Dani California (intro) (midi) (sample)

Am - G - Dm - Am (2x)

Am G

1. Getting’ born in the state of Mississippi,

Dm

her Poppa was a copper and her Momma was a hippy.

Am G

In Alabama she will swing a hammer,

Dm

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

2. Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana,

Dm

robbin’ on a bank in the state of Indiana,

Am G

she's a runner, rebel and a stunner,

Dm

comin’ everyway saying “Baby watcha gonna?”

Am G Dm Am

Looking down the barrel of a hot metal 45,

Am G Dm

just another way to survive.

F C Dm F C Dm

California, rest in peace, simultaneous release,

F C Dm F C Dm

California, show your teeth, she's my priestess, I'm your priest,

Dm

yeah, yeah ! + Am - G - Dm - Am (2x)

Am G

3. She's a lover, baby and a fighter,

Dm

shoulda seen it coming when I got a little brighter.

Am G

With a name like "Dani California",

Dm

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 F C Dm

California, rest in peace, simultaneous release,

F C Dm F C Dm

California, show your teeth, she's my priestess, I'm your priest,

Dm

yeah, yeah !

Bm                G         F#

Who knew the hardest side of you?

Bm                    G        F#

Who knew what others died to prove?

Bm             G           F# - Bm            Bm

Too true to say goodbye to you, too true, too sad, sad, sad.

Am G

4. Pushed the fader, gifted animator,

Dm

one for the now, and eleven for the later,

Am G

never made it up to Minnesota,

Dm

North Dakota man was a-gunning' for the quota.

Am G Dm Am

Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last,

Am G Dm E

it only hurts when I laugh, gone too fast.

+ CHORUS (2x) + Am - G - Dm - F (4x) …

(Red Hot Chili Peppers)