Verse
C D G Gmaj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
C D Em
I was staring in my empty coffee cup
B7 B7/A Em Am
I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lying
G
All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles
D
I'm gonna drink 'em up
[Chorus]
C D C G
And if California slides into the ocean
C Bm Am G
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
Ddim Bm Am G C D
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill
C Bm Am D G
But don't the sun look angry through the trees?
C Bm Am D Em
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves?
Am7
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves
Am Dsus4 D Gsus4 G
Heaven help the one who leaves
[Verse 2]
Am Em
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
G D Em
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
B B/A Em D
But except in dreams you're never really free
C Bm Am D G
Don't the sun look angry at me?
[Verse 3]
C D G Gmaj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
C D Em
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
Em D G
It went mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
C G D
mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Em D G
Look away down Gower Avenue
C G D
Look away
Em D G
Look away down Gower Avenue
C G D
Look away
Em D G
Look away down Gower Avenue
C G D
Look away
Em D G
Look away down Gower Avenue
C G D
Look away