#. [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?

#. [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 .45[Am],
[Am]Just another [G]way to survive [Dm]

Ref: Cali[F]fornia, [C]Rest In [Dm]Peace,
[G]Simul[F]taneous [C]rele[Dm]ase,
[G]Calif[F]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]

#. 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: Cali[F]fornia, [C]Rest In [Dm]Peace,
[G]Simul[F]taneous [C]rele[Dm]ase,
[G]Calif[F]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 good[D]bye to you [F#]
[Bm]Too true to say, say, say

#. 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: Cali[F]fornia, [C]Rest In [Dm]Peace,
[G]Simul[F]taneous [C]rele[Dm]ase,
[G]Calif[F]ornia, [C]show your [Dm]teeth,
She's [G]my [F]priestess, [C]I'm your [Dm]priest, yeah, yeah