{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2273357,"song":"Leaving La","artist":"Tim Minchin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2273357-leaving-la-chords-by-tim-minchin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2273357?type=chord","rating":4.65772,"votes":7,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nCheck the locks and leave the keys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nMoldy bath masked with Febreeze[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSomething's dead behind the refrigerator[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                     [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nSome poor shmuck will deal with it later[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI've spent the last 10 weeks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                        [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nSqueezing out the sponge of friendships, plugging leaks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Prechorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                   [ch]Eb9b5[/ch]\r\nI've talked until there's no more to say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'm going away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dm#5[/ch]       Ebmaj7/6\r\nI'm leaving LA,    I'm leaving LA[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nAnd the tourists say\r\nC7(add9)\r\nPlease give me the directions to the Hollywood sign\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI always dreamt of coming here to see the Hollywood sign[/tab]\r\n            C7(add9)\r\nBut on their way back down they'll ask\r\n        C7(add9)\r\nDid you have a good time\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]                              [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nThey'll say it's just some frickin' letters on a hill[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut Still...      (Interlude is Ebmaj7/Ebmaj9)\r\n\r\n(Interlude ends on a Bbmaj7 just before Tim goes back into the verse.)\r\n[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI wander through the Bronson Caves[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nOne more OK coffee at The Oak's Gourmet[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]                          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI'll watch the players at the UCB[/tab]\r\n                 Dm                            Eb (solo g note)\r\nTrying to improvise their way out of on WE and on TV as you and me\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]                          [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWalking trails in the creepin' dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nOff to the observatory in Griffith Park[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Prechorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]                          [ch]Eb9b5[/ch]\r\nThere's too much light for stars anyway[/tab]\r\nDm                       Ebmaj7(add6) Ebmaj7\r\nI'm getting out of this place\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dm#5[/ch]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'm leaving LA     I'm leaving LA[/tab]\r\n        C7(add9)\r\nAnd the studio executives who never made a thing\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nBlamin' others for their losses, taking credit for their wins[/tab]\r\n           C7(add9)\r\nWipin' the blood of dumb artists from their chins\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nGrinnin' kid you oughtn't take it personally[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nOn Hollywood and Vine a dime store spiderman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nShouting at a stoned Emma Stone dressed a la La La Land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                               [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nAnd in the distance, in both its glorious dimensions[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nThe sign projects its shadow on a hill[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnother rundown on Ebmaj7/Ebmaj9\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]                             [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nA Russian bar, machine-gun cops at LAX[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bb[/ch]                                  [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nMalfunctionin' departure board says we're boarding next[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]Ebmaj7b5[/ch]\r\nBelt off, shoes off, jacket off, hat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]                      [ch]Ebmaj9[/ch]\r\nDon't need the attitude but I quite enjoy the subsequent patdown,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm sat down as the A380 engine roars[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Bb[/ch]                             [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nPushed backwards even as this tube of monkeys rumbles forwards[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Prechorus]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Bb[/ch]                        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'm looking forward to another twenty hours on a plane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nNothing but crap films on my brain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI've been going slowly insane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]                                 [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI've seen your sport and I don't wanna play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F/A[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Bb/F[/ch]        [ch]Ebmaj9[/ch]\r\nI'm getting out of this place, I'm getting out of this place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nI'm leaving LA[/tab]\r\n        C7(add9)\r\nAnd the actors at gratitude drinking undrinkable juice\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd the agents taking ten percent in their sneakers and suits[/tab]\r\n        C7(add9)\r\nAnd the writers in their Teslas trying to punch up Act 1\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nDriving home on the 101 in the relentless SoCal sun[/tab]\r\n        C7(add9)\r\nAnd the greedy and the needy and the homeless and the horny\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd the deals done on treadmills at 10-6 in the morning[/tab]\r\n        C7(add9)\r\nAnd the captain's on the PA saying look for the sign\r\n[tab]                [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\nBut I find it's just some frickin' letters on a hill[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nJust some ugly, goddamn letters\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Eb9[/ch]\r\n\r\nI'm leaving L.A.\r\n\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nBb Gm Dm Eb9\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Prechorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nN.C.\nAnd the tourists say\nC7(add9)\nPlease give me the directions to the Hollywood sign\n\n            C7(add9)\nBut on their way back down they'll ask\n        C7(add9)\nDid you have a good time\n\n\nBut Still...      (Interlude is Ebmaj7/Ebmaj9)\n\n(Interlude ends on a Bbmaj7 just before Tim goes back into the verse.)\nBbmaj7\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n                 Dm                            Eb (solo g note)\nTrying to improvise their way out of on WE and on TV as you and me\n\n\n\n[Prechorus]\n\nDm                       Ebmaj7(add6) Ebmaj7\nI'm getting out of this place\n\n[Chorus]\n\n        C7(add9)\nAnd the studio executives who never made a thing\n\n           C7(add9)\nWipin' the blood of dumb artists from their chins\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnother rundown on Ebmaj7/Ebmaj9\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Prechorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n        C7(add9)\nAnd the actors at gratitude drinking undrinkable juice\n\n        C7(add9)\nAnd the writers in their Teslas trying to punch up Act 1\n\n        C7(add9)\nAnd the greedy and the needy and the homeless and the horny\n\n        C7(add9)\nAnd the captain's on the PA saying look for the sign\n\nN.C.\nJust some ugly, goddamn letters\n\n[Outro]\n\nBb Gm Dm Eb9\n\nI'm leaving L.A.\n\nBb","chords":["Bb","Gm","Dm","Eb9","Eb9b5","Ebmaj7","Dm#5","C","C7","Bbmaj7","Eb","Bb/D","A","Ebmaj7b5","Ebmaj9","F/A","Bb/F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}