La River
View chords used in this chart
G#aug(maj7b9): 4x5555
Gm7: 3x3333
[Verse 1]
F Fmaj7/E Dm C
Went down to the banks of the LA river
Am C
Had to hop a chain link fence
F Fmaj7/E Dm C
Concrete walls on the LA river
Am C
Water lapping up on the cement
[Chorus]
Bb F
Oh but I love my new home
C Bb
Listen to the big city sound
F
Watching that LA river roll down
Am7 G#aug(maj7b9) Gm7
By the trains past Chin---a town
[Verse 2]
F Fmaj7/E Dm C
Dip my fingers in the warm black water
Am C
Raw red skin on my knees
F Fmaj7/E Dm C
Sail my boat down the LA river
Am C
Thought I saw a body in the weeds
[Chorus]
Bb F
Oh but I love my new home
C Bb
Listen to the big city sound
F
Watching that LA river roll down
Am7 G#aug(maj7b9) Gm7
By the trains past Chin---a town
F Gm7
Hey Hey
[Bridge]
F Gm7
One hundred ways to get to highland park
F Gm7
One thousand bits of glass buried in my yard
F Gm7
I took the 405 I took the 10
F Gm7
I’ll be mailing letters to my west side friends
F Gm7
I needed and received those twisted webs I spun
F Gm7
This woman on the metro swears to me that I’m her son
F Gm7
I came for benediction my graceless childhood gods
F Gm7
They had me face down licking pavement like a dog
F Gm7
God bless CheChe’s pizza, God bless the house of pies
F Gm7
I’ll be shedding toxic additives until the day I die
F Gm7
Make adjustments to ambition, make me a set of keys
F Gm7
Made up my mind I think we that should call it Los Police and
[Chorus]
Bb F
Oh but I love my new home
C Bb
Listen to the big city sound
F
Watching that LA river roll down
Am7 G#aug(maj7b9) Gm7
By the trains past Chin---a town
F Gm7
Hey yeah
F Gm7
Doo Doo do, doo do
F Gm7
Doo Doo do, doo do
F Gm7
Doo Doo do hmmm
How to play La River
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#aug. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.