Dani California chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Getting born in the state of Mississippi
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Papa was a copper,
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and her mama was a hippy
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In Alabama she would swing a hammer
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Price you got to pay
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when you break the panorama
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She never knew that there was
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anything more than poor
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What in the world does your
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company take me for?
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Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
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Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
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She's a runner Rebel, and a stunner
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On her merry way saying baby, watcha gonna?
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Looking down the barrel of a
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hot metal forty-five
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Just another way to survive
Chorus 1
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California rest in peace
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Simultaneous release
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Cali fornia show your teeth
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She's my priestess
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I'm your priest
Interlude 1
Yeah, yeah
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Verse 2
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She's a lover, baby, and a fighter
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Should've seen it coming
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when I got a little brighter
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With a name like Dani California
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Day was gonna come
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when I was gonna mourn ya
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A little loaded,
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she was stealing another breath
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I love my baby to death
Chorus 2
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California rest in peace
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Simultaneous release
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Cali fornia show your teeth
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She's my priestess
C
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I'm your priest
Bridge 1
Yeah, yeah
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Who knew the other side of you?
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Who knew that others died to prove?
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Too true to say goodbye to you
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Too true to say, say, say
Verse 3
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Pushed the fader, gifted animator
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One for the now, and eleven for the later
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Never made it up to Minnesota
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North Dakota man
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Wasn't gunnin' for the quota
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Down in the Badlands
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she was saving the best for last
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It only hurts when I laugh
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Gone too fast
Chorus 3
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California rest in peace
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Simultaneous release
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Cali fornia show your teeth
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She's my priestess
C
Dm
I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah
Chorus 4
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California rest in peace
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C
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Simultaneous release
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C
Cali fornia show your teeth
Dm
G
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She's my priestess
C
Dm
I'm your priest
Solo 1
Yeah, yeah
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Dani California
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