Silverlake chords by Dave Alvin

• Capo on 2nd

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 –Downey 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