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I Love La

Randy Newman

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

F        F/C         Eb           Eb/Bb

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!