Downtown L.A Chords. by Jj Cale

Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

D

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Downtown L.A. chords
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[G] [D]
[Am] [G]
[D] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[D] [Am]
[G] [D]
[Am] [G]
[D] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] the [D] problem [Am] of wine.
[G] [Am]
In the inner city, it ain't no good, [D] it's a long, long way [Am] from
the hollywood.
Bad kind of people [G] got a whole other dream, [D] they got something [Am] [G] to do with
the [Am] bus stew.
[G] That town's [Am] wall and your hand up near, [G] long as the [Am] jungle would have come
any night, [G] it's been long enough to get [Am] you so blind.
[A] [D]
[Am] [G]
[D] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[D] [Am]
A man down there, he couldn't be
blind, [D] the street, [A] [Am] the front, said he's been there [G] 21 [D] years, he's been partying, the [Am] brawling,
the booze, and the [G] tea, probably the front, [Am] probably the back, [G] all around the [Am] canyons
of L.A. [G] town, asked for [Am] a dollar, and looked him in [G] the face, downtown L.A., listen [Am] to him.
[Bm] [D]
[Am] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Jj Cale - Downtown L.A chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, Am, G, D and Am in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 43 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 86 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] the [D] problem [Am] of wine.
_ [G] _ [Am]
In the inner city, it ain't no good, [D] it's a long, long way [Am] from
the hollywood.
Bad kind of people [G] got a whole other dream, [D] they got something [Am] _ [G] to do with
the [Am] bus stew.
[G] That town's [Am] wall and your hand up near, [G] long as the [Am] jungle would have come
any night, [G] it's been long enough to get [Am] you so blind. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
A man down there, he couldn't be
blind, [D] the street, [A] [Am] the front, said he's been there [G] 21 [D] years, he's been partying, the [Am] brawling,
the booze, and the [G] tea, probably the front, [Am] probably the back, [G] all around the [Am] canyons
of L.A. [G] town, asked for [Am] a dollar, and looked him in [G] the face, downtown L.A., listen [Am] to him. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _