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Why Youd Want To Live Here

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GI'm in Los Angeles tDoday...
DIt smells like an airport ruCnway.
Jet fuel steBnches in the caCbin
And lights flCmaj7ickering at random.G  
GI'm in Los Angeles todayD...
Garbage cans comprise the Cmedians of Bfreeways always Ccreaping
Even wheCmaj7n the population's sleepGing.
AnDd I can't see why you'd Bwant to livCe here.
GI'm in Los Angeles todayD...
Asked a gas station eCmployee if he Bever had trouble Cbreathing
And he said "It Cmaj7varies from season to season, Gkid."
GIt's where our best are on Ddisplay...
Motion picture actors' hCouses
Maps are neBver ever currCent
So save your Cmaj7film and $1G5.
DAnd I can't see why you'Bd want to lCive here.G  
DBillboards reach past the Btallest Cbuildings,G  
D"We are not perfect B- but we Csure tryG."
DAs UV rays "degraded" Bour youth Cwith time.G  
Bridge:
G        G        G        G
Em       G        A7       C
EmThe vessel keeps pumping us through this Gzentropic place
In the A7belly of the beast that is CCaliforn-i-a,
I Emdrank from a faucet and I Gkept my receipts
For when the weA7igh me on my way out
C(Here nothing is free).
EmThe greyhounds keep coming
Dumping Glocusts into the street
Until the A7gutters overflow
And Los CAngeles thinks,
(single percussive strums)
  C   C   C          C(let it ring)
"I might explode 
someday soon."
GIt's a lovely summer's Dday
And I can almost see a Cskyline through a Bthickening shroud of eCgos.
(Is this the Cmaj7city of Angeles or demons?)G  
GHere the names are what remaiDn...
Stars encapsulate the Cgolden age
And they Bneed constant clCeaning for when the Cmaj7tourists begin salivating.G  
DAnd I can't see why you'Bd want to lCive here.G  
DBillboards reach past the Btallest Cbuildings,G  
DYou can't swim in a Btown this Cshallow G- 
as Dyou will most assuredly Bdrown CtomorrowG  

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Why Youd Want To Live Here

by Death Cab for Cutie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

G D

I'm in Los Angeles today...

D C

It smells like an airport runway.

B C

Jet fuel stenches in the cabin

Cmaj7 G

And lights flickering at random.

G D

I'm in Los Angeles today...

C B C

Garbage cans comprise the medians of freeways always creaping

Cmaj7 G

Even when the population's sleeping.

D B C

And I can't see why you'd want to live here.

G D

I'm in Los Angeles today...

C B C

Asked a gas station employee if he ever had trouble breathing

Cmaj7 G

And he said "It varies from season to season, kid."

G D

It's where our best are on display...

Motion picture actors' houses

B C

Maps are never ever current

Cmaj7 G

So save your film and $15.

D B C G

And I can't see why you'd want to live here.

D B C G

Billboards reach past the tallest buildings,

D B C G

"We are not perfect - but we sure try."

D B C G

As UV rays "degraded" our youth with time.

Bridge:

G G G G

Em G A7 C

Em G

The vessel keeps pumping us through this zentropic place

A7 C

In the belly of the beast that is Californ-i-a,

Em G

I drank from a faucet and I kept my receipts

For when the weigh me on my way out

(Here nothing is free).

The greyhounds keep coming

Dumping locusts into the street

Until the gutters overflow

And Los Angeles thinks,

(single percussive strums)

C C C C

(let it ring)

"I might explode

someday soon."

G D

It's a lovely summer's day

C B C

And I can almost see a skyline through a thickening shroud of egos.

Cmaj7 G

(Is this the city of Angeles or demons?)

G D

Here the names are what remain...

Stars encapsulate the golden age

B C Cmaj7 G

And they need constant cleaning for when the tourists begin salivating.

D B C G

And I can't see why you'd want to live here.

D B C G

Billboards reach past the tallest buildings,

D B C G

You can't swim in a town this shallow -

D B C G

as you will most assuredly drown tomorrow

About Why Youd Want To Live Here Chords by Death Cab for Cutie

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The chords for "Why Youd Want To Live Here" show the original chord names (including G, D, C, B, Cmaj7, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.