Hollywood Hopeful — Loudon Wainwright III
Chords and lyrics for Hollywood Hopeful by Loudon Wainwright III (key of C).
Verse
[D]I am a full fledged, [C]grown-up adult
I'm [C]tryin' make a dent, tryin' to [D]get a result
[D]I'm holed up in a Hollywood [Am]hotel suite
[C]Tequila to drink and [D]avocado to eat
D (with hammer-on)
They got [D]all kinds of victories and [C]lots of downfalls
They got [C]drugs in the rugs and [D]ghosts in the walls
[D]Starlets in the lobby that can [Am]make a man drool
[C]Blood on the curtains and a [D]phone by the pool
D (with hammer-on) Am C D
Verse
[D]Well, I never did see so many [C]TV stars
And I [C]never did see so many [D]rented cars
I [D]never did see so many [Am]desperate eyes
And I [C]never did hear so many [D]bold faced lies
D (with hammer-on)
When I was [D]ten years old, [Am]I was alive
And the [C]Benedict Canyon down on [D]Hutton Drive
Well, [D]now I'm right back in my [Am]old backyard
And I'm [C]tryin' to get a billboard on the [D]boulevard
I'm [C]tryin' to get a billboard on the [D]boulevard
D (with hammer-on) Am C D
D (with hammer-on) Am C D
Verse
Well, I [D]never thought I'd see the age of [C]twenty-five
And it's been [C]twenty-eight years now that [D]I've been alive
And in a [D]matter of months I will be [Am]thirty years old
And the [C]apprehension that I feel can [D]hardly be told
D (with hammer-on)
[D]I am a full fledged, [C]grown-up adult
I'm [C]tryin' make a dent, tryin' to [D]get a result
D Am (hold)
I'm holed up in a Hollywood hotel suite
[C]Tequila to drink and [D]avocado to eat
[C]Tequila to drink and [D]avocado to eat
D (with hammer-on) Am C D
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