WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californicaton Tabs | Ver. 1
Hi! This is my first tab attempt. I believe it is the most correct version of Californication.
Any questions, comments etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
All credit to the LEGENDARY Red Hot Chili Peppers!!!
P.S. I wrote the solo in 8 beat counts, because the phrases are two bars long, and also I found it easier to count and show timing. The start of the notes are on the UNDERLINED numbers.
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1. Psychic spies from China try to Steal your mind's elation
The little girls from Sweden dream of Silver screen quotations
2. [It's the] edge of the world in all the Western civilization
The sun may rise in the east but at least it Settles in its final location
3. Marry me girl be my fairy to the world be my Very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information
4. Space may be the final frontier but it’s Made in the Hollywood basement
Cobain can you hear the spheres singing’ Song’s off station to station
5. Destruction leads to a very rough road but it Also breeds creation
Like earthquakes are to a girl’s guitar it’s Just another good vibration
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1. And if you want these kind of dreams it’s Californication
2. It’s understood that Hollywood sells Californication
3. And buy me a star on the boulevard, it’s Californication
4. And Valderon’s not far away, it’s Californication
5. And tidal waves couldn’t save the world from Californication
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Pre Chorus
1. Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of ageing
Celebrity skin is that your chin or
Is that war you’re waging?
First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
2. Born and raised by those who praise
Control the population
Everybody’s been there and I
Don’t mean on vacation
First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
3. Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of ageing
Sicker that the rest there is no test
But is this what you’re craving?
First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
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Chorus
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
[Dream of Californication]
[Dream of Californication]
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N.B. Put Verbrato’s etc. in and you can change the timing to a little bit more swing-like in the Solo, whatever suits you.
STRUCTURE:
V1
V2
Pre Chorus 1
Chorus
V3
V4
Pre Chorus 2
Chorus [extended]
Solo
V5
Pre Chorus 3
Chorus [extended]
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