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Why Youd Want To Live Here

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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...
                        C
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
               A7
For when the weigh me on my way out
C
(Here nothing is free).
Em
The greyhounds keep coming
        G
Dumping locusts into the street
          A7
Until the gutters overflow
        C
And Los Angeles thinks,
(single percussive strums)
 CCCC
            (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...
                      C
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

Why Youd Want To Live Here chords and lyrics

Free chords for Why Youd Want To Live Here by Death Cab for Cutie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Bridge:
G        G        G        G
Em       G        A7       C
(single percussive strums)
someday soon."

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

Learn how to play Why Youd Want To Live Here by Death Cab for Cutie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Why Youd Want To Live Here chords”, “Why Youd Want To Live Here guitar chords”, or “Death Cab for Cutie Why Youd Want To Live Here chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Why Youd Want To Live Here chords and for experienced players who want accurate Why Youd Want To Live Here lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, C, B, Cmaj7, Em.

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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.