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West La Fadeaway

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Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 33Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5---5-------------------------------------|
D|---5^7--7--5--7----7------5^7--5---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------7-5----3--3--------------|
E|--------------------------------------5--------5-----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-----7---------------------------------|
D|----7^9--9--7--9------9-----9--------5--5--5--7------------|
A|--------------------------------7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse]
Am
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
Am
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
B
I don't want to buy it
  E                                    Am
I just want to rent it for an hour or two
[Verse]
Am
I met an old mistake walking down the street today
Am
I met an old mistake walking down the street today
B
I didn't want to be mean about it
E                                  Am
But I didn't have one good word to say.
[Chorus]
Am                   D   C
West L.A. fadeaway,
Am                   D   C
West L.A. fadeaway
B
Little red light on the highway,
F9                       Em       Am
Big green light on the Speedway. Hey, hey, hey
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Am
I had a steady job haulin' items for the mob
Am
Got a steady job haulin' items for the mob
B
You know the pay was pathetic
E                                                               Am
It's a shame those boys couldn't be more copasetic
[Verse]
Am
I need a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know
Am
I need a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know
B
Name, address, and phone number
E                                       Am
Lord, and just how far to go.
[Chorus]
Am                   D   C
West L.A. fadeaway,
Am                   D   C
West L.A. fadeaway
B
Little red light on the highway,
F9                       Em       Am
Big green light on the Speedway. Hey, hey, hey.
[Interlude]
Am
Looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
Am
Looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
B
I don't want to rent it
  E                                   Am
I just want to use it for a minute or two
[Chorus]
      Am                   D   C
Well, West L.A. fadeaway,
Am                   D   C
West L.A. fadeaway
B
Little red light on the highway,
F9                       Em       Am
Big green light on the Speedway, hey, hey, hey.
B
Little red light on the highway,
F9                       Em       Am
Big green light on the Speedway, hey, hey, hey.
B
Little red light on the highway,
F9                       Em       Am
Big green light on the Speedway, hey hey hey.

West La Fadeaway chords and lyrics

Free chords for West La Fadeaway by Grateful Dead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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West La Fadeaway Chords by Grateful Dead

Learn how to play West La Fadeaway by Grateful Dead with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “West La Fadeaway chords”, “West La Fadeaway guitar chords”, or “Grateful Dead West La Fadeaway 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 West La Fadeaway chords and for experienced players who want accurate West La Fadeaway lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, G, D, A, E, Am.

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The chords for "West La Fadeaway" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.