La County Chords

by Lyle Lovett
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author Katie42420 [a] 51.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 3, 2024

Chords

G6
Cadd9
D

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Artist: Lovett Lyle
Song: LA County
 
Capo 4
 
 
[Intro]
G6 Cadd9 G6 Cadd9
 
[Verse 1]
     G6             Cadd9          G6                Cadd9
She left Dallas for California with an old friend at her side
                   G6                    Cadd9            G6            Cadd9
Well, they did not say much but one year later he’d asked her to be his wife
 
[Chorus]
        G6           Cadd9                  G6              Cadd9
And the lights of LA County, they look like diamonds in the sky
            G6                  Cadd9         G6                 Cadd9
When you’re drivin’ through the hours with an old friend at your side
 
[Verse 2]
         G6           Cadd9           G6               Cadd9
One year later I left Houston with an old friend at my side
         G6                            Cadd9       G6          Cadd9
Well, he did not say much but it was a beauty of a coal black .45
 
[Chorus]
        G6           Cadd9                  G6              Cadd9
And the lights of LA County, they look like diamonds in the sky
            G6                  Cadd9         G6                 Cadd9
When you’re drivin’ through the hours with an old friend at your side
 
[Verse 3]
     G6               Cadd9          G6                   Cadd9
So I drove on all the day long and I drove on through the night
      G6              Cadd9          G6              Cadd9
and I thought of her awaiting for to be his blushing bride
 
[Chorus]
        G6           Cadd9                 G6              Cadd9
And the lights of LA County they look like diamonds in the sky
     G6              Cadd9          G6               Cadd9
As I drove in to the valley with my old friend at my side
 
[Bridge]
           G6                 Cadd9             G6             Cadd9
And as she stood there at the altar all dressed in her gown of white
                   G6                    Cadd9           G6                Cadd9
Lord, her face was bright as the stars a-shining, like I dreamed of all my life
 
[Verse 4]
                  G6                       Cadd9                  G6              Cadd9
And they kissed each other and they turned around and they saw me standing in the aisle
                G6                           Cadd9              D               G6
Well, I did not say much, I just stood there watching as that .45 told them goodbye
 
[Chorus]
        Cadd9        G6               D               G6
And the lights of LA County look like diamonds in the sky
            Cadd9           G6            D                  G6
When you’re kneeling at the altar with an old friend at your side
 
[Outro]
        Cadd9        G6           D             G6
And the lights of LA County are a mighty pretty sight
            Cadd9           G6            D                  G6
When you’re kneeling at the altar with an old friend at your side
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4 comments
Zurf
What's not to like about a song on the merits of road trips, old friends, and premeditated murder?
+4
cormac111
Great tab keep it up ;)
+1
hossb41
This song was my favorite road trip song for the longest time so why not learn it.
+1