Intro | (drums) | % | | Am G | Dm Am | Am G | Dm Am |
Verse 1 Am G Getting born in the state of Mississippi, Dm Am Her Poppa was a copper and her Momma was a hippie Am G In Alabama she would swing a hammer, Dm Am Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama Am G Dm Am She never knew that there was anything more than poor, Am G Dm Am What in the world does your company take me for?
Verse 2 Am G Black bandana, sweet Louisiana, Dm Am Robbin' all the banks in the state of Indiana, Am G She's a runner, rebel and a stunner, Dm Am Condemned everywhere sayin, 'baby whatcha gonna' Am G Dm Am Lookin down the barrel of a hot metal .45, Am G | Dm | % | Just another way to survive
Chorus F C Dm California, Rest In Peace, G F C Dm Simultaneous release, G F C Dm California, show your teeth, G F C | Dm | % | She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
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Verse 3 Am G She's a lover, baby and a fighter, Dm Am Shoulda seen it coming when it got a little brighter, Am G With a name like "Dani California", Dm Am Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya, Am G Dm Am A little loaded she was stealing another breath Am G | Dm | % | I love my baby to death
Chorus F C Dm California, Rest In Peace, G F C Dm Simultaneous release, G F C Dm California, show your teeth, G F C | Dm | % | She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
Bridge Bm G D F# Who knew the other side of you? Bm G D F# Who knew that others died to prove? Bm G D F# Too true to say goodbye to you Bm Too true, too sad, sad, sad
Verse 3 Am G Push 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 North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota Am G Dm Am Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last, Am G | Dm | % | | E7 | % | It only hurts when I laugh; gone too fast
Chorus F C Dm California, Rest In Peace, G F C Dm Simultaneous release, G F C Dm California, show your teeth, G F C | Dm | % | She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
F C Dm California, Rest In Peace, G F C Dm Simultaneous release, G F C Dm California, show your teeth, G F C | Dm | % | She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah
Outro solo | F C | Dm G | F C | Dm G | | F C | Dm G | F C | Dm G | | Dm | % |
| F C | Dm G | F C | Dm G | | F C | Dm G | | F | % | C | % | Dm rit.