CCCC Cadd2 C (x2)
C Cadd2 C Cadd2 Am There is a city by the sea, a gentle com - pa - ny,
Asus2 EmF FG G I don't suppose you want to
Dm Dmadd2 F Fadd2 AmAsus2 Its streets and boulevards, orphans and oligarchs it hears
F Fadd2 Dm Dmadd2 A plaintive melody, truncated symphony
F Fadd2 G An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore,
F F G GC Los Angeles, I'm yours
 
CCCC Cadd2 C (x4) F FG G
Oh ladies pleasant and demure, sallow-cheeked and sure 
CCCC Cadd2 C (x2)
C C# Dmaj7C#mDmaj7C#mC#m D# E . . . (solos)
DDBmBsus2F#mG GA A Oh what a rush of ripe élan, languor on divans, dalliant and dainty
DDsus2DDsus2 Bm But oh the smell of burnt cocaine, the dolor and decay
Bsus2 F#mG GA A It only makes me cranky
Dm Dmadd2 FFsus2 AmAsus2 Am Oh great calamity, ditch of iniquity and tears
FFsus2 Dm Dmadd2 How I abhor this place, its sweet and bitter taste
FFsus2G Has left me wretched, retching on all fours
F F G GC Los Angeles, I'm yours
Los Angeles, I'm yours F FG GCF FG GC