Am Gmaj Dm Am
×2
 
 
[Verse 1]
Am              Gmaj         Am
Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi
Am                 Gmaj                Dm
Poppa was a copper and her momma was a hippie
Am              Gmaj          Am
In Alabama, she would swing a hammer
          Am                 Gmaj      Dm
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
Am                  Gmaj       Am                Am
She never knew that there was  anything more than poor
Gmaj               Dm             Am          Gmaj
What in the world, what does your company take me for?
Dm            Am
Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
Gmaj              Dm              Am
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
Gmaj            Am          Am
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
Gmaj             Dm                  Am
On her merry way sayin', "Baby, what you gonna-?"
Gmaj             Dm              Am
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Am     Gmaj         Dm
Just another way to survive
 
 
[Chorus]
F           C       D     G
California, rest in peace
F            C      D  G
Simultaneous release
F           C         D    G
California, show your teeth
F        C          D        G       D     D
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am      Gmaj            Am
She's a lover, baby and a fighter
        Am       Gmaj           Dm           Am
Shoulda seen her comin' when it got a little brighter
     Gmaj       Am
With a name like Dani California
Am      Gmaj            Dm          Am
Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
Gmaj             Am               Am      Dm
A little loaded, she was stealin' another breath
Am        Gmaj    Dm
I love my baby to death
 
 
[Chorus]
F           C       D     G
California, rest in peace
F            C     D  G
Simultaneous release
F           C         D    G
California, show your teeth
F        C          D        G       D     D
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
 
 
[Bridge]
Bm           Gmaj          Dmaj
Who knew the other side of you?
F#           Bm           Gmaj
Who knew what others died to prove?
Dmaj     F#     Bm        Gmaj
Too true to say goodbye to you
Bm      Gmaj     Bm
Too true to say, say, say
 
 
[Verse 3]
E7b9            Am
Push the fader, gifted animator
Gmaj        Am                 Am
One for the now and eleven for the later
Gmaj          Dm
Never made it up to Minnesota
Am               Gmaj         Am
North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota
Am          Gmaj          Dm             Am
Down in the Badlands, she was savin' the best for last
Gmaj          Dm
It only hurts when I laugh
Dm
Gone too fast
 
 
[Chorus]
F           C       D     G
California, rest in peace
F            C      D     G
Simultaneous release
F           C         D    G
California, show your teeth
F        C         D         G       D     D
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
F           C       D     G
California, rest in peace (Do svidaniya)
F            C     D  G
Simultaneous release (California)
F           C         D     G
California, show your teeth (Do svidaniya)
F        C          D        G       D     D
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
 
The End.
              Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi
Poppa was a copper and her momma was a hippie
In Alabama, she would swing a hammer
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
What in the world, what does your company take me for?
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry way sayin', "Baby, what you gonna—?"
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Just another way to survive

California, rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California, show your teeth
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah

She's a lover, baby and a fighter
Shoulda seen her comin' when it got a little brighter
With a name like Dani California
Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
A little loaded, she was stealin' another breath
I love my baby to death

California, rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California, show your teeth
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah

Who knew the other side of you?
Who knew what others died to prove?
Too true to say goodbye to you
Too true to say, say, say

Push the fader, gifted animator
One for the now and eleven for the later
Never made it up to Minnesota
North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota
Down in the Badlands, she was savin' the best for last
It only hurts when I laugh
Gone too fast

California, rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California, show your teeth
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
California, rest in peace (Do svidaniya)
Simultaneous release (California)
California, show your teeth (Do svidaniya)
She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah              
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