Guitar Chords
© Chorded by Ocheret M. (https://Muzland.info)
Lyrics and Music by Anthony Kiedis, Michael Peter Balzary, John Anthony Frusciante and Chadwick Gaylord Smith
Intro: Amadd9 | Fadd9 } 4 times
Amadd9
Psychic spies from China
Fadd9
Try to steal your mind’s elation,
Amadd9
And little girls from Sweden
Fadd9
Dream of silver screen quotations.
C G
And if you want these kind of dreams
F Dm
It’s Californication.
Instrumental: Amadd9 | Fadd9 } 2 times
Amadd9
It’s the edge of the world
Fadd9
And all of western civilization.
Amadd9
The sun may rise in the east;
Fadd9
At least it settles in the final location.
C G
It’s understood that Hollywood
F Dm
Sells Californication.
Instrumental: Am Am Am Am/B Am/C
Fmaj Fmaj Fmaj/C Fmaj/B Fmaj/G
Am Am Am Am/B Am/C
Fmaj Fmaj Fmaj/E Fmaj/D Fmaj/C Fmaj/B
Am
Pay your surgeon very well
Fmaj
To break the spell of aging.
Am
Celebrity skin, is this your chin
Fmaj
Or is that war you’re waging?
Chorus:
Am Fmaj
First born unicorn.
Am Fmaj
Hard core soft porn.
C G7 Dm Am
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm
Dream of Californication.
Instrumental: Amadd9 | Fadd9 } 2 times
Amadd9
Marry me girl, be my fairy to the world,
Fadd9
Be my very own constellation,
Amadd9
A teenage bride with a baby inside
Fadd9
Getting high on information.
C G
And buy me a star on the boulevard.
F Dm
It’s Californication.
Instrumental: Amadd9 | Fadd9 } 2 times
Amadd9
Space may be the final frontier,
Fadd9
But it’s made in a Hollywood basement.
Amadd9
And Cobain, can you hear the spheres
Fadd9
Singing songs off station to station?
C G
And Alderon’s not far away;
F Dm
It’s Californication.
Instrumental: Am Am Am Am/B Am/C
Fmaj Fmaj Fmaj/C Fmaj/B Fmaj/G
Am Am Am Am/B Am/C
Fmaj Fmaj Fmaj/C Fmaj/B Fmaj/A Fmaj
Am
Born and raised by those who praise
Fmaj
Control of population.
Am
Everybody’s been there and
Fmaj
I don’t mean on vacation.
Chorus:
Am Fmaj
First born unicorn.
Am Fmaj
Hard core soft porn.
C G7 Dm Am
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm Am
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm
Dream of Californication.
Instrumental: F#m F#madd9 F#madd9/E
Dmaj } 2 times
Bmadd9 D6 | Amaj E6
F#m F#madd9 F#madd9/E
Dmaj } 2 times
Bm7 Bm6 D Dadd9 | A6 A E6 E
Bmadd9 Dmaj | A E6
Bmadd9 Dmaj | A E
Amadd9 | Fadd9 } 2 times
Amadd9
Destruction leads to a very rough road,
Fadd9
But it also breeds creation.
Amadd9
And earthquakes are, to a girl’s guitar,
Fadd9
They’re just another good vibration.
C G
And tidal waves couldn’t save the world
F Dm
From Californication.
Instrumental: Am Am Am Am/B Am/C
Fmaj Fmaj Fmaj/C Fmaj/B Fmaj/G
Am Am Am Am/B Am/C
Fmaj Fmaj Fmaj/D Fmaj/C Fmaj/B Fmaj/G
Am
Pay your surgeon very well
Fmaj
To break the spell of aging.
Am
Sicker than the rest, there is no test,
Fmaj
But this is what you’re craving.
Chorus:
Am Fmaj
First born unicorn.
Am Fmaj
Hard core soft porn.
C G7 Dm Am
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm Am
Dream of Californication.
C G7 Dm
Dream of Californication.