Chords for Jerry Jeff Walker - LA Freeway
Tempo:
143.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Eb] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[F] Let [Eb] me ask you something.
[G] You know [Gb] about
This has nothing [G] to do with videotaping.
There's no film of Karen.
This just has to do with [Dm] you and Don and the Palomino Club.
You know about the Palomino Club?
[Bm] Yeah, I know where it is.
I've been there a couple times.
Oh, have you?
[Bb] Yeah.
Well, then you know about Jerry Jeff.
You don't know about
Oh, are you in for a treat, fella?
[B] This is Don's moment.
He has been waiting for this [Bb] all week long.
[N] Well, you know, I think that different people kind of get hooked up on different things.
And I'm sure a little bit of it has to do that I came from Texas and heard a certain kind of music.
There's a lot of country music that I don't particularly care for.
I'll put it this way.
There's some country music I care for much more than others.
But I think the thing that's always fascinated me most is to
I love to meet guys that are both songwriters and can sing and that sort of
I like guys that are [Em] a little bit out of sync, you know, just a little [N] bit out of sync.
A little bit?
Just a little out of sync.
I hate ordinary, you know.
This guy is not ordinary.
No.
And he is a good songwriter.
I'd say he's ordinary.
He is not ordinary.
Great songwriter.
Yes, sir.
And he's an old buddy of mine, and I'm really excited he's going to be here.
And if he doesn't ask me to sing with him, I'm going to anyway.
Yeah.
But right now, I'd like for you to welcome Jerry Jeff Walker, and he's going to be singing L.A. Freeway.
[Bb] I love it.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] Pack up all your dishes
[Eb] Make note of all good wishes
[Bb] Say goodbye to the landlord for me
[F] Little suckers, they always bore [Bb] me
Throw out those L.A. papers
[Eb] Vaughty box of yellow [Bb] paper
Adios to all this concrete
[F] Gonna give me some dirt and road back streets
[Eb] [F] I [Eb] can just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting [Eb] killed or caught
[Bb]
Down [F] that road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke
[Dm] [Cm] Must have blasted some [C] land
[F] I ain't bought it [Eb] but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting killed [Eb] or caught [Bb] Hey!
[F] [Gm] I was [Bb] right.
[Cm]
[Eb] [C] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Here's to you, old skinny Dennis
[Eb]
The only one I probably will [Bb] miss
I can hear those old bass notes ringing [F] some different low lights
If you've been bringing [Bb] it
Play it for me now one more time, [Eb] please
You gotta keep on right to the end
[Bb]
I believe everything you've been saying
[F] Just keep on, keep on, keep on playing
[Gm] [F] [Eb] I can just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught
[Bb] Down [F] that [Gm] road [Bb] in a cloud of smoke
[Cm] Must have blasted some land
[F]
I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed or [Eb] caught [Bb] Hey!
[F]
[Gm] Put [Cm] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] the pink slip in the mailbox
[Eb] Leave the key in the open door [Bb] lock
Tell her find it like she has [F] done
Everything that we [Dm] have bought
[Bb] Come on Susanna, don't you cry
[Eb] You know that love is truly [Bb] amazing
We got something that we believe [F] in
Texas calling, it's time we were leaving
[Gm] [Am] [Eb] I can just get off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting [Eb] killed or caught
[Bb] Hey, I'll be [Dm] down that [Gm] road
Down that [Eb] road, through some land, some land
[F] I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed or [Eb] caught
[Bb] Well, yeah
[Gm] Take my [Bb] life, it's [Eb] a real thing [F] I'm done
[Bb]
One look back, [Eb] mama, [Bb] we'll be long gone
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb]
[E] [Bm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[F] Let [Eb] me ask you something.
[G] You know [Gb] about
This has nothing [G] to do with videotaping.
There's no film of Karen.
This just has to do with [Dm] you and Don and the Palomino Club.
You know about the Palomino Club?
[Bm] Yeah, I know where it is.
I've been there a couple times.
Oh, have you?
[Bb] Yeah.
Well, then you know about Jerry Jeff.
You don't know about
Oh, are you in for a treat, fella?
[B] This is Don's moment.
He has been waiting for this [Bb] all week long.
[N] Well, you know, I think that different people kind of get hooked up on different things.
And I'm sure a little bit of it has to do that I came from Texas and heard a certain kind of music.
There's a lot of country music that I don't particularly care for.
I'll put it this way.
There's some country music I care for much more than others.
But I think the thing that's always fascinated me most is to
I love to meet guys that are both songwriters and can sing and that sort of
I like guys that are [Em] a little bit out of sync, you know, just a little [N] bit out of sync.
A little bit?
Just a little out of sync.
I hate ordinary, you know.
This guy is not ordinary.
No.
And he is a good songwriter.
I'd say he's ordinary.
He is not ordinary.
Great songwriter.
Yes, sir.
And he's an old buddy of mine, and I'm really excited he's going to be here.
