Los Angeles — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Los Angeles by Counting Crows (key of C, capo 1).
Intro
[C] [F] [C] [F]
Verse 1
[C]Dancing like the nights are down in [F]Nashville
[C]But I seem to know the ghosts who like to [F]run
[G]I got a call to go [Am]to a late night [G]picture [F]show
[Am]So I traded in the [G]darkness and I'm [C]already [F]there
[C]I'm already [F]there
And I'm trying to make some [D]friends
Chorus
So if you see that [Am]movie star and [G]me [F]
If you see my [Am]picture in a [G]magazine [F]
Or if you fall asleep by the [Am]bedroom [G]TV [F]
Well honey I'm just trying to make some [D]sense [F]
Outta [C]me [F] [C] [F]
Verse 2
[C]I left a lot of ghosts in San [F]Francisco
[C]And now you wanna say you see through [F]me
[G]But what you wanna see ain't [Am]your memories [G]of [F]me
[Am]So why you turn around [G]tonight but I'm already [C]there [F]
[C]I'm already [F]there
And I'm just trying to make some [D]friends
Chorus
So if you see that [Am]movie star and [G]me [F]
You should see my [Am]picture in a [G]magazine [F]
Or if you fall asleep when you're [Am]watching [G]TV [F]
Well honey I'm just trying to make some [D]sense [F]
[Am]Los Angeles
Bridge
[Am]Boston gets cold this time of [C]year [G] [F] [Am]
[Am]Seems like each day just [C]leaves me [G]numb [F] [Am]
[Am]I gotta get out of [C]here [G] [F]
Go walking in the [D]sun [F]
Chorus
So if you see that [Am]movie star and [G]me [F]
You should see my [Am]picture in a [G]magazine [F]
Or if you fall asleep by the [Am]bedroom [G]TV [F]
But honey I'm just trying to make some [D]sense [F]
Honey I'm just trying to make some [D]friends [F]
Well baby I'm not trying to make [D]amends [F]
For coming to Los Angeles
Outro
[C]Oh Los Angeles [F]
[C]No more Boston, no more Nashville, no more [F]Oakland
[C]Oh baby come on out to the [F]sea
[C]Come on take a walk down Sunset with [F]me
[C]Oh we gonna get drunk, find some skinny girls, and go street [F]walking
[C]In Los Angeles [F]
[C]In Los Angeles [F]