Instruments (Guitar Lick)

| Am | F | Am | F || Am | F | Am | F |

Verse 1

Am FPsychic spies from China try to steal your mind's elation Am FAnd little girls from Sweden dream of silver-screen quotation | C G | F Dm |And if you want these kind of dreams It's Californication

Instruments (Guitar Lick)

| Am | F | Am | F |

Verse 2

Am FIt's the edge of the world, end all of western civilization Am FThe Sun may rise in the East, at least it's settled in the final location | C G | F Dm |It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication

Instruments

| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 |

Pre Hook 1

Am Fmaj7Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of agingAm Fmaj7Celebrity skin, is this your chin, or is that war you're waging?Am Fmaj7 Firstborn unicornAm Fmaj7 Hardcore soft-porn

Hook

| C G | Dm7 Am | C G | Dm7 | Dream of Californication Dream of Californication| C G | Dm7 Am | C G | Dm7 | Dream of Californication Dream of Californication

Instruments (Guitar Lick)

| Am | F | Am | F |

Verse 3

Am FMarry me, girl, be my fairy to the world, be my very own constellation Am FA teenage bride with a baby inside, gettin' high on information | C G | F Dm |And buy me a star on the boulevard It's Californication

Instruments (Guitar Lick)

| Am | F | Am | F |

Verse 4

Am FSpace may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement Am FAnd Cobain, can you hear the spheres, singing songs off station to station? | C G | F Dm |And Alderaan's not far away It's Californication

Instruments

| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 |

Pre Hook 2

Am Fmaj7Born and raised by those who praise control of populationAm Fmaj7Well, everybody's been there, and I don't mean on vacationAm Fmaj7 Firstborn unicornAm Fmaj7 Hardcore soft-porn

Hook

| C G | Dm7 Am | C G | Dm7 | Dream of Californication Dream of Californication| C G | Dm7 Am | C G | Dm7 | Dream of Californication Dream of Californication

Guitar Solo

| F#m9 | Dmaj7 | F#m9 | Dmaj7 || Bm7 Dmaj7 | A E7 || F#m9 | Dmaj7 | F#m9 | Dmaj7 || Bm7 Dmaj7 | A E7 | Bm7 Dmaj7 | A E7 || Bm7 Dmaj7 | A E7 |

Instruments (Guitar Lick)

| Am | F | Am | F |

Verse 5

Am FDestruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds creationAm FAnd earthquakes are to a girl's guitar, they're just another good vibration | C G | F Dm |And tidal waves couldn't save the world from Californication

Instruments

| Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7 |

Pre Hook 3

Am Fmaj7Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of agingAm Fmaj7Sicker than the rest, there is no test, but this is what you're cravingAm Fmaj7 Firstborn unicornAm Fmaj7 Hardcore soft-porn

Hook Ending

| C G | Dm7 Am | C G | Dm7 | Dream of Californication Dream of Californication| C G | Dm7 Am | C G | Dm7 | Dream of Californication Dream of Californication