Verse
Ab A# D# D#maj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
Ab A# Cm
I was staring in my empty coffee cup
G7 G7/F Cm Fm
I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lying
D#
All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles
A#
I'm gonna drink 'em up
[Chorus]
Ab A# Ab D#
And if California slides into the ocean
Ab Gm Fm D#
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
Ddim Gm Fm D# Ab A#
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill
Ab Gm Fm A# D#
But don't the sun look angry through the trees?
Ab Gm Fm A# Cm
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves?
Fm7
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves
Fm A#sus4 A# D#sus4 D#
Heaven help the one who leaves
[Verse 2]
Fm Cm
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
D# A# Cm
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
G G/F Cm A#
But except in dreams you're never really free
Ab Gm Fm A# D#
Don't the sun look angry at me?
[Verse 3]
Ab A# D# D#maj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
Ab A# Cm
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
Cm A# D#
It went mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Ab D# A#
mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Cm A# D#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Ab D# A#
Look away
Cm A# D#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Ab D# A#
Look away
Cm A# D#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Ab D# A#
Look away
Cm A# D#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Ab D# A#
Look away