Key: A
Introduction:
Am C
Smokey room and a thin blue light
F7M Dm
Her arms were pale as white
Dm F7M
Tryin' to out-last the night
G Am
Howlin' at the moon
Am C
Living in the Canyon Inn
F7M Dm
Hangdown Hanna and Whis-key Jim
Dm F7M
Dirty jeans and mud-slide hymns
G Am
That all began with "Soon"
F G C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
F G C
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Am G F7M
Only way you'd leave this town
(repeat intro riff)
Am C
Pasadena in the rain
F7M Dm
Eatin' donuts and readin' Twain
Dm F7M
How much longer can my brain
G Am
Set itself on fire?
Am C
You said "That's it for me"
F7M Dm
Have a little faith, it might set you free
Dm F7M
But your faith's no good, you see
G Am
For me and my des-ire
F G C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
F G C
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Am G F7M
Only way you'd leave this town
(solo)
Am C
Two cigarettes from the package gone
F7M Dm
You must have thought about it just that long
Dm F7M
I never knew you were so strong
G Am
I guess I never will
F G C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
F G C
I always knew there's someone comin' for ya
Am G F7M
Only way you'd leave this town
Am G F7M
Only way you'd leave this town