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Frank Black - Los Angeles
   BmI met a mDan
 AHe was a Bmgood man
   F#mSailing and shoEring
  DDancing the Abeta-cam can
   BmMaking me foEreign
   DOh yeAahBbm  Bm  
A C#  A D  F
A C#  A D  F
  A     C#I want to live in Los Angeles
  A     DNot the one in Los FAngeles
  A     C#No, not the one in South California
  A     DThe got one in FSouth Patagonia
  A     C#I want to live in Los Angeles
  A     DNot the one in Los FAngeles
  A     C#They got a bunch down in Moleville
  A     DThey got a bunFch more still
  A     C#I want to live in Los Angeles
  A     DNot the one in Los FAngeles
  A     C#They got one in twenty-five two five
  A     DWorks just likFe a beehive
   C#     C#     C#      C#      A     C#     C#     C#      C#      A     C#     C#     C#      C#   ACha!
  A     C#I want to live in Los Angeles
  A     DNot the one in Los FAngeles
  A     C#Counting helicopters on Saturday night
  A     DThe symphony oFf the fair light
[Interlude]
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  A     C#I hear them saying Los Angeles
  A     DIn all the black aFnd white movies
  A     C#And if you think they star-spangled us
  A     DHow come we saFy Los Angeleez?
C# C# C# C#  A   C# C# C# C#  A   C# C# C# C#  A
BmI'll wDait iAn Los BmAngeles
F#mI'll waEit in the pDouring sAun
BmNo wayE  
DFor not anyoneA  
BmNo way
BmI met a manD  
AHe was a gBmood man
F#mSailing and shorinEg
DHe got a betatAron, man
BmTalking that foEreign
DOh yeahA  Bbm  Bm  
Bm          D
A         Bm
F#m               E
D             A
Bm             E
D       A  Bbm Bm
Bm          D
A         Bm
F#m               E
D             A
Bm             E
D       A  Bbm Bm
BmI'll wDait iAn Los BmAngeles
F#mI'll waEit in the Dpouring sAun
BmNo wayE  
DFor not anyoneA  
BmNo way
BmI'll wDait iAn Los BmAngeles
F#mI'll wEait in the pDouring suAn
BmNo wayE  
DFor not anyoneA  
BmNo wayE  

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Los Angeles

by Frank Black

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F#m

Bbm

Frank Black - Los Angeles

Bm D

I met a man

A Bm

He was a good man

F#m E

Sailing and shoring

D A

Dancing the beta-cam can

Bm E

Making me foreign

D A Bbm Bm

Oh yeah

A C# A D F

A C#

I want to live in Los Angeles

A D F

Not the one in Los Angeles

A C#

No, not the one in South California

A D F

The got one in South Patagonia

A C#

I want to live in Los Angeles

A D F

Not the one in Los Angeles

A C#

They got a bunch down in Moleville

A D F

They got a bunch more still

A C#

I want to live in Los Angeles

A D F

Not the one in Los Angeles

A C#

They got one in twenty-five two five

A D F

Works just like a beehive

C# C# C# C# A C# C# C# C# A C# C# C# C# A

Cha!

A C#

I want to live in Los Angeles

A D F

Not the one in Los Angeles

A C#

Counting helicopters on Saturday night

A D F

The symphony of the fair light

[Interlude]

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A C#

I hear them saying Los Angeles

A D F

In all the black and white movies

A C#

And if you think they star-spangled us

A D F

How come we say Los Angeleez?

C# C# C# C# A C# C# C# C# A C# C# C# C# A

Bm D A Bm

I'll wait in Los Angeles

F#m E D A

I'll wait in the pouring sun

Bm E

No way

D A

For not anyone

No way

Bm D

I met a man

A Bm

He was a good man

F#m E

Sailing and shoring

D A

He got a betatron, man

Bm E

Talking that foreign

D A Bbm Bm

Oh yeah

Bm D

A Bm

F#m E

D A

Bm E

D A Bbm Bm

Bm D

A Bm

F#m E

D A

Bm E

D A Bbm Bm

Bm D A Bm

I'll wait in Los Angeles

F#m E D A

I'll wait in the pouring sun

Bm E

No way

D A

For not anyone

No way

Bm D A Bm

I'll wait in Los Angeles

F#m E D A

I'll wait in the pouring sun

Bm E

No way

D A

For not anyone

Bm E

No way

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