Intro:
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E G A 
E G A 
E G A 
E G E G 
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[Verso 1]

          E 
Black California crush the innocent mind 
              E 
Girl I oughta warn you my reputation's unkind but you knew that anyway 
E 
Black California Black California 


[Refrão]

E                        C 
Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah 
G                  B            D       E 
Show them fear and they'll show you the knife 
                         C 
Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah 
G                  B            D       E 
Show them fear and they'll show you the knife 


[Verso 2]

E 
I've been down in dirty black water 
E 
Poison feeds the mouth of disorder 
E 
Obey the law, obey the disorder 
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Obey the law, obey the disorder 
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Black California (Who pays the devil?) 
E 
Crush the innocent mind (Who pays the devil?) 
E 
Who pays the devil? 
E 
Who rides the devil? 


[Refrão]

E                        C 
Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah 
G                  B            D       E 
Show them fear and they'll show you the knife 
                         C 
Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah 
G                  B            D       A 
Show them fear and they'll show you the knife 


Solo:

A C A C A C A C 
E G E G E G E G 



[Ponte]

E 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
G                      A 
Come on, come on, come on now 
E 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
G                      A 
Come on, come on, come on now 
E 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
G                      A 
Come on, come on, come on now 
E 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
G                      A 
Come on, come on, come on now 
          E 
Black California 
          E 
Black California 


[Refrão]

E                        C 
Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah 
G                  B            D       E 
Show them fear and they'll show you the knife 
                         C 
Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah 
G                  B            D 
Show them fear and they'll show you the knife 


[Ponte]

E 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
C 
Come on, come on, come on now 
G 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
B                      D 
Come on, come on, come on now 
E 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
C 
Come on, come on, come on now 
G 
Come on, come on, come on, my children 
B                D 
And they'll show you the knife 

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