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Grey in L.A.
Loudon Wainwright III
Capo II
[Intro]
G  D  C  G
C  G  D
G  D  C  G
C  D  G
[Verse 1]
When it's Ggrey in LD.A. I sure Clike it that Gway
Cause there's Cway too much Gsunshine round Dhere
I don't Gknow about Dyou I get sCo sick of blGue skies
WhenCever they Dalways Gappear
And I Gsure love the Dsound of the Crain pouring Gdown
On my Ccarport roof Gmade out of Dtin
GIf there's a Dflood then there's Cgonna be Gmudslides
We Call have to Dpay for our Gsin
[Chorus 1]
CAnd I suppGose that they'll Cclose canyon Groads
And the Cfreeways will Gall start to Dclog
And the Cwaters will Grise and you Cwon't be surprGised
When your Amwhole house smells like your wet D7dog
When it's Ggrey in LD.A. it's muCch better thaGt way
It reminds you Cthat this toGwn's so cruelD  
Yeah it Gmight feel Dlike fun whCen you're spGortin' sunglasses
But Creally youD're one Gmore fool
[Instrumental]
G  D  C  G
C  G  D
G  D  C  G
C  D  G
[Verse 2]
Now I'Gm just a chump DAnd this whoCle town's a dGump
We camCe out here to Gdump all ouDr dreams
GOf making it Dbig but we're Cstuck in a Gsingular Cnightmare
That's Djust how it Gseems
[Chorus 2]
CAnd I suppGose Laurie CDavid sure knGows
All those Ccars we drive Gheat up our earthD  
And sea Ctemperatures Grise and those Cconstant blue Gskies
And brush fAmires can sure curb your mirtD7h
GBrad Grey's in DL.A. yeah COK I should Gstay
There's Cno place thatG's better I Dknow
For a Gwannabe Dstar sCtuck in a Gcar
On a freewCay with noDwhere to Ggo
When it's Ggrey in LD.A. I sure Clike it that Gway
Cause there's Cway too much Gsunshine round Dhere
I don't Gknow about Dyou I get sCo sick of blGue skies
WhenCever they Dalways Gappear

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Grey In La

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Grey in L.A.

Loudon Wainwright III

Capo II

[Intro]

G D C G

C G D

G D C G

C D G

[Verse 1]

G D C G

When it's grey in L.A. I sure like it that way

C G D

Cause there's way too much sunshine round here

G D C G

I don't know about you I get so sick of blue skies

C D G

Whenever they always appear

G D C G

And I sure love the sound of the rain pouring down

C G D

On my carport roof made out of tin

G D C G

If there's a flood then there's gonna be mudslides

C D G

We all have to pay for our sin

[Chorus 1]

C G C G

And I suppose that they'll close canyon roads

C G D

And the freeways will all start to clog

C G C G

And the waters will rise and you won't be surprised

Am D7

When your whole house smells like your wet dog

G D C G

When it's grey in L.A. it's much better that way

C G D

It reminds you that this town's so cruel

G D C G

Yeah it might feel like fun when you're sportin' sunglasses

C D G

But really you're one more fool

[Instrumental]

G D C G

C G D

G D C G

C D G

[Verse 2]

G D C G

Now I'm just a chump And this whole town's a dump

C G D

We came out here to dump all our dreams

G D C G C

Of making it big but we're stuck in a singular nightmare

D G

That's just how it seems

[Chorus 2]

C G C G

And I suppose Laurie David sure knows

C G D

All those cars we drive heat up our earth

C G C G

And sea temperatures rise and those constant blue skies

Am D7

And brush fires can sure curb your mirth

G D C G

Brad Grey's in L.A. yeah OK I should stay

C G D

There's no place that's better I know

G D C G

For a wannabe star stuck in a car

C D G

On a freeway with nowhere to go

G D C G

When it's grey in L.A. I sure like it that way

C G D

Cause there's way too much sunshine round here

G D C G

I don't know about you I get so sick of blue skies

C D G

Whenever they always appear

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