Dani California

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 got to pay when you break the panorama,

Am G Dm Am
She never knew that there was anything more than all,

Am G Dm Am
Well in the war your comfort to 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
Come to Mirawais saying "Baby watcha gona?",

Am G Dm Am
Looking down the barrell of a hot bell 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


Verse 2:
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
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 the hardest time to prove?

Bm G F#
Too true to say goodbye to you

Bm
Too true to say, say, say


Verse 3:

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
Off the coated man, Was gona fill 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 to fade


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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