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 break the Am
panorama
Am
She never G
knew that there was Dm
anything more Am
than poor,
Am
What in the G
world does your Dm
company take Am
me for?
2. Am
Black bandana, sweet G
Louisiana,
Dm
Robbin' on a bank in the Am
state of Indiana,
Am
She's a runner, rebel and a G
stunner,
Dm
On her merry way sayin', "Am
baby whatcha gonna"
Am
Lookin' down the G
barrel of a Dm
hot metal .45Am
,
Am
Just another G
way to survive Dm
Ref: CaliF
fornia, C
Rest In Dm
Peace,
G
SimulF
taneous C
releDm
ase,
G
CalifF
ornia, 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
3. She's a lover, baby and a fighter,
Shoulda seen it coming when it got a little brighter,
With a name like "Dani California",
Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya,
A little loaded, she was stealing another breath
I love my baby to death
Ref: CaliF
fornia, C
Rest In Dm
Peace,
G
SimulF
taneous C
releDm
ase,
G
CalifF
ornia, 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 you? F#
Bm
Who knew what G
others D
died to F#
prove?
Bm
Too true to G
say goodD
bye to you F#
Bm
Too true to say, say, say
4. Push the fader, gifted animator,
One for the now and eleven for the later,
Never made it up to Minnesota,
North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota
Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last,
It only hurts when I laugh; gone too E7
fast
Ref: CaliF
fornia, C
Rest In Dm
Peace,
G
SimulF
taneous C
releDm
ase,
G
CalifF
ornia, C
show your Dm
teeth,
She's G
my F
priestess, C
I'm your Dm
priest, yeah, yeah