Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

Submitted by: pxs

Original key: A Natural Minor

Suggested capo: None

Helpers

A Natural Minor

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III

VII

Chords used

Am A C E

F F A C

C C E G

G G B D

Dm D F A

Fmaj7 F A C E

F#m F# A C#

D D F# A

Bm B D F#

A A C# E

E E G# B

No capo

Intro

Am – F – Am – F –

Verse 1

Am – F – Am – F –
Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind's elation
And little girls from Sweden dream of silver-screen quotation
C – G – F – Dm –
And if you want these kind of dreams, it's Californication

Break 1

Am – F – Am – F –

Verse 2

Am – F – Am – F –
It's the edge of the world and all of Western civilization
The sun may rise in the East, at least it settled in a final location
C – G – F – Dm –
It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication

Break 2

Am – – – Fmaj7 – – –

Pre-Chorus 1

Am – – – Fmaj7 – – – x3
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Celebrity skin: is this your chin or is that war you're waging?
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn

Chorus 1

C – G – Dm – Am – C – G – Dm – – – x2
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

Break 3

Am – F – Am – F –

Verse 3

Am – F – Am – F –
Marry me, girl, be my fairy to the world, be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information
C – G – F – Dm –
And buy me a star on the boulevard, it's Californication

Break 4

Am – F – Am – F –

Verse 4

Am – F – Am – F –
Space may be the final frontier but it's made in a Hollywood basement
And Cobain, can you hear the spheres singing songs off Station to Station?
C – G – F – Dm –
And Alderaan's not far away, it's Californication

Break 5

Am – – – Fmaj7 – – – x2

Pre-Chorus 2

Am – – – Fmaj7 – – – x3
Born and raised by those who praise control of population
Well, everybody's been there, and I don't mean no vacation
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn

Chorus 2

C – G – Dm – Am – C – G – Dm – – – x2
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

Solo

F#m – – – D – – – F#m – – – D – – –
Bm – D – A – E – x2
Bm – D – A – E – x2

Break 6

Am – F – Am – F –

Verse 5

Am – F – Am – F –
Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation
And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar, they're just another good vibration
C – G – F – Dm –
And tidal waves couldn't save the world from Californication

Break 7

Am – – – Fmaj7 – – – x2
Am – – – Fmaj7 – – – x3
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Sicker than the rest, there is no test, but this is what you're craving
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn

Chorus 3

C – G – Dm – Am – C – G – Dm – – – x2

Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

I practiced this song ✓

I practiced this song by heart ♥︎

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