Walkin In La chords by Steve Earle

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Intro:
E   A


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

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


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


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


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


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


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


Fiddle/Guitar Solos:
A    E
E    A
A Ab A
B Bb B
E    A
        Ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Bush


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


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


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


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