I Love La Chords

***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, February 3, 2025
 
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B.p.m. 131
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – C
 
*    Single Strum
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+    Augmented Chord
 
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[Intro]
CM7                 A7
    I hate New York City
DM7                    Fdim
    It's cold and it's damp
Em7                Am7              Fm       Fm
    And all the people dressed like monkeys
Em7                  Am7        C7       C7
    Let's leave Chicago to the, Eskimos
E                B+
    That towns a little bit too rugged
Bm7                         E7
    For you and me you, bad girl
 
 
[Instrumental] 0:31
D    F#m   C#m    E
D/A  F#m   C#m    E
 
 
[Verse 1] 0:46
A              D
  Rollin' down
                 A
Imperial highway
                 E7
With a big nasty redhead at my side
A                         D            F#m
  Santa Ana winds blowing hot from the north
            A       A/E    F#m    E
And we were born to ride
 
 
[Verse 2] 1:00
A
  Roll down the window
E7
  Put down the top
A
  Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
D               D/A   A
  Don't let the music stop
                       E7
We're gonna ride untill
                         F#m     F#m
We just can't ride it no more
 
 
[Bridge] 1:15
D                   F#m               C#m
  From the south by     to the valley
                   E
From the west side   to the east side
D           F#m              C#m
  Everybody    is very happy
                         E
Cause the sun is shining all the time
                G
It looks like another perfect day
 
 
[Chorus] 1:33
      A       F#m  E
I lo..ve  L.A.
  A     F#m
L.A.
  E      A   F#m  E
I love L.A.
  A     F#m  E
L.A.
 
 
[Instrumental] 1:48
F      Am      Bb      F  FM7
Fm     Eb      G       G
                       Aahh....
G      G
Aahhhh Aahhhh..
 
 
[Verse 3] 2:06
C
  Look at that mountain
G7
  Look at those trees
C                              F
  Look at that bum over there, man
                 Am
He's down on his knees
C
  Look at these women
G7                         Am      F
  Ain't nothing like em' nowhere
 
 
[Bridge] 2:19
Am              F
   Century Boulevard, we love it
Am              F
   Victory Boulevard, we love it
Am                   F
   Santa Monica Boulevard, we love it
G
Sixth street, Aahhhh Aahhhh..
   G
We love it, we love it, we love it, ahhhhhhh
 
 
[Instrumental] 2:39
C      Ab     Bb      G
Oh!
C      Ab     Bb      G
C      Ab     Bb      G
C      Ab     Bb      G
 
 
[Outro] 3:07
   G      C    Am    G
We love L.A.
          C    Am
We love it
  G      C    Am    G
I love L.A.
           C    Am
We love it
  G      C    Am   G7
I love L.A.
        C*
We love it
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