Verse
Eb F A# A#maj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
Eb F Gm
I was staring in my empty coffee cup
D7 D7/C Gm Cm
I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lying
A#
All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles
F
I'm gonna drink 'em up
[Chorus]
Eb F Eb A#
And if California slides into the ocean
Eb Dm Cm A#
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
Ddim Dm Cm A# Eb F
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill
Eb Dm Cm F A#
But don't the sun look angry through the trees?
Eb Dm Cm F Gm
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves?
Cm7
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves
Cm Fsus4 F A#sus4 A#
Heaven help the one who leaves
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
A# F Gm
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
D D/C Gm F
But except in dreams you're never really free
Eb Dm Cm F A#
Don't the sun look angry at me?
[Verse 3]
Eb F A# A#maj7
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
Eb F Gm
I was listening to the air conditioner hum
Gm F A#
It went mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Eb A# F
mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm
Gm F A#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Eb A# F
Look away
Gm F A#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Eb A# F
Look away
Gm F A#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Eb A# F
Look away
Gm F A#
Look away down Gower Avenue
Eb A# F
Look away