Capo 2 F C G Am F C G G Verse 1 F C G I went down to Beaumont, where the ballroom angels fly F C G Am Something in the air down there makes me afraid to die
F C G So I looked across the channel, I couldn't take the view without you F C G Am F C G G F C G Passing through the midnight with the dawn upon my heels F C G Am Trying to beat the morning, lost behind the wheel F C G Maybe if the sunrise would wait another day, I'd be okay I would be okay Chorus: F C Cause they've got stars in California, walking down the streets Am Dancing on the boulevard in their golden satin sheets F C C/B Am Busking on the corner, for change, for tips, and for me For old memories F C G Am F C G G Driving through Las Cruces straddled in lies Staring up at Jesus with the Devil on my mind And I'm not one for praying, the desert sun can beat you to the bone It can beat you to the bone Repeat Chorus F C G Am F C G G Repeat Chorus