L.A. Freeway
Guy Clark

CAPO 2nd FRET

INTRO:  VERSE CHORDS WITH FINGER PICKING

G                         C
Pack up all your dishes - Make note of all good wishes
G                                    D/F#
Say goodbye to the landlord for me - That son a bitch has always bored me
G                          C
Throw out them L.A. papers and that moldy box of vanilla wafers
G                            D/F#                                                                    
Adios to all this concrete - Gonna get me some dirt road back street

D        C                    D
If I can just get off of this L.A. freeway
    G                     C
Without getting killed or caught
G                   
I'll be down that road in a cloud of smoke
        D                                       
To some land that I ain't bought bought bought

G                                 C
Here's to you old skinny Dennis - Only one I think I will miss
G                                  D/F# 
I can hear that old bass singing - Sweet and low like a gift you'd bringin
G                                  C
Play it for me one more time now - Got to give it all we can now
G                                 D/F#
I believe everything your saying. Just keep on keep on playing

D        C                    D
If I can just get off of this L.A. freeway
    G                     C
Without getting killed or caught
G                   
I'll be down that road in a cloud of smoke
        D                                       
To some land that I ain't bought bought bought

G                                  C
Put the pink card in the mailbox - Leave the key in the front door lock
G                               D/F#
They'll find it likely as not - I'm sure there's something we have forgot
G                                C
Oh Susanna, don't you cry babe - Love's a gift that's surely handmade
G                                   D/F#
We've got something to believe in - Don't you think it's time we're leavin

D        C                    D
If I can just get off of this L.A. freeway
    G                     C
Without getting killed or caught
G                   
I'll be down that road in a cloud of smoke
        D                                       
To some land that I ain't bought bought bought

D        C                    D
If I can just get off of this L.A. freeway
    G                     C
Without getting killed or caught
G                   
I'll be down that road in a cloud of smoke
        D                                       
To some land that I ain't bought bought bought

G                            C
So pack up all your dishes - Make note of all good wishes
G                                    D7/F#
Say goodbye to the landlord for me - That son a bitch has always bored me

REPEAT INTRO AND END
