{Chorus}
[Am]Getting born in the st[G]ate of Mississippi,
[Dm]Her Poppa was a copper and her M[Am]omma was a hippy,
[Am]In Alabama sh[G]e will swing a hammer,
[Dm]Price you got to pay wh[Am]en you break the panorama,
[Am]She never kn[G]ew that there was a[Dm]nything more than a[Am]ll,
[Am] Well in the [G]war your com[Dm]fort to take me f[Am]or,
B[Am]lack bandanna, sw[G]eet Louisiana,
R[Dm]obbing on a bank in the st[Am]ate of Indiana,
S[Am]he's a runner, Rebe[G]l and a stunner,
C[Dm]ome to Mirawais saying "B[Am]aby watcha gona?",
[Am] Looking d[G]own the barrell of a h[Dm]ot bell 4[Am]5,
[Am] Just another w[G]ay to survi[Dm]ve
{Chorus:}
Calif[F]ornia, Re[C]st In Pe[Dm]ace,
Simul[F]taneou[C]s rele[Dm]ase,
Calif[F]ornia, s[C]how your t[Dm]eeth,
She's my pri[F]estess, I'[C]m your prie[Dm]st,
[Dm]Yeah, yeah
{Verse 2:}
She's a lo[Am]ver, Bab[G]y and a fighter,
Shou[Dm]lda seen it coming when I g[Am]ot a little brighter,
[Am] With a name like "Da[G]ni California",
D[Dm]ay was gona come when [Am]I was gona mourn ya,
[Am] A little lo[G]w,
That she was ste[Dm]aling another br[Am]ead,
I [Am]love my baby to death
{Chorus:}
Calif[F]ornia, Re[C]st In Pe[Dm]ace,
Simul[F]taneou[C]s rele[Dm]ase,
Calif[F]ornia, s[C]how your t[Dm]eeth,
She's my pri[F]estess, I'[C]m your prie[Dm]st,
[Dm]Yeah, yeah
{Bridge:}
W[Bm]ho knew the har[G]dest s[F#]ide of you?
W[Bm]ho knew the har[G]dest t[F#]ime to prove?
T[Bm]oo true to s[G]ay good[F#]bye to you
T[Bm]oo true to say, say, say
{Verse 3:}
Pus[Am]hed the fader, Gi[G]fted animator,
O[Dm]ne for the now, And e[Am]leven for the later,
Ne[Am]ver made it [G]up to Minnesota,
O[Dm]ff the coated man, Was g[Am]ona fill the quota,
D[Am]own in the Badla[G]nds she was sa[Dm]ving the [Am]best for last,
I[Am]t only hurts when I laugh,
Gone to f[G]ade
{Chorus:}
Calif[F]ornia, Re[C]st In Pe[Dm]ace,
Simul[F]taneou[C]s rele[Dm]ase,
Calif[F]ornia, s[C]how your t[Dm]eeth,
She's my pri[F]estess, I'[C]m your prie[Dm]st,
[Dm]Yeah, yeah
Calif[F]ornia, Re[C]st In Pe[Dm]ace,
Simul[F]taneou[C]s rele[Dm]ase,
Calif[F]ornia, s[C]how your t[Dm]eeth,
She's my pri[F]estess, I'[C]m your prie[Dm]st,
[Dm]Yeah, yeah