🎶 Dani California

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[Bb] Getting born in the [Db]state of Mississippi,
Her [Eb]Poppa was a copper and her [Bb]Momma was a hippie
[Bb] In Alabama [Db]she would swing a hammer,
[Eb]Price you gotta pay when you [Bb]break the panorama
[Bb] She never [Db]knew that there was [Eb]anything [Bb]more than poor,
[Bb] What in the [Db]world does your [Eb]company [Bb]take me for?

[Bb]Black bandana, [Db]sweet Louisiana,
[Eb]Robbin' on a bank in the [Bb]state of Indiana,
[Bb] She's a runner, [Db]rebel and a stunner,
[Eb]On her merry way sayin', [Bb]"baby whatcha gonna"
[Bb] Lookin' down the [Db]barrel of a [Eb]hot metal [Bb].45,
[Bb] Just another [Db]way to [Eb]survive

Calif[Em]ornia, R[A#]est In P[Eb]eace,
S[Db]imult[Em]aneous r[A#]ele[Eb]ase,
[Db]Ca[Em]lifornia, [A#]show your [Eb]teeth,
She's [Db]my [Em]priestess, [A#]I'm your [Eb]priest, yeah, yeah


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[Bb] She's a lover, [Db]baby and a fighter,
[Eb]Shoulda seen it coming when it [Bb]got a little brighter,
[Bb] With a name like [Db]"Dani California",
[Eb]Day was gonna come when [Bb]I was gonna mourn ya,
[Bb] A little [Db]loaded, she was [Eb]stealing [Bb]another breath
[Bb] I love my [Db]baby to [Eb]death

Calif[Em]ornia, R[A#]est In P[Eb]eace,
S[Db]imult[Em]aneous r[A#]el[Eb]ease,
[Db]Ca[Em]lifornia, [A#]show your [Eb]teeth,
She's [Db]my [Em]priestess, [A#]I'm your [Eb]priest, yeah, yeah

[A#m] Who knew the [Db]other [Cb]side of [F]you?
[A#m] Who knew what [Db]others [Cb]died to [F]prove?
[A#m] Too true to [Db]say [Cb]goodbye to [F]you
[A#m] Too true, too sad, sad, sad

[Bb] Push the fader, [Db]gifted animator,
[Eb]One for the now and [Bb]eleven for the later,
[Bb] Never made it [Db]up to Minnesota,
[Eb]North Dakota man was a [Bb]gunnin' for the quota
[Bb] Down in the [Db]Badlands she was [Eb]saving the [Bb]best for last,
[Bb] It only [Db]hurts when I [Eb]laugh; gone [E7]too fast

Calif[Em]ornia, R[A#]est In P[Eb]eace,
S[Db]imult[Em]aneous r[A#]el[Eb]ease,
[Db]Ca[Em]lifornia, [A#]show your [Eb]teeth,
She's [Db]my [Em]priestess, [A#]I'm your [Eb]priest, yeah, yeah

[Em]California, [A#]Rest In [Eb]Peace,
Si[Db]mul[Em]tane[A#]ous re[Eb]lease,
[Db]Ca[Em]lifornia, [A#]show your [Eb]teeth,
She's [Db]my [Em]priestess, [A#]I'm your [Eb]priest, yeah, yeah

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