Verse
Gb G# C# C#maj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
Gb G# A#m
I was staring in my empty coffee cup
F7 F7/D# A#m D#m
I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lying
C#
All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles
G#
I'm gonna drink 'em up
[Chorus]
Gb G# Gb C#
And if California slides into the ocean
Gb Fm D#m C#
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
Ddim Fm D#m C# Gb G#
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill
Gb Fm D#m G# C#
But don't the sun look angry through the trees?
Gb Fm D#m G# A#m
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves?
D#m7
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves
D#m G#sus4 G# C#sus4 C#
Heaven help the one who leaves
[Verse 2]
D#m A#m
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
C# G# A#m
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
F F/D# A#m G#
But except in dreams you're never really free
Gb Fm D#m G# C#
Don't the sun look angry at me?
[Verse 3]
Gb G# C# C#maj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
Gb G# A#m
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
A#m G# C#
It went mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Gb C# G#
mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
A#m G# C#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Gb C# G#
Look away
A#m G# C#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Gb C# G#
Look away
A#m G# C#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Gb C# G#
Look away
A#m G# C#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Gb C# G#
Look away