Chords for Beth Hart - LA Song

Tempo:
139.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Bm

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Beth Hart  - LA Song chords
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[G] [Bm] .
[Am] [C] .
[G] [Bm] .
[Am] [C] .
[G] [Bm] .
[Am] [C] .
[G] [Bm] .
[Am] [C] .
She [G] hangs around the [Bm] boulevard [Am] She's a local girl with [C] local scars.
She [G] got home late, she [Bm] got home late [Am] She drank so hard [C] the bottle ached.
And [G] she tried and she tried and [Bm] she tried and she tried.
[Am] But nothing's clear [C] in a bar full of flies [G] So she takes and she takes.
[Bm] Takes and she takes [Am] She understands when [C] she gives it [D] away.
She [G] said, man I gotta [C] get out of [D] this [G] town Man I gotta [C] get out of [D] this pain.
[G] Man I [C] gotta get out [D] of this town [C] Out of this town [D] .
[A] and [G] out of L.
A.
.
[Bm] [Am] .
[C] [G] [Bm] .
[Am] [C] .
She's [G] got a gun, [Bm] she's got a gun She [Am] got a gun she [C] called the lucky one.
She [G] left a note [Bm] right by the phone [Am] Don't leave a message [C] cause this ain't no [G] home.
And she cried and she cried and [Bm].
she cried and she cried.
[Am] Cried so long [C] her tears ran dry [G] And she laughed and she laughed.
[Bm].
Laughed and she [Am] laughed Cause she knew she was [C] never [D] coming back.
[G] She said, man I gotta [C] get out of [D] this [G] town Man I [C] gotta get out [D] of this pain.
[G] Man I gotta [C] get out [D] of this [C] town Out of this town [D] and out of [G] L.
A.
.
It's [Em] all she loves, it's [D#] all she hates [C#] It's all too much for her [C] to take.
She [Em] can't be sure [E] just where it ends Or where [C#] the good life .
[G] begins.
[C] .
So that's when I got all my shit together [G#m] man I was headed for Alabama, you know what I'm saying?.
Fuck L.
A.
man, fuck L.
A.
[C] So she [G] took a train, she took [Bm] a train [Am] To a little old [C] town without a name.
She [G] met a man, he [Bm] took her in [Am] And fed her all the [C] same bullshit [G] again.
Cause he lied and he lied and [Bm] he lied and he lied.
[Am] He lied like a [C] salesman selling flies So [G] she screamed and she screamed.
[Bm] Screamed and she [Am] screamed It's a different place but the [C] same [D] old thing.
[Em] It's all I love, it's [D#] all I hate It's [C#] all too much for me [C] to take.
And I [Em] can't be sure where [E] it begins Or if the good [G] [C] life's where the end .
[N] So it was about that time y'all That I turned to that skinny ass Alabama boy.
And I said, [G] man I [C] gotta get out of [D] this town [G] Yeah, yeah, now I gotta [C] get back [D] on that train.
[G] Man, I [C] gotta get out of [D] this town [C] Cause I'm, I'm out of my pain [G] Yeah right.
But I'm going back to L.
A.
[Bm] .
[Am] [C] Back [G] to L.
A.
[Bm] [Am] .
[C] Back to [G] L.
A.
Back to L.
A.
[Bm] I'm [Am] .
[C] going [G] .
[Bm] [Am] .
[C] .
back to L [G].
A.
.
[N] .
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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Learn the basic chords of Beth Hart - L.A. Song chords, with this master sequence: G, C, G, Bm, Am, C and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 140 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ She [G] hangs around the [Bm] boulevard _ [Am] She's a local girl with [C] local scars.
She [G] got home late, she [Bm] got home late _ [Am] She drank so hard [C] the bottle ached.
And [G] she tried and she tried and [Bm] she tried and she tried.
[Am] But nothing's clear [C] in a bar full of flies [G] So she takes and she takes.
[Bm] Takes and she takes [Am] She understands when [C] she gives it [D] _ away.
_ _ She [G] said, _ man I gotta [C] get out of [D] this [G] town Man I gotta [C] get out of [D] this pain.
[G] Man I [C] gotta get out [D] of this town [C] Out of this town [D] _ .
_ [A] and [G] out of L.
A.
_ _ .
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ She's [G] got a gun, [Bm] she's got a gun She [Am] got a gun she [C] called the lucky one.
She [G] left a note [Bm] right by the phone [Am] Don't leave a message [C] cause this ain't no [G] home.
And she cried and she cried and [Bm].
she cried and she cried.
[Am] Cried so long [C] her tears ran dry [G] And she laughed and she laughed.
[Bm].
Laughed and she [Am] laughed Cause she knew she was [C] never [D] coming back.
[G] She said, man I gotta [C] get out of [D] this [G] town Man I [C] gotta get out [D] of this pain.
[G] Man I gotta [C] get out [D] of this [C] town Out of this town [D] _ and out of [G] L.
A.
_ _ .
_ _ It's [Em] all she loves, it's [D#] all she hates [C#] It's all too much for her [C] to take.
She [Em] can't be sure [E] just where it ends Or where [C#] the good life _ .
[G] _ begins.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ .
So that's when I got all my shit together [G#m] man I was headed for Alabama, you know what I'm saying?.
_ Fuck L.
A.
man, fuck L.
A.
_ [C] So she [G] took a train, she took [Bm] a train [Am] To a little old [C] town without a name.
She [G] met a man, he [Bm] took her in _ [Am] And fed her all the [C] same bullshit [G] again.
Cause he lied and he lied and [Bm] he lied and he lied.
[Am] He lied like a [C] salesman selling flies So [G] she screamed and she screamed.
[Bm] Screamed and she [Am] screamed It's a different place but the [C] same [D] old thing.
[Em] It's all I love, it's [D#] all I hate It's [C#] all too much for me [C] to take.
And I [Em] can't be sure where [E] it begins Or if the good _ [G] _ _ [C] life's where the end _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [N] _ _ So it was about that time y'all That I turned to that skinny ass Alabama boy.
And I said, [G] man I [C] gotta get out of [D] this town [G] Yeah, yeah, now I gotta [C] get back [D] on that train.
[G] _ Man, I [C] gotta get out of [D] this town [C] Cause I'm, I'm out of my pain [G] Yeah right.
But _ _ I'm going back to L.
A.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Back [G] to L.
A.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ Back to [G] L.
A.
Back to L.
A.
[Bm] I'm _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ going [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
back to L _ [G].
A.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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The Live At Paradiso album includes this song.

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