Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dani California Lyrics and Chords

Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Album: Stadium Arcadium

Intro: [ Am  G  Dm  Am ] – 2

Verse 1

Am
.. Getting born in the
G
State of Mississippi
..Dm
Papa was a copper
……..Am
And mama was a hippie
Am
.. In Alabama
…..G
She would swing a hammer
Dm
Price you gotta pay when you
Am
Pick the panorama
Am              G
.. She never knew that there was
Dm                Am
Anything more than poor
Am                 G
.. What in the world,
What does your
Dm               Am
Company take me for ?

Am
Black bandana,
G
Sweet Louisiana
Dm
Robbin’ on a bank in the
Am
State of Indiana
Am
.. She’s a runner,
G
Rebel and a stunner
Dm
Oh her merry way saying
Am
Baby whatcha gonna
Am                         G
Looking down the barrel of a
Dm            Am
Hot metal forty five
Am                 G                 Dm
.. Just another way to survive  .

………..F               C       Dm
California, rest in peace
…G      F        C      Dm
Simultaneous release
….G   F                C          Dm
California, show your teeth
………G        F
She’s my priestess,
…….C         Dm
I’m your priest, yeah, yeah

Music:

Verse 2

Am
.. She’s a lover
..G
Baby and a fighter
Dm
Shoulda seen her coming
……………..Am
When it got a little brighter
Am
.. With a name like
G
Dani California
..Dm
Day was gonna come
…………..Am
When I was gonna mourn ya
Am         G
… A little loaded,
……………..Dm         Am
She was stealing another breath
Am              G           Dm
… I love my baby to death …

………F              C       Dm
California, rest in peace
…G    F        C      Dm
Simultaneous release
….G   F               C        Dm
California, show your teeth
……….G        F
She’s my priestess,
………C       Dm
I’m your priest, yeah, yeah

Bridge:

Bm
.. Who knew the
G         A          F#
Other side of you ?
Bm
… Who knew what
G           A             F#
Others died to prove ?
Bm
… Too true to
G               A            F#
Say good bye to you
Bm
.. Too true to say say say …

Verse 3

Am
.. Push the fader,
G
Gifted animator
..Dm
One for the now and
Am
Eleven for the later
Am
.. Never made it
G
Up to Minnesota
Dm
North Dakota man was a
Am
Gunning for the quota

Am                  G
.. Down in the badlands
……………..Dm               Am
She was saving the best for last
Am        G                     Dm
.. It only hurts when I laugh …
………………….E7
Gone too fast…

……….F                C       Dm
[ California, rest in peace
…G    F          C      Dm
Simultaneous release
….G   F                C        Dm
California, show your teeth
………..G        F
She’s my priestess,
……..C       Dm
I’m your priest, yeah, yeah] – 2

Music:

End