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Silverlake.
Written by Steve Young.
performed by Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore –Downey to Lubbock
[Intro]
D       G       D       A       G       D
[Verse 1]
DLooks like a hooollly city, With the hills aglow
GLooks like a holy city, babe, With the hills aDglow
AOh Silverlake, is Gworth more than Dgold
[Verse 2]
DThey got some Spanish angels, or they gotta lot of soul
GThey got some Spanish angels, or they gotta lot of Dsoul
AOh Silverlake, is Gworth more than Dgold
[Chorus]
GOh Rosa Maria, sAay a prayer for Dme
GPut a candle in the window Aso the jaded might BmseeG  
DOh thank you Rosa Maria for Asaying a prayer for Dme
[Verse 3]
DYou know a poor boy can still go down there, find a place to stay
GOr at least south of Sunset sometime, find a place to rest his Dsoul
AOh Silverlake, is Gworth more than Dgold
[Chorus]
GOh Rosa Maria, Asay a prayer for Dme
GPut a candle in the window Aso the jaded might BmseeG  
DOh thank you Rosa Maria for Asaying a prayer for Dme
[Verse 4]
DLooks like a holy city, babe, With the hills aglow
GLooks like a holy city, With the hills Daglow
AOh Silverlake, is Gworth more than Dgold
AOh Silverlake, is Gworth more than Dgold

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Silverlake

by Dave Alvin

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Silverlake.

Written by Steve Young.

performed by Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore –Downey to Lubbock

[Intro]

D G D A G D

[Verse 1]

Looks like a hooollly city, With the hills aglow

G D

Looks like a holy city, babe, With the hills aglow

A G D

Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold

[Verse 2]

They got some Spanish angels, or they gotta lot of soul

G D

They got some Spanish angels, or they gotta lot of soul

A G D

Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold

[Chorus]

G A D

Oh Rosa Maria, say a prayer for me

G A Bm G

Put a candle in the window so the jaded might see

D A D

Oh thank you Rosa Maria for saying a prayer for me

[Verse 3]

You know a poor boy can still go down there, find a place to stay

G D

Or at least south of Sunset sometime, find a place to rest his soul

A G D

Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold

[Chorus]

G A D

Oh Rosa Maria, say a prayer for me

G A Bm G

Put a candle in the window so the jaded might see

D A D

Oh thank you Rosa Maria for saying a prayer for me

[Verse 4]

Looks like a holy city, babe, With the hills aglow

G D

Looks like a holy city, With the hills aglow

A G D

Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold

A G D

Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold

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