Key: Bb Intro: Ebmaj7 F7sus4 Bb Verse 1: Bb Well her skin it was softer than velvet Bb/Ab And her eyes were as bright as a child's Gm F Her lips were a promising picture Eb F7sus4 Bb Warm and celluloid Bb But her words had me thinkin' too deeply Bb/Ab The meaning belying her face Gm F Made me look just a little bit closer Db/Eb Between the lines
Chorus: G C G C L.A. smiles to hide the frown G C G C L.A. promises to follow you down G C G C L.A. teeth and L.A. hair Gm F Eb L.A. curves that shouldn't be there F7sus4 Bb They really shouldn't be there Verse 2: Bb She said you've got to be seen at the Roxy Bb/Ab The strippers will know who we are Gm F But you've got to be seen to be happy Eb F7sus4 Bb You're a Tinseltown star You're going upwards and downwards and sideways Bb/Ab Man you're really caught up in a dream Gm F With your head burning under the starlight Db/Eb From the studio scene Chorus: G C G C L.A. smiles to hide the frown G C G C L.A. promises to follow you down G C G C L.A. teeth and L.A. hair Gm F Eb L.A. curves that shouldn't be there F7sus4 Bb They shouldn't be there No, no, they shouldn't be there Bridge: Am7 Dm7 L.A. inflatable, she never says no Gm7 Bb/C C L.A. insatiable, you don't have to go Am Abaug C/G L.A. charisma Instrumental: F#dim G G#dim Am D Bb Bb Bb/Ab Gm F Gm F Eb F Eb/G F F#dim Gm G#dim A Bb Verse 3: Bb Well she knows all the famous musicians Bb/Ab Sometimes she sees how they play Gm F And when the back stage passes are going Eb F7sus4 Bb She really knows how to pay She's a product of rock 'n' roll livin' Bb/Ab She's a victim of Hollywood hate Gm F She's a soul survivor, she's the midnight special Db/Eb Gonna lay you to waste Chorus: G C G C L.A. smiles to hide the frown G C G C L.A. promises to follow you down G C G C L.A. teeth and L.A. hair Gm F Eb L.A. curves that shouldn't be there F7sus4 Bb They shouldn't be there No, no, they shouldn't be there Outro: Bb (Fade Out)