9 Chords used in the song: Am, G, Dm, F5, C5, Dm5, G5, Bm, D/F#
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Am G
Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi,
Dm Am
Poppa was a copper and her Momma was a hippy,
Am G
In Alabama she was swinging 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 bandana, sweet Louisiana,
Dm Am
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana,
Am G
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner,
Dm Am
On her merry way, saying "Baby watcha gonna?",
Am G Dm Am
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45,
Am G Dm
Just another way to survive
Chorus:
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California, Rest In Peace
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
Simultaneous release
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California show your teeth
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
Dm5
Yeah, yeah
Verse 2:
Am G
She's a lover, Baby and a fighter,
Dm Am
Should've 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 gona mourn ya,
Am G Dm Am
A little loaded, she was stealing another breath,
Am G Dm
I love my baby to death
Chorus:
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California, Rest In Peace
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
Simultaneous release
F5 C5 Dm G5
California, show your teeth
F5 C5 Dm5
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
Dm5
Yeah, yeah
Bridge:
Bm G D/F#
Who knew the other side of you?
Bm G D/F#
Who knew what others died to prove?
Bm G D/F#
Too true to say goodbye to you
Bm
Too true to sad, sad, sad
Verse 3:
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, Was gunnin' for the quota,
Am G Dm Am
Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last,
Am
It only hurts when I laugh,
G
Gone to fast
Chorus:
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California, Rest In Peace
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
Simultaneous release
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California, show your teeth
F5 C5 Dm5
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
Dm5
Yeah, yeah
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California, Rest In Peace,
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
Simultaneous release,
F5 C5 Dm5 G5
California, show your teeth,
F5 C5 Dm5
She's my priestess, I'm your priest,
Dm5
Yeah, yeah
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The chords work but its looks copied from a guitar chords website because of the 5 chords i'm new to uke but so i might be wrong but as far as i know ukes dont use 5 chords
08 Aug 2009
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About this song: Dani California
"Dani California" is the first single from the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006. The international radio premiere was April 3, 2006, when Don Jantzen from the Houston radio station KTBZ-FM, played "Dani California" continuously for his entire three hour program.