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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E
Difficulty: Intermediate
Silverlake.
Written by Steve Young.
performed by Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore βDowney to Lubbock
Intro:
D G D A G D
Verse 1:
D
Looks like a hooollly city, With the hills aglow
G D
Looks like a holy city, babe, With the hills aglow
A G D
Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold
Verse 2:
D
They got some Spanish angels, or they gotta lot of soul
G D
They got some Spanish angels, or they gotta lot of soul
A G D
Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold
Chorus:
G A D
Oh Rosa Maria, say a prayer for me
G A Bm G
Put a candle in the window so the jaded might see
D A D
Oh thank you Rosa Maria for saying a prayer for me
Verse 3:
D
You know a poor boy can still go down there, find a place to stay
G D
Or at least south of Sunset sometime, find a place to rest his soul
A G D
Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold
Chorus:
G A D
Oh Rosa Maria, say a prayer for me
G A Bm G
Put a candle in the window so the jaded might see
D A D
Oh thank you Rosa Maria for saying a prayer for me
Verse 4:
D
Looks like a holy city, babe, With the hills aglow
G D
Looks like a holy city, With the hills aglow
A G D
Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold
A G D
Oh Silverlake, is worth more than gold
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025