L.A County Blues (Live) chords
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Band of Heathens
L.A. County Blues
*This is the un-capoed version of this song as played
on their "Austin City Limits" special, I believe its
in the key of A. I also included the little fill that
they use in between the verses and as the intro.
Intro/Fill: (h=hammer, s=slide, b=bend, O=open)
E---------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
G----4h6--6--6s4--2----2-------2----2---------------
D------------------4-----2h4-----4---4-------------
A---------------------------------------3bO---------
E---------------------------------------------------
Intro: X 2 (let last A ring........)
Verse:
A D
I was never one for compromise,
E A
Couldn't fit in at school
A D
Gonzo by the seventh grade
E A
I played 'em all a fool
E D/F# A D
Well I couldn't find shoes my size, had to walk ten miles
A D E A
There's blisters on the backs of my soles, and an illegal smile
Chorus:
E D/F# A D
Were burnin down Las Vegas town, had to sleep by noon
A D E A
Drank my money on a red roulette, that's a ride you can't refuse
E D/F# A D
Five hours down with a sunrise frown, lightning in your shoes
A D E A
It's one foot in the ether with the LA county blues
Fill X 2
Verse:
They got me on accessory, thirty days in jail
One headlight in a Louisville night,
Without a chance at bail
Well I'll be home by derby time
So please save me a seat
Mint juleps on the outfield grass,
The old south tastes so sweet
Chorus
Fill X 2
Verse:
Well you can call me Mister Raoul-Duke
I'll know what you mean
Blinded by a quart of rum, and dose of mescaline
Mint 400 couldn't slow me down
I kinda like the speed
With the failure of our generation
For a couple bags of weed
Chorus
A D E
Its one foot in the ether with the LA...
A
With the LA county blues
Fill X 2
Slide solo(Chorus chords)