Californication — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chords and lyrics for Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers (key of Dm).
Intro
| Am | F | Am | F | x2
Verse 1
[Am]Psychic spies from China
Try to [F]steal your mind's elation
[Am]Little girls from Sweden
Dream of [F]silver screen quotations
And [C]if you want these [G]kind of dreams
It's [F][Dm]Californication
Interlude
| Am | F | Am | F |
Verse 2
It's the[Am] edge of the world
And all of [F]western civilization
The [Am]sun may rise in the East
At least it [F]settled in a final location
It's [C]understood that [G]Hollywood
sells [F][Dm]Californication
Interlude
| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 |
Pre-Chorus 1
[Am]Pay your surgeon very well
To [Fmaj7]break the spell of aging
[Am]Celebrity skin, is this your chin?
Or [Fmaj7]is that war you're waging?
[Am] First born [Fmaj7]unicorn
[Am] Hardcore soft [Fmaj7]porn
Chorus
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication[Am]
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication[Am]
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication
Interlude
| Am | F | Am | F |
Verse 3
[Am]Marry me girl, be my fairy to the world
Be my [F]very own constellation
A [Am]teenage bride with a baby inside
Getting [F]high on information
And [C]buy me a star on the [G]boulevard
It's [F][Dm]Californication
Interlude
| Am | F | Am | F |
Verse 4
[Am]Space may be the final frontier
But it's [F]made in a Hollywood basement
And [Am]Cobain can you hear the spheres
Singing [F]songs off station to station?
And [C]Alderaan's not [G]far away
It's [F][Dm]Californication
Interlude
| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 |
Ooooo - ooooh Oooo - ooooh
Pre-Chorus 2
[Am]Born and raised by those who praise
[Fmaj7]Control of population
[Am]Everybody's been there and
I [Fmaj7]don't mean on vacation
[Am] First born [Fmaj7]unicorn
[Am] Hardcore soft [Fmaj7]porn
Chorus
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication[Am]
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication[Am]
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication
Solo
| F#m | D | F#m | D |
| Bm D | A E | F#m | D |
| F#m | D | Bm D | A E |
| Bm D | A E | Bm D | A E |
Interlude
| Am | F | Am | F |
Verse 5
[Am]Destruction leads to a very rough road
But it [F]also breeds creation
And [Am]earthquakes are to a girl's guitar
They're [F]just another good vibration
And [C]tidal waves couldn't [G]save the world
From [F][Dm]Californication
Interlude
| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 |
Ooooo - ooooh Oooo - ooooh
Pre-Chorus 3
[Am]Pay your surgeon very well
To [Fmaj7]break the spell of aging
[Am]Sicker than the rest, there is no test
But [Fmaj7]this is what you're craving
[Am] First born [Fmaj7]unicorn
[Am] Hardcore soft [Fmaj7]porn
Chorus
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication[Am]
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication[Am]
[C]Dream of [G][Dm]Californication
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