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[Am] [G] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [G] [Dm] [Am]
[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?
[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
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
[Am] [G] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [G] [Dm] [Am]
[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
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
[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
[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
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
[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] priest, yeah, yeah
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[F] [C] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [Dm] [G]
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