This riff is played throughout the
verses, the first two bars are repeated in the
intro and in the
interlude.
intro
| Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | \rightrepeat
1.
| Am | |
| Psychic | spies from China try |
| F | |||
| 1em | to | steal | your mind’s elation. |
| Am | |
| Little | girls from Sweden dream |
| F | |||
| 1em | of | sil | ver screen quotations. |
| C | ||
| And | if | you want these |
| G | |||
| 1em | //RAW LATEX PART// | kind | of dreams, |
| F | Dm | |||
| it’s | Cal | iforni | cat | ion. |
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
2.
| Am | ||
| It’s the | edge | of the world |
| F | |||
| 1em | and all of | western | civilization. |
| Am | ||
| The | sun | may rise in the east |
| F | |||
| 1em | at least it | sett | les in the |
| 1em | final location. |
| C | G | |||
| It’s | und | erstood that | Holl | ywood |
| F | Dm | ||||
| 1em | sells | Cal | iforni | cat | ion. |
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
prechorus
| Am | |
| Pay | your surgeon very well |
| F | |||
| 1em | to | break | the spell of aging. |
| Am | |
| Cel | ebrity skin, is this your chin |
| F | |||
| 1em | or | is | that war your waging? |
| Am | F | |
| First born | unicorn. |
| Am | F | |
| Hardcore soft | porn. |
chorus
| C | G | Dm | Am | |||
| Dream | of Cali | for | ni | cat | ion. |
| C | G7 | Dm | |||
| Dream | of Cali | for | ni | cat | ion. |
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
3.
Marry me girl, be
1emmy fairy to the world,
1embe my very own constellation.
A teenage bride with a baby inside
1emgetting high on information.
And buy me a star
1emon the boulevard,
it’s Californication
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
4.
Space may be the final frontier,
1embut it’s made in
1ema Hollywood basement.
And Cobain, can you
1emhear the spheres
1emsinging songs off
1emstation to station?
And Alderon’s not far away,
it’s Californication.
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
prechorus
Born and raised by
1emthose who praise
1emcontrol of population.
Everybody’s been there and
1emI don’t mean on vacation.
First born unicorn.
Hardcore soft porn.
chorus
× 2
solo
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
5.
Destruction leads to a very
1emrough road, but
1emit also breeds creation.
And earthquakes are to
1ema girl’s guitar,
1emthey’re just another
1emgood vibration.
And tidal waves couldn’t
1emsave the world
1emfrom Californication.
interlude
| | | Am | | | F | | | Am | | | F | | |
prechorus
Pay your surgeon very well
1emto break the spell of aging.
Sicker than the rest there is no test,
1embut this is what you’re craving.
First born unicorn.
Hardcore soft porn.
chorus
× 2
solo
