I Love La

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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 02:43:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Elson Trinidad 

 
Subject: CRD: "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman


"I Love L.A."

By Randy Newman
>From the album "Trouble In Paradise" (1982)


Chords & lyrics transcribed by Elson Trinidad (ertrinid@skat.usc.edu)



 A
Rollin' down

 E
Imperial Highway

 A            
 D
Big nasty redhead at my side

 A                       
 E
Santa Ana winds blowing hot from the north
             
 A          
 F#m  
 E
And we were born to ride

 A
Roll down the windows

 E
Put down the top

 A
Crank up the Beach Boys then

 D                    
 F#m
Don't let the music stop

 A
We're gonna ride it till we

 E                        
 F#m
Just can't ride it no more


 D
>From the South Bay

 F#m
To the Valley

 C#m
>From the Westside

 E
To the Eastside

 D
Everybody's

 F#m
Very happy

 C#m                     
 E
Cos the sun is shinin' all the time
            
 G
Looks like another perfect day

          
 A  
 F#m  
 E
I love L.A.
          
 A  
 F#m  
 E
We love it!
          
 A  
 F#m  
 E
I love L.A.
         
 A   
 F#m  
 E
We love it!

We love it!

(Tango Part (Synth Solo)):

 F         
 F         
 Am        
 Am/E       
 Bb        
 Bb/F       
 F       
 F/
 C


 F        
 F         
 Eb           
 Eb


 G    
 G3   
 G    
 G9
Ahhhhhh......


 C
Look at that mountain

 G
Look at those trees

 C
Look at that bum over there
      
 F               
 Am
Man, he's down on his knees

 C
Look at these women

 G                         
 Am    
 F
Ain't nothin' like them nowhere

 Am            
 F
Century Blvd...We love it!

 Am            
 F
Victory Blvd...We love it!

 Am                 
 F
Santa Monica Blvd...We love it!

 G   
 G3   
 G   
 G9
6th Street..We love it, we love it we love it....

We love L.A.!

Guitar Solo:

 C     
 Ab/
 C    
 Bb/
 C    
 G/C (4x)

          
 C   
 Am   
 G
I love L.A.
           
 C   
 Am   
 G
We love it!
          
 C  
 Am  
 G
I love L.A.
          
 C  
 Am  
 G
We love it!
          
 C  
 Am  
 G
I love L.A.
           
 C
We  love it!