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Californication

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[Intro]
| Am| F| Am| F| x2
[Verse 1]
AmPsychic spies from China
Try to Fsteal your mind's elation
AmLittle girls from Sweden
Dream of Fsilver screen quotations
And Cif you want these Gkind of dreams
It's FCaliforniDmcation
[Interlude]
| Am| F| Am| F|
[Verse 2]
It's the Amedge of the world
And all of Fwestern civilization
The Amsun may rise in the East
At least it Fsettled in a final location
It's Cunderstood that GHollywood
sells FCaliforniDmcation
[Interlude]
| Am| Fmaj7| Am| Fmaj7|
[Pre-Chorus 1]
AmPay your surgeon very well
To Fmaj7break the spell of aging
CeAmlebrity skin, is this your chin?
Or Fmaj7is that war you're waging?
AmFirst born unicFmaj7orn
AmHardcore soft pFmaj7orn
[Chorus]
CDream of CaliGfornicDmationAm  
CDream of CaliGforniDmcation
CDream of CaliGfornicDmationAm  
CDream of CaliGforniDmcation
[Interlude]
| Am| F| Am| F|
[Verse 3]
AmMarry me girl, be my fairy to the world
Be my Fvery own constellation
A Amteenage bride with a baby inside
Getting Fhigh on information
And Cbuy me a star on the Gboulevard
It's FCaliforniDmcation
[Interlude]
| Am| F| Am| F|
[Verse 4]
AmSpace may be the final frontier
But it's Fmade in a Hollywood basement
And AmCobain can you hear the spheres
Singing Fsongs off station to station?
And CAlderaan's not Gfar away
It's FCaliforniDmcation
[Interlude]
| Am| Fmaj7| Am| Fmaj7|
Ooooo - ooooh Oooo - ooooh
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AmBorn and raised by those who praise
ConFmaj7trol of population
AmEverybody's been there and
I dFmaj7on't mean on vacation
AmFirst born unicFmaj7orn
AmHardcore soft pFmaj7orn
[Chorus]
CDream of CaliGfornicDmationAm  
CDream of CaliGforniDmcation
CDream of CaliGfornicDmationAm  
CDream of CaliGforniDmcation
[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]
DesAmtruction leads to a very rough road
But it Falso breeds creation
And Amearthquakes are to a girl's guitar
They're Fjust another good vibration
And Ctidal waves couldn't Gsave the world
From FCaliforniDmcation
[Interlude]
| Am| Fmaj7| Am| Fmaj7|
Ooooo - ooooh Oooo - ooooh
[Pre-Chorus 3]
AmPay your surgeon very well
To Fmaj7break the spell of aging
AmSicker than the rest, there is no test
But Fmaj7this is what you're craving
AmFirst born unicFmaj7orn
AmHardcore soft pFmaj7orn
[Chorus]
CDream of CaliGfornicDmationAm  
CDream of CaliGforniDmcation
CDream of CaliGfornicDmationAm  
CDream of CaliGforniDmcation

The story behind the song

"Californication" is a standout track from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' seventh album of the same name. The song is known for its distinctive main riff, which features a sparse combination of guitar and bass notes. The guitarist drew inspiration from "Carnage Visors" by The Cure when creating this memorable part. The music video for "Californication" takes the form of a fictional open-world video game, sending each band member on an adventure through California settings.

AI-written from these sources:Californication (song) — Wikipedia ↗Red Hot Chili Peppers — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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