And if he doesn't ask me to sing with him, I'm going to anyway.
Yeah.
But right now, I'd like for you to welcome Jerry Jeff Walker, and he's going to be singing L.A. Freeway.
[Bb] I love it.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] Pack up all your dishes
[Eb] Make note of all good wishes
[Bb] Say goodbye to the landlord for me
[F] Little suckers, they always bore [Bb] me
Throw out those L.A. papers
[Eb] Vaughty box of yellow [Bb] paper
Adios to all this concrete
[F] Gonna give me some dirt and road back streets
[Eb] [F] I [Eb] can just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting [Eb] killed or caught
[Bb]
Down [F] that road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke
[Dm] [Cm] Must have blasted some [C] land
[F] I ain't bought it [Eb] but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting killed [Eb] or caught [Bb] Hey!
[F] [Gm] I was [Bb] right.
[Cm]
[Eb] [C] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Here's to you, old skinny Dennis
[Eb]
The only one I probably will [Bb] miss
I can hear those old bass notes ringing [F] some different low lights
If you've been bringing [Bb] it
Play it for me now one more time, [Eb] please
You gotta keep on right to the end
[Bb]
I believe everything you've been saying
[F] Just keep on, keep on, keep on playing
[Gm] [F] [Eb] I can just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught
[Bb] Down [F] that [Gm] road [Bb] in a cloud of smoke
[Cm] Must have blasted some land
[F]
I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed or [Eb] caught [Bb] Hey!
[F]
[Gm] Put [Cm] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] the pink slip in the mailbox
[Eb] Leave the key in the open door [Bb] lock
Tell her find it like she has [F] done
Everything that we [Dm] have bought
[Bb] Come on Susanna, don't you cry
[Eb] You know that love is truly [Bb] amazing
We got something that we believe [F] in
Texas calling, it's time we were leaving
[Gm] [Am] [Eb] I can just get off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting [Eb] killed or caught
[Bb] Hey, I'll be [Dm] down that [Gm] road
Down that [Eb] road, through some land, some land
[F] I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed or [Eb] caught
[Bb] Well, yeah
[Gm] Take my [Bb] life, it's [Eb] a real thing [F] I'm done
[Bb]
One look back, [Eb] mama, [Bb] we'll be long gone
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
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[Eb] [Bb]
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb]
[E] [Bm]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Let [Eb] me ask you something.
[G] You know _ [Gb] about_
This has nothing [G] to do with videotaping.
There's no film of Karen.
This just has to do with [Dm] you and Don and the Palomino Club.
You know about the Palomino Club?
[Bm] Yeah, I know where it is.
I've been there a couple times.
Oh, have you?
[Bb] Yeah.
Well, then you know about Jerry Jeff.
_ _ You don't know about_
Oh, are you in for a treat, fella?
[B] This is Don's moment.
He has been waiting for this [Bb] all week long.
[N] Well, you know, I think that different people kind of get hooked up on different things.
And _ I'm sure a little bit of it has to do that I came from Texas and heard a certain kind of music.
There's a lot of country music that I don't particularly care for.
I'll put it this way.
There's some country music I care for much more than others.
But I think the thing that's always fascinated me most is to_
I love to meet guys that are both _ songwriters and can sing and that sort of_
I like guys that are [Em] a little bit out of sync, you know, just a little [N] bit out of sync.
A little bit?
Just a little out of sync.
I hate ordinary, you know.
This guy is not ordinary.
No.
And he is a good songwriter.
I'd say he's ordinary.
He is not ordinary.
Great songwriter.
Yes, sir.
And he's an old buddy of mine, and I'm really excited he's going to be here.
And if he doesn't ask me to sing with him, I'm going to anyway.
Yeah.
But right now, I'd like for you to welcome Jerry Jeff Walker, and he's going to be singing L.A. Freeway.
[Bb] I love it. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ Pack up all your dishes
_ [Eb] Make note of all good wishes
[Bb] _ Say goodbye to the landlord for me
[F] _ Little suckers, they always bore [Bb] me
Throw out those L.A. papers
[Eb] _ Vaughty box of yellow _ [Bb] paper
_ Adios to all this concrete
[F] _ Gonna give me some dirt and road back streets
[Eb] _ [F] I [Eb] can just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting [Eb] killed or caught
_ _ [Bb]
Down [F] that road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke
[Dm] _ [Cm] Must have blasted some [C] land
[F] I ain't bought it [Eb] but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting killed [Eb] or caught _ [Bb] Hey!
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ I was [Bb] right.
_ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
Here's to you, old skinny Dennis
_ [Eb]
The only one I probably will [Bb] miss
I can hear those old bass notes ringing [F] some different low lights
If you've been bringing [Bb] it
Play it for me now one more time, [Eb] please
You gotta keep on right to the end
[Bb]
I believe everything you've been saying
[F] Just keep on, keep on, keep on playing _
_ [Gm] _ [F] [Eb] I can just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught
_ [Bb] Down _ [F] that [Gm] road _ [Bb] in a cloud of smoke
[Cm] Must have blasted some land
[F]
I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed or [Eb] caught [Bb] Hey!
_ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] Put _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ the pink slip in the mailbox
_ [Eb] Leave the key in the open door [Bb] lock
Tell her find it like she has [F] done
_ Everything that we [Dm] have bought
[Bb] Come on Susanna, don't you cry
[Eb] You know that love is truly [Bb] amazing
We got something that we believe [F] in
Texas calling, it's time we were leaving
_ _ [Gm] _ [Am] [Eb] I can just get off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting [Eb] killed or caught
[Bb] Hey, I'll be [Dm] down that [Gm] road
Down that [Eb] road, through some land, some land
[F] I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed or [Eb] caught
_ [Bb] Well, yeah
_ [Gm] Take my [Bb] life, it's [Eb] a real thing _ [F] I'm done
[Bb] _
_ One look back, [Eb] mama, _ [Bb] we'll be long gone
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[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Let [Eb] me ask you something.
[G] You know _ [Gb] about_
This has nothing [G] to do with videotaping.
There's no film of Karen.
This just has to do with [Dm] you and Don and the Palomino Club.
You know about the Palomino Club?
[Bm] Yeah, I know where it is.
I've been there a couple times.
Oh, have you?
[Bb] Yeah.
Well, then you know about Jerry Jeff.
_ _ You don't know about_
Oh, are you in for a treat, fella?
[B] This is Don's moment.
He has been waiting for this [Bb] all week long.
[N] Well, you know, I think that different people kind of get hooked up on different things.
And _ I'm sure a little bit of it has to do that I came from Texas and heard a certain kind of music.
There's a lot of country music that I don't particularly care for.
I'll put it this way.
There's some country music I care for much more than others.
But I think the thing that's always fascinated me most is to_
I love to meet guys that are both _ songwriters and can sing and that sort of_
I like guys that are [Em] a little bit out of sync, you know, just a little [N] bit out of sync.
A little bit?
Just a little out of sync.
I hate ordinary, you know.
This guy is not ordinary.
No.
And he is a good songwriter.
I'd say he's ordinary.
He is not ordinary.
Great songwriter.
Yes, sir.
And he's an old buddy of mine, and I'm really excited he's going to be here.
And if he doesn't ask me to sing with him, I'm going to anyway.
Yeah.
But right now, I'd like for you to welcome Jerry Jeff Walker, and he's going to be singing L.A. Freeway.
[Bb] I love it. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ Pack up all your dishes
_ [Eb] Make note of all good wishes
[Bb] _ Say goodbye to the landlord for me
[F] _ Little suckers, they always bore [Bb] me
Throw out those L.A. papers
[Eb] _ Vaughty box of yellow _ [Bb] paper
_ Adios to all this concrete
[F] _ Gonna give me some dirt and road back streets
[Eb] _ [F] I [Eb] can just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting [Eb] killed or caught
_ _ [Bb]
Down [F] that road in a [Gm] cloud of smoke
[Dm] _ [Cm] Must have blasted some [C] land
[F] I ain't bought it [Eb] but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb]
without getting killed [Eb] or caught _ [Bb] Hey!
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ I was [Bb] right.
_ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
Here's to you, old skinny Dennis
_ [Eb]
The only one I probably will [Bb] miss
I can hear those old bass notes ringing [F] some different low lights
If you've been bringing [Bb] it
Play it for me now one more time, [Eb] please
You gotta keep on right to the end
[Bb]
I believe everything you've been saying
[F] Just keep on, keep on, keep on playing _
_ [Gm] _ [F] [Eb] I can just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed [Eb] or caught
_ [Bb] Down _ [F] that [Gm] road _ [Bb] in a cloud of smoke
[Cm] Must have blasted some land
[F]
I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. freeway [Bb] without getting killed or [Eb] caught [Bb] Hey!
_ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] Put _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ the pink slip in the mailbox
_ [Eb] Leave the key in the open door [Bb] lock
Tell her find it like she has [F] done
_ Everything that we [Dm] have bought
[Bb] Come on Susanna, don't you cry
[Eb] You know that love is truly [Bb] amazing
We got something that we believe [F] in
Texas calling, it's time we were leaving
_ _ [Gm] _ [Am] [Eb] I can just get off [F] of that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting [Eb] killed or caught
[Bb] Hey, I'll be [Dm] down that [Gm] road
Down that [Eb] road, through some land, some land
[F] I ain't bought [Eb] it but I'll just get off of [F] that L.A. [Bb] freeway without getting killed or [Eb] caught
_ [Bb] Well, yeah
_ [Gm] Take my [Bb] life, it's [Eb] a real thing _ [F] I'm done
[Bb] _
_ One look back, [Eb] mama, _ [Bb] we'll be long gone
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