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
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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
This is the correct way to play it..... (fairly easy)
