RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS DANI CALIFORNIA
Am G Dm Am ( x 2 )
Am G
Getting born in the state of Mississippi,
Dm Am
Her Poppa was a copper and her Momma was a hippy,
Am G
In Alabama she will swing a hammer,
Dm Am
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama,
Am G Dm Am
She never knew that there was anything more than poor,
Am G Dm Am
What in the world what does your confidence take me for,
Am G
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana,
Dm Am
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana,
Am G
She's a runner, Rebel and a stunner,
Dm Am
Comin' everyway saying "Baby watcha gonna?",
Am G Dm Am
Looking down the barrell of a hot metal 45,
Am G Dm
Just another way to survive
Chorus:
F C Dm
California, Rest In Peace,
F C Dm
Simultaneous release,
F C Dm
California, show your teeth,
F C Dm
She's my priestess, I'm your priest,
Dm
Yeah, yeah
Am G
She's a lover, Baby and a fighter,
Dm Am
Shoulda seen it coming when I got a little brighter,
Am G
With a name like "Dani California",
Dm Am
Day was gona come when I was gona mourn ya,
Am G
A little low,
Dm Am
That she was stealing another bread,
Am G Dm
I love my baby to death
Chorus:
F C Dm
California, Rest In Peace,
F C Dm
Simultaneous release,
F C Dm
California, show your teeth,
F C Dm
She's my priestess, I'm your priest,
Dm
Yeah, yeah
Bridge:
Bm G F#
Who knew the hardest side of you?
Bm G F#
Who knew what others died to prove?
Bm G F#
Too true to say goodbye to you
Bm
Too true to say, say, say
Am G
Pushed the fader, Gifted animator,
Dm Am
One for the now, And eleven for the later,
Am G
Never made it up to Minnesota,
Dm Am
North Dakota man, Was a-gunnin' for the quota,
Am G Dm Am
Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last,
Am
It only hurts when I laugh,
G
Gone too fast
Chorus:
F C Dm
California, Rest In Peace,
F C Dm
Simultaneous release,
F C Dm
California, show your teeth,
F C Dm
She's my priestess, I'm your priest,
Dm
Yeah, yeah
F C Dm
California, Rest In Peace,
F C Dm
Simultaneous release,
F C Dm
California, show your teeth,
F C Dm
She's my priestess, I'm your priest,
Dm
Yeah, yeah
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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