Californication Guitar Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Intro]

Am  F  Am  F  x2
 
 
[Verse 1]

Am
Psychic spies from China
       F
Try to steal your mind's elation
Am
Little girls from Sweden
         F
Dream of silver screen quotations
    C                 G
And if you want these kind of dreams
     F        Dm
It's Californication
 
 
[Interlude]

Am  F  Am  F
 
 
[Verse 2]

        Am
It's the edge of the world
           F
And all of western civilization
    Am
The sun may rise in the East
            F
At least it settled in a final location
     C               G
It's understood that Hollywood
      F        Dm
sells Californication
 
 
[Interlude]

Am  F  Am  F
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]

Am
Pay your surgeon very well
   F
To break the spell of aging
  Am
Celebrity skin, is this your chin?
   F
Or is that war you're waging?
Am                F
   First born unicorn
Am                F
   Hardcore soft porn
 
 
[Chorus]

C            G     Dm    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G    Dm
Dream of Californication
C            G     Dm    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G    Dm
Dream of Californication
 
 
[Interlude]

Am  F  Am  F
 
 
[Verse 3]

Am
Marry me girl, be my fairy to the world
      F
Be my very own constellation
  Am
A teenage bride with a baby inside
        F
Getting high on information
    C                    G
And buy me a star on the boulevard
     F        Dm
It's Californication
 
 
[Interlude]

Am  F  Am  F
 
 
[Verse 4]

Am
Space may be the final frontier
         F
But it's made in a Hollywood basement
    Am
And Cobain can you hear the spheres
        F
Singing songs off station to station?
    C              G
And Alderaan's not far away
     F        Dm
It's Californication
 
 
[Interlude]

   Am      F       Am       F
  Ooooo - ooooh   Oooo -  ooooh
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]

Am
Born and raised by those who praise
   F
Control of population
Am
Everybody's been there and
   F
I don't mean on vacation
Am                F
   First born unicorn
Am                F
   Hardcore soft porn
 
 
[Chorus]

C            G     Dm    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G    Dm
Dream of Californication
C            G     Dm    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G    Dm
Dream of 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
       F
But it also breeds creation
    Am
And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar
        F
They're just another good vibration
    C                    G
And tidal waves couldn't save the world
     F        Dm
From Californication
 
 
[Interlude]

  Am      F       Am      F
  Ooooo - ooooh   Oooo -  ooooh
 

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Am
Pay your surgeon very well
   F
To break the spell of aging
Am
Sicker than the rest, there is no test
    F
But this is what you're craving
Am                F
   First born unicorn
Am                F
   Hardcore soft porn
 
 
[Chorus]

C            G     Dm    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G    Dm
Dream of Californication
C            G     Dm    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G    Dm
Dream of Californication