L.A. Freeway Chords by Guy Clark
Tempo:
58.125 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A]
[Bm] [E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
Pack up all your dishes
[D] Make note of all good [A] wishes
Say goodbye to the landlord for [G#m] me
[D] Some bitches [A] always bore me
Throw out ten L.A. [D] papers a night
Mold a bag of vanilla [A] wafers
Adios to all this [G#] concrete
Gonna get me [E] some dirt [C#] road back [A] street
If [Em] [D] I can just get off [E] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
It's healthy, you know, skinny Dennis
[D] The only one I think I [A] will miss
I can hear that old bass singing
[E]
Sweet and old like a gift [C#m] you're bringing
[A] Play it for me one more time [D] now
Got to give it all we [A] can now
I believe everything you're saying
[E]
Just keep [Bm] on, keep [A] on playing
If [E] [D] I can just get off [Em] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
Put a [B] pink card in the [D] mailbox
Leave the key in the [G] front door [A] lock
They'll find it like last [E] night
I'm sure there's something [G#] we have [A] forgot
Oh [A] Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe
Love's a gift that Shirley had [A] made
We got something [A] to [E] believe in
Don't you [E] think it's time [C#] we're [A] leaving
If [C#] [E] [D] I can just get [Em] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, [D] bought
If I can just get [E] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of [E] smoke to some land
I ain't bought some [A] pack of oil dishes
[D] Make note of all [A] good wishes
And say goodbye to the landlord for me
[E] [G#] Some glitches always [A] bore me
[B] [A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [B] [D]
[G] [A] [E]
[A]
[N]
[Bm] [E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
Pack up all your dishes
[D] Make note of all good [A] wishes
Say goodbye to the landlord for [G#m] me
[D] Some bitches [A] always bore me
Throw out ten L.A. [D] papers a night
Mold a bag of vanilla [A] wafers
Adios to all this [G#] concrete
Gonna get me [E] some dirt [C#] road back [A] street
If [Em] [D] I can just get off [E] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
It's healthy, you know, skinny Dennis
[D] The only one I think I [A] will miss
I can hear that old bass singing
[E]
Sweet and old like a gift [C#m] you're bringing
[A] Play it for me one more time [D] now
Got to give it all we [A] can now
I believe everything you're saying
[E]
Just keep [Bm] on, keep [A] on playing
If [E] [D] I can just get off [Em] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
Put a [B] pink card in the [D] mailbox
Leave the key in the [G] front door [A] lock
They'll find it like last [E] night
I'm sure there's something [G#] we have [A] forgot
Oh [A] Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe
Love's a gift that Shirley had [A] made
We got something [A] to [E] believe in
Don't you [E] think it's time [C#] we're [A] leaving
If [C#] [E] [D] I can just get [Em] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, [D] bought
If I can just get [E] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of [E] smoke to some land
I ain't bought some [A] pack of oil dishes
[D] Make note of all [A] good wishes
And say goodbye to the landlord for me
[E] [G#] Some glitches always [A] bore me
[B] [A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [B] [D]
[G] [A] [E]
[A]
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
C#m
G#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A]
Pack up all your dishes
[D] Make note of all good [A] wishes
Say goodbye to the landlord for [G#m] me
[D] Some bitches [A] always bore me
Throw out ten L.A. [D] papers a night
Mold a bag of vanilla [A] wafers
Adios to all this [G#] concrete
Gonna get me [E] some dirt [C#] road back [A] street
If [Em] _ [D] I can just get off [E] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
It's healthy, you know, skinny Dennis
[D] The only one I think I [A] will miss
I can hear that old bass singing
[E]
Sweet and old like a gift [C#m] you're bringing
[A] Play it for me one more time [D] now
Got to give it all we [A] can now
I believe everything you're saying
[E]
Just keep [Bm] on, keep [A] on playing
If [E] _ [D] I can just get off [Em] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
Put a [B] pink card in the [D] mailbox
Leave the key in the [G] front door [A] lock
They'll find it like last [E] night
I'm sure there's something [G#] we have [A] forgot
Oh [A] Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe
Love's a gift that Shirley had [A] made
We got something [A] to [E] believe in
Don't you [E] think it's time [C#] we're [A] leaving
If [C#] _ [E] [D] I can just get [Em] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, [D] bought
If I can just get [E] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of [E] smoke to some land
I ain't bought some [A] pack of oil dishes
[D] Make note of all [A] good wishes
And say goodbye to the landlord for me
[E] [G#] Some glitches always [A] bore me
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A]
Pack up all your dishes
[D] Make note of all good [A] wishes
Say goodbye to the landlord for [G#m] me
[D] Some bitches [A] always bore me
Throw out ten L.A. [D] papers a night
Mold a bag of vanilla [A] wafers
Adios to all this [G#] concrete
Gonna get me [E] some dirt [C#] road back [A] street
If [Em] _ [D] I can just get off [E] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
It's healthy, you know, skinny Dennis
[D] The only one I think I [A] will miss
I can hear that old bass singing
[E]
Sweet and old like a gift [C#m] you're bringing
[A] Play it for me one more time [D] now
Got to give it all we [A] can now
I believe everything you're saying
[E]
Just keep [Bm] on, keep [A] on playing
If [E] _ [D] I can just get off [Em] of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, bought [A] any
Put a [B] pink card in the [D] mailbox
Leave the key in the [G] front door [A] lock
They'll find it like last [E] night
I'm sure there's something [G#] we have [A] forgot
Oh [A] Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe
Love's a gift that Shirley had [A] made
We got something [A] to [E] believe in
Don't you [E] think it's time [C#] we're [A] leaving
If [C#] _ [E] [D] I can just get [Em] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of smoke [E] to some land
I ain't bought, bought, [D] bought
If I can just get [E] off of this L.A. [A] freeway
Without getting [D] killed or caught
[A] I'll be down the road in a cloud of [E] smoke to some land
I ain't bought some [A] pack of oil dishes
[D] Make note of all [A] good wishes
And say goodbye to the landlord for me
[E] [G#] Some glitches always [A] bore me
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _