Chords for Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," Austin City Limits
Tempo:
115.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [D]
[F#m] [D]
[Am] [D]
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A] Pack up all your dishes, [D] make note of all good wishes, [A] and say goodbye to the landlord for [E] me.
Some bitches always [C#m] bore [A] me, throw out MLA paper, [D] moldy box of vanilla [A] wafers, adios
to all this concrete, [E] gonna get me some dirt road back [A] street.
[E]
If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] you put the pink card
in [B] the [A] mailbox, [D] leave the key in that old front [E] door [A] lock, they'll find it likely as
not, [E] I'm sure there's something we have forgot.
[A] Oh Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe, love's a gift that's surely handmade, [A] we've got something
to believe [E] in, don't you think it's time we're [A] leaving?
[E]
If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road [B] in
a cloud of smoke [A] to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] here's to you [D] old skinny
Dennis, [A] [Dm] the only one I think I will [A] miss, I can hear [B] that old [A] bass singing, [E] sweet and
low [C#m] like a gift you'll [A] bring, play it for me [B]
one more time now, [D] got to give it all we
can [A] now, I believe [D]
everything you're [A] saying, [E] just you keep on, keep on [A] playing.
[E]
[A] If I [D] can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, if [D] I can just get [Bm] off of [E] this
LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road in a cloud of smoke to [E] some
land, I ain't bought, [A] so pack up [B] all [A] your shoes, [D] make note of all good wishes, [A] and say
goodbye to the landlord for [E] me, son of bitches [C#m]
always bored [A] me.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[Am] [D]
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A] Pack up all your dishes, [D] make note of all good wishes, [A] and say goodbye to the landlord for [E] me.
Some bitches always [C#m] bore [A] me, throw out MLA paper, [D] moldy box of vanilla [A] wafers, adios
to all this concrete, [E] gonna get me some dirt road back [A] street.
[E]
If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] you put the pink card
in [B] the [A] mailbox, [D] leave the key in that old front [E] door [A] lock, they'll find it likely as
not, [E] I'm sure there's something we have forgot.
[A] Oh Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe, love's a gift that's surely handmade, [A] we've got something
to believe [E] in, don't you think it's time we're [A] leaving?
[E]
If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road [B] in
a cloud of smoke [A] to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] here's to you [D] old skinny
Dennis, [A] [Dm] the only one I think I will [A] miss, I can hear [B] that old [A] bass singing, [E] sweet and
low [C#m] like a gift you'll [A] bring, play it for me [B]
one more time now, [D] got to give it all we
can [A] now, I believe [D]
everything you're [A] saying, [E] just you keep on, keep on [A] playing.
[E]
[A] If I [D] can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, if [D] I can just get [Bm] off of [E] this
LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, [A] down that road in a cloud of smoke to [E] some
land, I ain't bought, [A] so pack up [B] all [A] your shoes, [D] make note of all good wishes, [A] and say
goodbye to the landlord for [E] me, son of bitches [C#m]
always bored [A] me.
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
C#m
B
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ Pack up all your dishes, [D] _ make note of all good wishes, [A] and say goodbye to the landlord for [E] me.
_ Some bitches always [C#m] bore [A] me, _ throw out MLA paper, [D] _ moldy box of vanilla _ [A] wafers, _ adios
to all this concrete, [E] _ gonna get me some dirt road back [A] street.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, _ _ [A] _ down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] you put the pink card
in [B] the [A] mailbox, [D] _ leave the key in that old front [E] door [A] lock, they'll find it likely as
not, [E] I'm sure there's something we have forgot.
[A] _ Oh Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe, love's a gift that's surely handmade, [A] we've got something
to believe [E] in, don't you think it's time we're [A] leaving?
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, _ _ [A] _ down that road _ [B] in
a cloud of smoke [A] to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] _ here's to you [D] old skinny
Dennis, [A] _ [Dm] the only one I think I will [A] miss, I can hear [B] that old [A] bass singing, [E] _ sweet and
low [C#m] like a gift you'll [A] bring, _ play it for me [B]
one more time now, [D] _ got to give it all we
can [A] now, I believe _ [D]
everything you're [A] saying, [E] _ just you keep on, keep on [A] playing.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] If I [D] can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or _ caught, [A] down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, if [D] I can just get [Bm] off of [E] this
LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, _ _ [A] down that road in a cloud of smoke to [E] some
land, I ain't bought, _ _ _ [A] so pack up [B] all [A] your shoes, [D] _ make note of all good wishes, [A] and say
goodbye to the landlord for [E] me, son of bitches [C#m]
always bored [A] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ Pack up all your dishes, [D] _ make note of all good wishes, [A] and say goodbye to the landlord for [E] me.
_ Some bitches always [C#m] bore [A] me, _ throw out MLA paper, [D] _ moldy box of vanilla _ [A] wafers, _ adios
to all this concrete, [E] _ gonna get me some dirt road back [A] street.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, _ _ [A] _ down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] you put the pink card
in [B] the [A] mailbox, [D] _ leave the key in that old front [E] door [A] lock, they'll find it likely as
not, [E] I'm sure there's something we have forgot.
[A] _ Oh Susanna, don't you cry [D] babe, love's a gift that's surely handmade, [A] we've got something
to believe [E] in, don't you think it's time we're [A] leaving?
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ If [D] I can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, _ _ [A] _ down that road _ [B] in
a cloud of smoke [A] to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, and [A] _ here's to you [D] old skinny
Dennis, [A] _ [Dm] the only one I think I will [A] miss, I can hear [B] that old [A] bass singing, [E] _ sweet and
low [C#m] like a gift you'll [A] bring, _ play it for me [B]
one more time now, [D] _ got to give it all we
can [A] now, I believe _ [D]
everything you're [A] saying, [E] _ just you keep on, keep on [A] playing.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] If I [D] can just get off of [E] this LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or _ caught, [A] down that road in
a cloud of smoke to [E] some land, I ain't bought, bought, bought, if [D] I can just get [Bm] off of [E] this
LA freeway [A] without getting killed [D] or caught, _ _ [A] down that road in a cloud of smoke to [E] some
land, I ain't bought, _ _ _ [A] so pack up [B] all [A] your shoes, [D] _ make note of all good wishes, [A] and say
goodbye to the landlord for [E] me, son of bitches [C#m]
always bored [A] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _