Chords for The Band of Heathens - L A County Blues - Austin City Limits
Tempo:
150.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] This is a song about Hunter S.
Thompson.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
I was never one [D] for country, man.
[A] Couldn't fit at school.
Gowns were bad [D] for seventh grade.
[E] I played [A] them all the fool.
[E] Yeah, I couldn't find shoes [D] [A] myself.
Had to walk [D] ten miles.
[A] There's blisters [D] on the backs of my [E] soles.
And in [A] legal style.
[E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] [A] town.
Had to sleep [D] by noon.
[A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
[E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
[A] It's one foot [D] in the ether.
[E] With the L.A. [A] County blues.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
They got me on [D]
accessory.
[E] Thirty [A] days in jail.
One head loud [D] and a little bit bent.
[E] Without a [A] chance of bail.
[E] Tell me how about Derby [D] Hicks town.
[A] So please say do you [D] see.
[A] Mint tulips on [D] the outfield grass.
[E] The old south [A] pass so sweet.
[E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A]
Had to sleep by [D] noon.
[A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
[E]
Five hours down with a [D] sunrise crown.
[A]
Lightning in your [D] shoes.
[A] It's one foot in the ether.
With [E] the L.A. County [A] blues.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
You [Am] can call me Mr.
[D] Rowell Duke.
[A] I know what you mean.
Blinded by a [D] quarter of rum.
And [E] a dozen [A]
Bescaline.
[E] The Benz 400 couldn't slow [D] me [A] down.
I kinda lack [D] the speed.
[A] With the failure of [D] our generation.
[E] For a couple of [A] bags of weed.
[E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A] Had to sleep by [D] noon.
[A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you can't [A] refuse.
[E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
[A] It's one foot in [D] the ether.
[E] With the L.A. County [A] blues.
It's one foot in [D] the ether.
[E] With the L.A.
With the L.A. [A] County blues.
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[D] [A]
[F#]
Thompson.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
I was never one [D] for country, man.
[A] Couldn't fit at school.
Gowns were bad [D] for seventh grade.
[E] I played [A] them all the fool.
[E] Yeah, I couldn't find shoes [D] [A] myself.
Had to walk [D] ten miles.
[A] There's blisters [D] on the backs of my [E] soles.
And in [A] legal style.
[E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] [A] town.
Had to sleep [D] by noon.
[A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
[E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
[A] It's one foot [D] in the ether.
[E] With the L.A. [A] County blues.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
They got me on [D]
accessory.
[E] Thirty [A] days in jail.
One head loud [D] and a little bit bent.
[E] Without a [A] chance of bail.
[E] Tell me how about Derby [D] Hicks town.
[A] So please say do you [D] see.
[A] Mint tulips on [D] the outfield grass.
[E] The old south [A] pass so sweet.
[E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A]
Had to sleep by [D] noon.
[A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
[E]
Five hours down with a [D] sunrise crown.
[A]
Lightning in your [D] shoes.
[A] It's one foot in the ether.
With [E] the L.A. County [A] blues.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
You [Am] can call me Mr.
[D] Rowell Duke.
[A] I know what you mean.
Blinded by a [D] quarter of rum.
And [E] a dozen [A]
Bescaline.
[E] The Benz 400 couldn't slow [D] me [A] down.
I kinda lack [D] the speed.
[A] With the failure of [D] our generation.
[E] For a couple of [A] bags of weed.
[E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A] Had to sleep by [D] noon.
[A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you can't [A] refuse.
[E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
[A] It's one foot in [D] the ether.
[E] With the L.A. County [A] blues.
It's one foot in [D] the ether.
[E] With the L.A.
With the L.A. [A] County blues.
[D]
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[D] [A]
[F#]
Key:
A
D
E
Am
F#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ This is a song about Hunter S.
Thompson. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was never one [D] for country, man.
_ [A] _ Couldn't fit at school.
_ _ _ Gowns were bad [D] for seventh grade.
_ [E] I played [A] them all the fool.
_ [E] Yeah, I couldn't find shoes [D] _ [A] myself.
Had to walk [D] ten miles.
_ [A] There's blisters [D] on the backs of my [E] soles.
And in [A] legal style.
_ _ _ _ [E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] _ [A] town.
Had to sleep [D] by noon.
_ [A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
_ _ [E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
_ [A] It's one foot [D] in the ether.
_ [E] With the L.A. [A] County blues. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They got me on [D]
accessory.
_ _ [E] _ Thirty [A] days in jail.
_ _ One head loud [D] and a little bit bent.
_ [E] Without a [A] chance of bail.
_ _ [E] Tell me how about Derby [D] Hicks town.
[A] So please say do you [D] see.
_ _ [A] Mint tulips on [D] the outfield grass.
[E] The old south [A] pass so sweet.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A]
Had to sleep by [D] noon.
_ _ [A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
_ _ _ [E]
Five hours down with a [D] sunrise crown.
[A]
Lightning in your [D] shoes.
_ _ [A] It's one foot in the ether.
With [E] the L.A. County [A] blues. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You [Am] can call me Mr.
[D] Rowell Duke.
_ _ [A] I know what you mean.
_ _ Blinded by a [D] quarter of rum.
And [E] a dozen _ [A] _
Bescaline.
_ [E] The Benz 400 couldn't slow [D] me [A] down.
I kinda lack [D] the speed.
_ [A] With the failure of [D] our generation.
[E] For a couple of [A] bags of weed.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A] Had to sleep by [D] noon.
_ _ [A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you can't [A] refuse.
_ _ [E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
_ [A] It's one foot in [D] the ether.
_ [E] With the L.A. County [A] blues.
_ _ It's one foot in [D] the ether.
_ [E] With the L.A.
With the L.A. [A] County blues. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thompson. _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was never one [D] for country, man.
_ [A] _ Couldn't fit at school.
_ _ _ Gowns were bad [D] for seventh grade.
_ [E] I played [A] them all the fool.
_ [E] Yeah, I couldn't find shoes [D] _ [A] myself.
Had to walk [D] ten miles.
_ [A] There's blisters [D] on the backs of my [E] soles.
And in [A] legal style.
_ _ _ _ [E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] _ [A] town.
Had to sleep [D] by noon.
_ [A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
_ _ [E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
_ [A] It's one foot [D] in the ether.
_ [E] With the L.A. [A] County blues. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They got me on [D]
accessory.
_ _ [E] _ Thirty [A] days in jail.
_ _ One head loud [D] and a little bit bent.
_ [E] Without a [A] chance of bail.
_ _ [E] Tell me how about Derby [D] Hicks town.
[A] So please say do you [D] see.
_ _ [A] Mint tulips on [D] the outfield grass.
[E] The old south [A] pass so sweet.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A]
Had to sleep by [D] noon.
_ _ [A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you [A] can't refuse.
_ _ _ [E]
Five hours down with a [D] sunrise crown.
[A]
Lightning in your [D] shoes.
_ _ [A] It's one foot in the ether.
With [E] the L.A. County [A] blues. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You [Am] can call me Mr.
[D] Rowell Duke.
_ _ [A] I know what you mean.
_ _ Blinded by a [D] quarter of rum.
And [E] a dozen _ [A] _
Bescaline.
_ [E] The Benz 400 couldn't slow [D] me [A] down.
I kinda lack [D] the speed.
_ [A] With the failure of [D] our generation.
[E] For a couple of [A] bags of weed.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] We're burning down Las Vegas [D] town.
[A] Had to sleep by [D] noon.
_ _ [A] I drank my money [D] on a red roulette.
[E] That's a ride you can't [A] refuse.
_ _ [E] Five hours down with a [D] sunrise [A] crown.
Lightning in [D] your shoes.
_ [A] It's one foot in [D] the ether.
_ [E] With the L.A. County [A] blues.
_ _ It's one foot in [D] the ether.
_ [E] With the L.A.
With the L.A. [A] County blues. _ _
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