Dani California chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Ver. 2)

Intro:

Am G Dm Am
Am G Dm Am



Am       G
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
Dm           Am
Papa was a copper, and her mama was a hippy
Am       G
In Alabama she would 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 poor
Am     G          Dm    Am
What in the world does your company take me for?

Am        G
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
Dm         Am
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
Am
She's a runner
 G
Rebel, and a stunner
Dm           Am
On her merry way saying baby, watcha gonna?
Am      G        Dm   Am
Looking down the barrel of a hot metal forty-five
Am      G     Dm
Just another way to survive

    F  C    Dm
California, rest in peace
   F   C  Dm
Simultaneous release
   F   C   Dm
California, show your teeth
     F
She's my priestess
C    Dm
I'm your priest

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Solo: Am G Dm Am
    Am G Dm Am

Am       G
She's a lover, baby, and a fighter
Dm              Am
Should've seen it coming when I 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

    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
Yeah, yeah

Bm      G   F#
Who knew the other side of you?
Bm      G   F#
Who knew that others died to prove?
Bm      G   F#
Too true to say goodbye to you
Bm      G   F#
Too true to say, say, say

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
North Dakota man Wasn't gunnin' for the quota
Am       G        Dm      Am
Down in the badlands she was saving the best for last
Am     G      Dm
It only hurts when I laugh
     Bm
Gone too fast

    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
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