[ intro ] Am F Am F
Am F Am F

[ 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 D
it’s californication

[ intro ] 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 settles in the final location
C G
it’s understood that hollywood
F D
sells californication

[ intro ] Am F Am F

[ bridge 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 your waging
Am F
first born unicorn
Am F
hardcore soft porn

[ chorus ]
C G D Am
dream of californication
C G D
dream of californication

[ intro ] 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 D
it’s californication

[ intro ] Am F Am F

[ verse 4 ]
Am
space may be the final frontier
F
but it’s made in a hollywood basement
Am
cobain can you hear the spheres
F
singing songs off station to station
C G
and alderon’s not far away
F D
it’s californication

[ intro ] Am F Am F

[ bridge 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
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[ chorus ]
C G D Am
dream of californication
C G D
dream of californication
C G D Am
dream of californication
C G D
dream of californication

[ interlude ] F#m D F#m D
Bm D A E
F#m D F#m D
Bm D A E ( 3x )
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 D
from californication

[ intro ] Am F Am F

[ bridge 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 D Am
dream of californication
C G D
dream of californication
C G D Am
dream of californication
C G D
dream of californication