Dani California Chords & Lyrics - Red Hot Chili Peppers

[INTRO]
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| [Am] [G] | [Dm] [Am] | [Am] [G] | [Dm] [Am] |

[VERSE 1]
[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?

[VERSE 2]
[Am]Black bandana, [G]sweet Louisiana,
[Dm]Robbin' all the banks in the [Am]state of Indiana,
[Am] She's a runner, [G]rebel and a stunner,
[Dm]Condemned everywhere sayin, '[Am]baby whatcha gonna'
[Am] Lookin down the [G]barrel of a [Dm]hot metal .[Am]45,
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Just another way to survive

[CHORUS]
Calif[F]ornia, R[C]est In P[Dm]eace,
S[G]imult[F]aneous r[C]ele[Dm]ase,
Ca[G]li[F]fornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
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She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah

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[VERSE 3]
[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]quot;Dani California",
[Dm]Day was gonna come when [Am]I was gonna mourn ya,
[Am] A little [G]loaded she was [Dm]stealing a[Am]nother breath
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I love my baby to death

[CHORUS]
Calif[F]ornia, R[C]est In P[Dm]eace,
S[G]imult[F]aneous r[C]el[Dm]ease,
Ca[G]li[F]fornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
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She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah

[BRIDGE]
[Bm] Who knew the [G]other [D]side of you?[F#]
[Bm] Who knew that [G]others [D]died to prove?[F#]
[Bm] Too true to [G]say good[D]bye to you[F#]
[Bm] Too true, too sad, sad, sad

[VERSE 3]
[Am] Push the fader, [G]gifted animator,
[Dm]One for the now and e[Am]leven 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,
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It only hurts when I laugh; gone too fast

[CHORUS]
Calif[F]ornia, R[C]est In P[Dm]eace,
S[G]imult[F]aneous r[C]el[Dm]ease,
Ca[G]li[F]fornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
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She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah

Cali[F]fornia, [C]Rest In [Dm]Peace,
Si[G]mul[F]tane[C]ous re[Dm]lease,
Ca[G]li[F]fornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
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She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah

[OUTRO SOLO]
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