Key: A
Introduction: Am G G
Am G
Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain
E7 F G Am
He must have died instantly, he felt no pain
G
A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun
E7 F G Am
Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come
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Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Sirens wail in the concrete
F C G
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E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7(4) E7
Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh
Am G
Headlight lit the faces by the tabernacle door
E7 F G Am
Gazing at the bloodstains on the damp sidewalk
Am G
As the crowd turned to go, a man was heard to say
E7 F G Am
"He must have had it comin' to him anyway"
F C G E7 Am
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Blood wagon rolls through the dragnet
F C G
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E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7(4) E7
Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh
F7M C7M
Cadillacs roll through the smoggy perfume
F7M C7M
The buildings are choking on oxygen fumes
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Evangelists praying in rented rooms, in the afternoon
Am G F Am
Which way do the signposts read
G F Am
African eyes in the sunrise
G F Am F E7
The gates of the city are rusted over and mouldering
Am G
The violence of the evening decays into the night
E7 F G Am
While shadows press like moths against the neon light
Am G
Movie queues diffuse into the Cinerama haze
E7 F G Am
While libertines read pornozines in street cafes
F C G E7 Am
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm The madman swings in the pulpit
F C G
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E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7(4) E7
Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh