Walkin In La chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
E MajorE  A augmentedA


Verse 1:
       A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA
               E MajorE
Everybody knows that you're down
 E MajorE
Nobody walks anywhere any other way
    A augmentedA
In this lonesome town
    A augmentedA     AbAb      A augmentedA
Nothing separating you in the street
   BB       Bb majorBb       BB
But a dollar and the shoes on your feet

Chorus:
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
      A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA


Verse 2:
       A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA
              E MajorE
Ain't nobody knows you're alive
       E MajorE
'Cause you're only as good in this city, they say
    A augmentedA
As the car you drive
A augmentedA       AbAb     A augmentedA
Rolling by all shiny and new
      BB       Bb majorBb      BB
And there's nothing that a poor boy can do


Chorus:
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
      A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA

Bridge:
D MajorD         E MajorE       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Eighteen wheelers rolling by up on the 405
   D MajorD       E MajorE        BB       E MajorE
Well I ain't going anywhere 'cause I ain't got a ride


Verse 3:
       A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA
           E MajorE
Everybody passes you by
   E MajorE
Maybe glance up in the rearview mirror and say,
     A augmentedA
"Who's that poor guy?"
      A augmentedA       AbAb     A augmentedA
Then you're staring at the taillights again
   BB     Bb majorBb    BB
Of a Lexus or a Mercedes Benz


Chorus:
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
      A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA


Fiddle/Guitar Solos:
A augmentedA  E MajorE
E  A augmentedA
A majorA AbAb A augmentedA
BB Bb majorBb BB
E MajorE  A augmentedA
    Ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Bush


Bridge 2:
D MajorD        E MajorE        D MajorD       A augmentedA
Weekend warriors cruising up and down the boulevard
D MajorD        E MajorE        BB           E MajorE
Back to work on Monday morning, think they've got it hard


Verse 4:
       A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA
                E MajorE
You might as well lay down and die
    E MajorE
'Cause nothing's gonna be alright anyway
     A augmentedA
No matter how hard you try
 A augmentedA       AbAb    A augmentedA
A majorA pedestrian in Beverly Hills
     BB      Bb majorBb     BB
Ain't got any place to go but downhill


Chorus:
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
      A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
       E MajorE
When you're walkin' in LA
      A augmentedA
When you're walkin' in LA


Outro:
E MajorE             A augmentedA
 When you're walkin' in LA