( Am G Dm Am )*2

Am                  G
Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi
Dm                    Am
Papa was a copper and momma was a hippie
Am          G
In Alabama, she would swing a hammer
Dm                           Am
Price you gotta 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
Condemned everywhere sayin' baby whatcha gonna
Am              G           Dm         Am
Lookin down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Am           G         Dm
Just another way to survive

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

Am             G
She's a lover, baby and a fighter
Dm                                  Am
She should've seen it comin when it 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

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

Bm           G      D
Who knew the harder side of you
Bm            G        D
Who knew what all this got to prove
Bm          G       D
Too true to say goodbye to you
Bm           D
Too true too sad sad sad

Am                 G
First to fade her, 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 a 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
E
Gone too fast

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

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

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