[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Gm
Psychic spies from China
D#
Try to steal your mind's elation
Gm
Little girls from Sweden
D#
Dream of silver screen quotations
A# F
And if you want these kind of dreams
D# Cm
It's Californication
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Gm
It's the edge of the world
D#
And all of western civilization
Gm
The sun may rise in the East
D#
At least it settled in a final location
A# F
It's understood that Hollywood
D# Cm
sells Californication
[Interlude]
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[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gm
Pay your surgeon very well
D#maj7
To break the spell of aging
Gm
Celebrity skin, is this your chin?
D#maj7
Or is that war you're waging?
Gm D#maj7
First born unicorn
Gm D#maj7
Hardcore soft porn
[Chorus]
A# F Cm Gm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm Gm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm
Dream of Californication
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Gm
Marry me girl, be my fairy to the world
D#
Be my very own constellation
Gm
A teenage bride with a baby inside
D#
Getting high on information
A# F
And buy me a star on the boulevard
D# Cm
It's Californication
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
Gm
Space may be the final frontier
D#
But it's made in a Hollywood basement
Gm
And Cobain can you hear the spheres
D#
Singing songs off station to station?
A# F
And Alderaan's not far away
D# Cm
It's Californication
[Interlude]
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Ooooo - ooooh Oooo - ooooh
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Gm
Born and raised by those who praise
D#maj7
Control of population
Gm
Everybody's been there and
D#maj7
I don't mean on vacation
Gm D#maj7
First born unicorn
Gm D#maj7
Hardcore soft porn
[Chorus]
A# F Cm Gm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm Gm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm
Dream of Californication
[Solo]
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| Am C | G D | Em | C |
| Em | C | Am C | G D |
| Am C | G D | Am C | G D |
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
Gm
Destruction leads to a very rough road
D#
But it also breeds creation
Gm
And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar
D#
They're just another good vibration
A# F
And tidal waves couldn't save the world
D# Cm
From Californication
[Interlude]
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Ooooo - ooooh Oooo - ooooh
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Gm
Pay your surgeon very well
D#maj7
To break the spell of aging
Gm
Sicker than the rest, there is no test
D#maj7
But this is what you're craving
Gm D#maj7
First born unicorn
Gm D#maj7
Hardcore soft porn
[Chorus]
A# F Cm Gm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm Gm
Dream of Californication
A# F Cm
Dream of Californication