L.A. Freeway Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker
Tempo:
122.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] Pack up all your dishes, [Eb] make note of all good wishes, [Bb] say goodbye to the landlord for [F] me.
Sons of bitches [Fm] always bore me.
Throw out those L.A. papers, [Eb] molded box of vanilla [Bb] wafers.
Adios to all this [F] concrete, gonna get me some dirt road back street.
[Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
[Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] Here's to you, old skinny Dennis, [Eb] the only one I think [C] I will [Bb] miss.
I can hear your basement singing, [F] sweet and low like a gift you're bringing.
[Bb] Play it for me one more time [Eb] now.
Got to give it all we can [Bb] now.
I believe every word you're [F] saying.
Just keep on, keep on playing.
[Eb] Ask it off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
Ask [Eb] it off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] Put the pink slip in the mailbox.
[Eb] Leave the key in the old front door [Bb] lock.
They will find it likely as [F] not, all the things that we have forgot.
[Bb] Oh my lady, now don't you cry.
[Eb] Love's a gift that's truly [Bb] handmade.
We got something to believe [F] in.
Now don't you think it's time we're leaving?
[Eb] Ask it off [F] of that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting [Eb] killed or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke, for [Cm] some land that I ain't [F] bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road in [Gm] a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[G] [Bb] [Eb]
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[F] [Bb] [Eb]
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[N]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] Pack up all your dishes, [Eb] make note of all good wishes, [Bb] say goodbye to the landlord for [F] me.
Sons of bitches [Fm] always bore me.
Throw out those L.A. papers, [Eb] molded box of vanilla [Bb] wafers.
Adios to all this [F] concrete, gonna get me some dirt road back street.
[Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
[Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] Here's to you, old skinny Dennis, [Eb] the only one I think [C] I will [Bb] miss.
I can hear your basement singing, [F] sweet and low like a gift you're bringing.
[Bb] Play it for me one more time [Eb] now.
Got to give it all we can [Bb] now.
I believe every word you're [F] saying.
Just keep on, keep on playing.
[Eb] Ask it off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
Ask [Eb] it off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] Put the pink slip in the mailbox.
[Eb] Leave the key in the old front door [Bb] lock.
They will find it likely as [F] not, all the things that we have forgot.
[Bb] Oh my lady, now don't you cry.
[Eb] Love's a gift that's truly [Bb] handmade.
We got something to believe [F] in.
Now don't you think it's time we're leaving?
[Eb] Ask it off [F] of that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting [Eb] killed or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke, for [Cm] some land that I ain't [F] bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] Get down the road in [Gm] a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm] [F]
[G] [Bb] [Eb]
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[F] [Bb] [Eb]
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[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Bb
Eb
F
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ Pack up all your dishes, [Eb] make note of all good wishes, [Bb] _ say goodbye to the landlord for [F] me.
_ Sons of bitches [Fm] _ always bore me.
Throw out those L.A. papers, [Eb] _ molded box of vanilla _ [Bb] wafers. _
Adios to all this [F] concrete, gonna get me some dirt road back street. _
_ [Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. _ [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
_ [Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Here's to you, old skinny Dennis, _ [Eb] the only one I think [C] I will [Bb] miss.
I can hear your basement singing, [F] _ sweet and low like a gift you're bringing.
[Bb] _ Play it for me one more time [Eb] now.
Got to give it all we can [Bb] now.
I believe every word you're [F] saying.
Just keep on, keep on playing. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Ask it off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
Ask [Eb] _ it off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Put the pink slip in the mailbox.
_ [Eb] _ Leave the key in the old front door [Bb] lock.
They will find it likely as [F] not, all the things that we have forgot.
[Bb] _ Oh my lady, now don't you cry.
[Eb] _ _ Love's a gift that's truly [Bb] handmade.
_ We got something to believe [F] in.
Now don't you think it's time we're leaving? _ _ _
[Eb] Ask it off [F] of that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting [Eb] killed or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke, for [Cm] some land that I ain't [F] bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road in [Gm] a cloud of smoke, _ [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Pack up all your dishes, [Eb] make note of all good wishes, [Bb] _ say goodbye to the landlord for [F] me.
_ Sons of bitches [Fm] _ always bore me.
Throw out those L.A. papers, [Eb] _ molded box of vanilla _ [Bb] wafers. _
Adios to all this [F] concrete, gonna get me some dirt road back street. _
_ [Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. _ [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
_ [Eb] Find your jacket off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Here's to you, old skinny Dennis, _ [Eb] the only one I think [C] I will [Bb] miss.
I can hear your basement singing, [F] _ sweet and low like a gift you're bringing.
[Bb] _ Play it for me one more time [Eb] now.
Got to give it all we can [Bb] now.
I believe every word you're [F] saying.
Just keep on, keep on playing. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Ask it off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road [Gm] in a cloud of smoke, [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
Ask [Eb] _ it off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Put the pink slip in the mailbox.
_ [Eb] _ Leave the key in the old front door [Bb] lock.
They will find it likely as [F] not, all the things that we have forgot.
[Bb] _ Oh my lady, now don't you cry.
[Eb] _ _ Love's a gift that's truly [Bb] handmade.
_ We got something to believe [F] in.
Now don't you think it's time we're leaving? _ _ _
[Eb] Ask it off [F] of that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting [Eb] killed or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke, for [Cm] some land that I ain't [F] bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
_ _ [Bb] Get down the road in [Gm] a cloud of smoke, _ [Cm] for some land that I [F] ain't bought.
But if [Eb] I can ask it off [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught.
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