Tom T. Hall - La blues

^CI got off the ^D7airplane '^Flong about ^G77:30 in L.^CA. What a drag to ^D7realize that ^Feverything's so ^G7different and so ^Csame

^FAll my Cali^G7fornia friends are ^Csearching for their ^Amminds And it's ^Fbeen right there ^G7in their heads all the ^Ctime

L.A. ^Fblues L.A. ^Cblues ^Amyou want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no ^Cway

^CCalifornia ^D7Charlie ^Fmet me at my ^G7room when I got ^Cin We toasted ^D7country picking

And the ^Fhelp of all our good ^G7and mutual ^Cfriends ^FBefore the morning ^G7came we put a ^Chandle on the ^Amworld

And de^Fcided that we'd ^G7give it to the ^Csquirrels

L.A. ^Fblues L.A. ^Cblues ^Amyou want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no ^Cway

^CSoaking up that ^D7sunshine and ^Feating eggs and ^G7bacon over ^Clight Sleeping through the d^D7aytime and ^Fcontemplating ^G7sin throughout the ^Cnight

^FPlease hand me my ^G7hat and darling ^Cgive me back my ^Amthings Ole ^FT's got a ^G7bunch of songs to ^Csing

L.A. ^Fblues L.A. ^Cblues ^Amyou want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no ^Cway

^CI like California and ^D7I wouldn't ^Fwant to ^G7put it down no ^Cway But I heard what you're ^D7thinking ^Fand it ain't exactly ^G7what I want to ^Csay

^FSomeday Cali^G7fornia I'll come ^Croarin' back to ^Amyou If ^Fyou don't fall in the ^G7ocean before I ^Cdo

L.A. ^Fblues L.A. ^Cblues ^Amyou want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no ^Cway