[Intro] (drums) <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> [Verse 1] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Getting born in the state of Mississippi, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Her Poppa was a copper and her Momma was a hippie <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> In Alabama she would swing a hammer, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> She never knew that there was anything more than poor, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> What in the world does your company take me for? [Verse 2] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Black bandana, sweet Louisiana, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> She's a runner, rebel and a stunner, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> On her merry way sayin', "baby whatcha gonna" <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> Just another way to survive [Chorus] <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, Rest In Peace, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> Simultaneous release, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, show your teeth, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah [Instrumental] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> [Verse 3] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> She's a lover, baby and a fighter, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Shoulda seen it coming when it got a little brighter, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> With a name like "Dani California", <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> A little loaded, she was stealing another breath <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> I love my baby to death [Chorus] <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, Rest In Peace, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> Simultaneous release, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, show your teeth, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah [Bridge] <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">F#</b> Who knew the other side of you? <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">F#</b> Who knew what others died to prove? <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">F#</b> Too true to say goodbye to you <b class="chord">Bm</b> Too true, too sad, sad, sad [Verse 4] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Push the fader, gifted animator, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> One for the now and eleven for the later, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Never made it up to Minnesota, <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last, <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">E7</b> It only hurts when I laugh; gone too fast [Chorus] <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, Rest In Peace, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> Simultaneous release, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, show your teeth, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, Rest In Peace, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> Simultaneous release, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> California, show your teeth, <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> She's my priestess, I'm your priest, yeah, yeah [Outro Solo] <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b>