Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers chords

Key: Am Singer/Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers


[Intro]
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[Verse1]
[Am] Getting born in the [G]state of Mississippi,
Her [Dm]Poppa was a copper and her [Am]Momma was a hippie
[Am] In Alabama [G]she would swing a hammer,
[Dm]Price you gotta pay when you [Am]break the panorama
[Am] She never [G]knew that there was [Dm]anything [Am]more than poor,
[Am] What in the [G]world does your [Dm]company [Am]take me for?
[Verse2]
[Am]Black bandana, [G]sweet Louisiana,
[Dm]Robbin' on a bank in the [Am]state of Indiana,
[Am] She's a runner, [G]rebel and a stunner,
[Dm]On her merry way sayin', [Am]"baby whatcha gonna"
[Am] Lookin' down the [G]barrel of a [Dm]hot metal [Am].45,
[Am] Just another [G]way to [Dm]survive
[Chorus]
Calif[F]ornia, R[C]est In P[Dm]eace,
S[G]imult[F]aneous r[C]ele[Dm]ase,
[G]Ca[F]lifornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
She's [G]my [F]priestess, [C]I'm your [Dm]priest, yeah, yeah
[Instrumental]
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[Verse3]
[Am] She's a lover, [G]baby and a fighter,
[Dm]Shoulda seen it coming when it [Am]got a little brighter,
[Am] With a name like [G]"Dani California",
[Dm]Day was gonna come when [Am]I was gonna mourn ya,
[Am] A little [G]loaded, she was [Dm]stealing [Am]another breath
[Am] I love my [G]baby to [Dm]death
[Chorus]
Calif[F]ornia, R[C]est In P[Dm]eace,
S[G]imult[F]aneous r[C]el[Dm]ease,
[G]Ca[F]lifornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
She's [G]my [F]priestess, [C]I'm your [Dm]priest, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
[Bm] Who knew the [G]other [D]side of [F#]you?
[Bm] Who knew what [G]others [D]died to [F#]prove?
[Bm] Too true to [G]say [D]goodbye to [F#]you
[Bm] Too true, too sad, sad, sad
[Verse4]
[Am] Push the fader, [G]gifted animator,
[Dm]One for the now and [Am]eleven for the later,
[Am] Never made it [G]up to Minnesota,
[Dm]North Dakota man was a [Am]gunnin' for the quota
[Am] Down in the [G]Badlands she was [Dm]saving the [Am]best for last,
[Am] It only [G]hurts when I [|][Dm]laugh; [|]gone [E7]too fast
[Chorus]
Calif[F]ornia, R[C]est In P[Dm]eace,
S[G]imult[F]aneous r[C]el[Dm]ease,
[G]Ca[F]lifornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
She's [G]my [F]priestess, [C]I'm your [|][Dm]pr[|]iest, yeah, yeah
[F]California, [C]Rest In [Dm]Peace,
Si[G]mul[F]tane[C]ous re[Dm]lease,
[G]Ca[F]lifornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
She's [G]my [F]priestess, [C]I'm your [|][Dm]pr[|]iest, yeah, yeah
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