Verse
F G C Cmaj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
F G Am
I was staring in my empty coffee cup
E7 E7/D Am Dm
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]
F G F C
And if California slides into the ocean
F Em Dm C
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
Ddim Em Dm C F G
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill
F Em Dm G C
But don't the sun look angry through the trees?
F Em Dm G Am
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves?
Dm7
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves
Dm Gsus4 G Csus4 C
Heaven help the one who leaves
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
C G Am
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
E E/D Am G
But except in dreams you're never really free
F Em Dm G C
Don't the sun look angry at me?
[Verse 3]
F G C Cmaj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
F G Am
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
Am G C
It went mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
F C G
mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Am G C
Look away down Gower Avenue
F C G
Look away
Am G C
Look away down Gower Avenue
F C G
Look away
Am G C
Look away down Gower Avenue
F C G
Look away
Am G C
Look away down Gower Avenue
F C G
Look away