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East La Tab by The Rocketz

East La tab by The Rocketz

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Chords:
F#: 355433
C#: x57775 or xx0232
B:  x35553
D#m:022000

Intro:
Guitar 1 (x2)
d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7---------------------------------|
F#|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-----------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

(Guitar 2 comes in second time)
d#|----10b---------------10b---------------10b---------------------|
A#|-12-------12p10----12-------12p10----12-------12p10-------------|
F#|----------------12----------------12----------------12-11-12----|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1:
d#|------------|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
G#|-7p5--------|
D#|-----7p5-3--|

Verse 1:
F#                              C#
   Left the light on the in the porch
B                      F#    Riff 1
   Lit a candle in our room
F#                             C#
   Been a long time since I’ve seen your face,
B                             F#
   and the smile that lit the rooms

Riff 2:
D#|-------------|
A#|-------------|
F#|-------------|
C#|-------------|
G#|----5--------|
D#|-3---3---2-0-| (<--why the song is down a half step)

Pre-Chorus:
D#m               B
Since you left me here that day
  F#                C#
I long to hold you again someday!
     B      F#      C#            F#
Til’ then I sit and wait in East LA!

Chorus:
                   C#
It’s a long way to East LA
D#m                  C#
   Since you left me here that day
                 D#|-------------------|
                 A#|-------------------|
                 F#|-------------------|
                 C#|----------------0--|
                 G#|-3----2----0-------|
                 D#|-------------------|
F#              C#              D#m
I can’t wait to see your smile again…
                             D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                             A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                             F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                             C#|-2~-----------------------------------------|
                             G#|-2~-----------------------------------------|
                             D#|-0~-----------------------------------------|
    F#                 C#           D#m               B
And if you’ve gone and lost your way, you’ll be mine again someday
                                                  D#|--------------------|
                                                  A#|--------------------|
                                                  F#|--------------------|
                                                  C#|----------------0-0-|
                                                  G#|-3--3-2--2-0--0-----|
                                                  D#|--------------------|
F#              C#                       B          C#           F#
  But for now I sit and wait, cuz it’s a long, long way to East LA


d#|----10b---------------10b---------------10b---------------------|
A#|-12-------12p10----12-------12p10----12-------12p10-------------|
F#|----------------12----------------12----------------12-11-12----|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
F#                             C#
  Days are long and nights are cold
B                             F#    Riff 1
  I miss the warmth of your embrace
F#                     C#
  Will I ever hear you laugh again
B                       F#(Transition riff 2)
  Or see your beautiful face?

Pre-Chorus:
D#m               B
Since you left me here that day
  F#                C#
I long to hold you again someday!
     B      F#      C#            F#
Til’ then I sit and wait in East LA!

Chorus:
                   C#
It’s a long way to East LA
D#m                  C#
   Since you left me here that day
                 D#|--------------------|
                 A#|--------------------|
                 F#|--------------------|
                 C#|----------------0-0-|
                 G#|-3-3--2-2--0-0------|
                 D#|--------------------|
F#              C#              D#m
I can’t wait to see your smile again…
                             D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                             A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                             F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                             C#|-2~-----------------------------------------|
                             G#|-2~-----------------------------------------|
                             D#|-0~-----------------------------------------|
    F#                 C#           D#m               B
And if you’ve gone and lost your way, you’ll be mine again someday
                                                  D#|--------------------|
                                                  A#|--------------------|
                                                  F#|--------------------|
                                                  C#|----------------0-0-|
                                                  G#|-3--3-2--2-0--0-----|
                                                  D#|--------------------|
F#              C#                       B           C#          F#
  But for now I sit and wait, cuz it’s a long, long way to East LA

Solo:
D#|-----------------------------8----------------------------|
A#|-----------------7--8-7----5----5---------8--8-8--8-8-7-8-|
F#|---4-----5-4---7--------7---------7--5--4-----------------|
C#|-5-----5-----5--------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|

D#|----10b------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-12------12p10----10br--10-12-10------------10br-------------|
F#|---------------12----------------12-9--9-12-------12-9-12--9-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----10-12-12b-12b------10-------------|
A#|-------------------------12---------------12b------12p10------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------12---|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|---------------------------------10--------10-----------|
A#|----10h12b---12-10-----10-12--12----10-12-----12-10-----|
F#|-12-----------------12------------------------------12--|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|

D#|----15b-12-8----------------------------------------|
A#|-15----------12-10br---------------10---------------|
F#|---------------------12-12---12-12----12-9----12~\--|
C#|-------------------------------------------12-------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------|

Outro/Chorus:
F#                 C#
It’s a long way to East LA
D#m               B
Since you left me here that day
              D#|--------------------|
              A#|--------------------|
              F#|--------------------|
              C#|----------------0-0-|
              G#|-3--3-2--2-0--0-----|
              D#|--------------------|
F#              C#             D#m
I can’t wait to hold you once again
                           D#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                           A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                           F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
                           C#|-2~-----------------------------------------|
                           G#|-2~-----------------------------------------|
                           D#|-0~-----------------------------------------|
    F#                 C#
And since you left our love that day
D#m                    B
   I long to hold you again someday
                  D#|--------------------|
                  A#|--------------------|
                  F#|--------------------|
                  C#|----------------0-0-|
                  G#|-3--3-2--2-0--0-----|
                  D#|--------------------|
F#                      C#
  My love for you still strong today
     B            C#         F#   D#m
When you come home..to East LA
     B            C#         F#   D#m
When you come home..to East LA
      F#  D#m
East LA
      F#  D#m
East LA

Ending:
D#|---------------------------10----------------------|
A#|-----------------------12br------12-10-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------12-11-12----|
C#|----2--5-2----4--7-4-------------------------------|
G#|-3---------5---------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------|


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| b   Bend
| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
| br  Bend release
| h   Hammer-on

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