Chords for Randy Newman & Friends perform "I Love L.A." at the 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Tempo:
128.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] In [F#m] New York [A] City,
[D] [F#] it's cold and [F] it's damp
[E] And [C] all the people dress like [G] monkeys
[Fm] Let's [Em] [Am] leave Chicago to [F] the Eskimo
[A#] That [F#m] [B] town's a little bit too rugged
[Bm] For you and [E] me, you bad girl
[D] [F#m] [E]
[D]
[F#m] [C#m]
[E] [A]
Rolling [D] down the [A]
highway
Big [E] nasty redhead at my [A] side
Selling a wind [D] blowing hot [F#] from her nose
[A] And we've been born to [F#] ride
[E] [A]
Roll down the [E] window, look down the [A] top
Crank up the beat [D] boys, baby don't [F#m] let the music [A] stop
We're gonna ride [E] it too, just can't ride [F#] it no [F#m] more
[D]
From the South [F#m] Bay to the [C#m] Valley
From the West [E] Side to the East [D] Side
[F#m] Everybody's very [C#m] happy
Cause the sun is [E] shining all the time
[G] Goodbye to another perfect day
I [A] love LA
[F#] [E] We [A] love it!
[E] [F#] [E] I [A] love LA
[E] [F#] [E] We [A] love it!
[F#] [E] [F]
[Am] [A#]
[Am] [Fm]
[D#] [G]
[C]
Look at that [G] mountain, look at those trees
[C]
Far over that [F] man down [Am] on his knees
[C]
Look at these [G] women, ain't nothing like them [A] nowhere
[F] [Am]
Century Boulevard, [F] [Dm] we love [A] it [Am] Century [F] Boulevard
[Am]
Santa Monica [F] Boulevard, we love [G] it
Shakespeare, we love it, we love it
[C]
[G#] [C]
[G] [C]
[G#] [A#]
[G] [C]
[G#] [C]
[G] [C]
[G#] [C]
[A] We [G] [C]
love it
[A] [G] We love [C] LA
[A] [G] [C] We love it
We [A] [G] [C] love LA
[A] [G] [C]
[F] [N]
[A] [N]
[D] [F#] it's cold and [F] it's damp
[E] And [C] all the people dress like [G] monkeys
[Fm] Let's [Em] [Am] leave Chicago to [F] the Eskimo
[A#] That [F#m] [B] town's a little bit too rugged
[Bm] For you and [E] me, you bad girl
[D] [F#m] [E]
[D]
[F#m] [C#m]
[E] [A]
Rolling [D] down the [A]
highway
Big [E] nasty redhead at my [A] side
Selling a wind [D] blowing hot [F#] from her nose
[A] And we've been born to [F#] ride
[E] [A]
Roll down the [E] window, look down the [A] top
Crank up the beat [D] boys, baby don't [F#m] let the music [A] stop
We're gonna ride [E] it too, just can't ride [F#] it no [F#m] more
[D]
From the South [F#m] Bay to the [C#m] Valley
From the West [E] Side to the East [D] Side
[F#m] Everybody's very [C#m] happy
Cause the sun is [E] shining all the time
[G] Goodbye to another perfect day
I [A] love LA
[F#] [E] We [A] love it!
[E] [F#] [E] I [A] love LA
[E] [F#] [E] We [A] love it!
[F#] [E] [F]
[Am] [A#]
[Am] [Fm]
[D#] [G]
[C]
Look at that [G] mountain, look at those trees
[C]
Far over that [F] man down [Am] on his knees
[C]
Look at these [G] women, ain't nothing like them [A] nowhere
[F] [Am]
Century Boulevard, [F] [Dm] we love [A] it [Am] Century [F] Boulevard
[Am]
Santa Monica [F] Boulevard, we love [G] it
Shakespeare, we love it, we love it
[C]
[G#] [C]
[G] [C]
[G#] [A#]
[G] [C]
[G#] [C]
[G] [C]
[G#] [C]
[A] We [G] [C]
love it
[A] [G] We love [C] LA
[A] [G] [C] We love it
We [A] [G] [C] love LA
[A] [G] [C]
[F] [N]
[A] [N]
Key:
A
E
C
G
F
A
E
C
_ _ [G] In [F#m] New York [A] City, _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#] it's cold and [F] it's damp
_ [E] And _ [C] all the people dress like _ [G] monkeys _
[Fm] Let's _ [Em] _ _ [Am] leave Chicago to [F] the Eskimo
_ _ [A#] That [F#m] _ _ _ [B] town's a little bit too rugged
[Bm] _ For you and [E] me, you bad girl _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Rolling [D] down the _ [A]
highway
Big [E] nasty redhead at my [A] side
Selling a wind [D] blowing hot [F#] from her nose
[A] And we've been born to [F#] ride
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
Roll down the [E] window, look down the [A] top
Crank up the beat [D] boys, baby don't [F#m] let the music [A] stop
We're gonna ride [E] it too, just can't ride [F#] it no [F#m] more
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
From the South [F#m] Bay to the [C#m] Valley
From the West [E] Side to the East [D] Side
_ _ _ [F#m] Everybody's very [C#m] happy
Cause the sun is [E] shining all the time
[G] Goodbye to another perfect _ day
I [A] love LA
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] We [A] love it!
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [E] I [A] love LA
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] We [A] love it!
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Look at that [G] mountain, look at those trees
[C]
Far over that [F] man down [Am] on his knees
[C]
Look at these [G] women, ain't nothing like them [A] nowhere
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Century Boulevard, [F] _ [Dm] we love [A] it [Am] Century [F] Boulevard
_ _ [Am] _ _
Santa Monica [F] Boulevard, we love [G] it
Shakespeare, _ _ we love it, we love it
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] We _ [G] _ _ [C]
love it
_ [A] _ [G] We love [C] LA
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] We love it
We [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] love LA
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#] it's cold and [F] it's damp
_ [E] And _ [C] all the people dress like _ [G] monkeys _
[Fm] Let's _ [Em] _ _ [Am] leave Chicago to [F] the Eskimo
_ _ [A#] That [F#m] _ _ _ [B] town's a little bit too rugged
[Bm] _ For you and [E] me, you bad girl _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Rolling [D] down the _ [A]
highway
Big [E] nasty redhead at my [A] side
Selling a wind [D] blowing hot [F#] from her nose
[A] And we've been born to [F#] ride
_ [E] _ _ [A] _
Roll down the [E] window, look down the [A] top
Crank up the beat [D] boys, baby don't [F#m] let the music [A] stop
We're gonna ride [E] it too, just can't ride [F#] it no [F#m] more
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
From the South [F#m] Bay to the [C#m] Valley
From the West [E] Side to the East [D] Side
_ _ _ [F#m] Everybody's very [C#m] happy
Cause the sun is [E] shining all the time
[G] Goodbye to another perfect _ day
I [A] love LA
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] We [A] love it!
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [E] I [A] love LA
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] We [A] love it!
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Look at that [G] mountain, look at those trees
[C]
Far over that [F] man down [Am] on his knees
[C]
Look at these [G] women, ain't nothing like them [A] nowhere
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Century Boulevard, [F] _ [Dm] we love [A] it [Am] Century [F] Boulevard
_ _ [Am] _ _
Santa Monica [F] Boulevard, we love [G] it
Shakespeare, _ _ we love it, we love it
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] We _ [G] _ _ [C]
love it
_ [A] _ [G] We love [C] LA
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] We love it
We [A] _ _ [G] _ [C] love LA
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _