West L.A. Fadeaway Chords by Los Lobos

Tempo:
82.75 bpm
Chords used:

Am

B

C

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Los Lobos West L.A. Fadeaway chords
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[Am] [D] [C] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[B] [Em] [E]
[Am] [G] [Am]
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
[Am]
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but [C] one will do.
[G] [Am]
[B] I don't want to buy it, [Em] just want to rent it [Am] for an hour or two.
[G] [Am]
I made an old mistake walking down the street today.
[D] I [G] [Am]
made an old mistake walking down the street today.
[D] [Am]
[B] I didn't want to be mean about it [Em] but I didn't have one good word [Am] to say.
[E] [A] West [Am] Alley fade away, [D]
[C] [A] West Alley [Am] fade [D] away.
[C] [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green light on the [E] [A] speedway.
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[B] [Em]
I [Am]
had a steady job, hauling items for the mob.
[C] [Am]
I had a steady job, hauling items for the mob.
[B] Knowing that pain was pathetic, [Em]
shame those bullets couldn't beat the [Am] war cold machete.
I need a West Alley girl, I [C] already know what I need [Am] to know.
[G] [Am] I need a West Alley girl, I already know what I need to know.
[B] Name, address, and phone [Em] number, you know just how [A] far to [G] go.
[Am]
[A] West Alley fade [D] away, [C] [A] West [Am] Alley fade [D] away.
[C] [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green [E] light on the speedway.
[A] [Am]
[A]
[Am]
[B]
[E] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[G] [D] [Am]
[B]
[Em] [Am]
[G] [Am] Looking for a [C] chateau, 21 rooms but [Am] one will do.
[Am] Looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
[B] I don't want to rent [Em] it, just want to use it for a [Am] minute or two.
[A] West Alley fade [D] away, [C] [A] West Alley [C] fade [D] away.
[C] [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green light [E] on the speedway.
[A]
[Am] [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green [Em] light on the speedway.
[A] [Am]
Little [B] red light on the highway, [F] big green [E] light on the speedway.
[A] [Am] [C] [Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
B
12341112
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
B
12341112
C
3211
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To learn Los Lobos - West L.A. Fadeaway chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, Am, B, Em, Am, B, F, E, A, C, A, Am and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 83. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Minor in mind.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but [C] one will do.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
[B] _ I don't want to buy it, [Em] just want to rent it [Am] for an hour or two.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
I made an old mistake _ walking down the street today.
_ [D] I [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ made an old mistake _ walking down the street today.
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ [B] I didn't want to be mean about it [Em] but I didn't have one good word [Am] to say. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] West [Am] Alley fade away, [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] West Alley [Am] fade [D] away. _
[C] _ _ [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green light on the [E] [A] speedway.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ I [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ had a steady job, _ hauling items for the mob.
[C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ I had a steady job, _ hauling items for the mob. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Knowing that pain was pathetic, [Em]
shame those bullets couldn't beat the [Am] war cold machete. _ _ _
_ _ _ I need a West Alley girl, I [C] already know what I need [Am] to know. _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ I need a West Alley girl, I already know what I need to know. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Name, address, and phone [Em] number, you know _ just how [A] far to [G] go.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] West Alley fade [D] away, _ [C] _ _ _ [A] West [Am] Alley fade [D] away.
[C] _ _ [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green [E] light on the speedway.
[A] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] [Am] Looking _ _ _ for a [C] chateau, 21 rooms but [Am] one will do. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I don't want to rent [Em] it, just want to use it for a [Am] minute or two. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] West Alley fade [D] away, _ [C] _ _ [A] _ West Alley [C] fade [D] away.
_ [C] _ _ [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green light [E] on the speedway.
[A] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Little red light on the highway, [F] big green [Em] light on the speedway.
[A] _ [Am]
Little _ _ _ _ _ [B] red light on the highway, [F] big green [E] light on the speedway.
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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