^Gm7Out in L.A. and broke on the ticket that this ^Abfellow sent me

^Gm7One change of clothes in the suitcase my girlfriend ^AbAnna lent me ^GmI stayed for awhile in his place, runnin' with this ^Abcrowd of his

^DbPartyin' day after day, ^Bbmeetin' everybody in the biz

^EbOh, they know how to ^F#do it in ^AbL.A. ^EbThey know how to ^Db7make it seem bra^Cb7nd new

^AbThough it's true ^Abmwhat they say, that it's ^Ebonly a ^Cb7dream

^AbAnd a dream ^Bbis a wish you wish for ^Gm7you ^Gb7 In L.^F#7A the ^Bb7dream may come true ^GmAfter the booze and the coke ^GmThe visions of the blu^Abe Pacific ^GmAfter the two hundredth time ^GmI told him he was ^Abjust terrific ^GmI woke up one late afternoon ^AbAnd couldn't tell quite where I was ^Db7Left-over taste in my mouth ^BbAnd the morning after buzz

^FI packed my bag and split^Abm7 and found myself a ^Cmdancin' job Worked the ^Fm7bar for tips and ^Emaj7stripped for ^Ebevery lonely slob ^{D7 Db7}Counted every single ^C7minute as the ^Ghours went by^{Eb Fm}Then fell in bed and cried til there were no ^Bbmore tears to cr^Aby

^FYou try to stop the thought from comin^Fm' ^EbThat it never end^Ebdims You think about how f^Fm7ar you are Fr^Emaj7om home and frie^Ebnds

^Db7You get thru one d^C7ay at a time You ^Bfind a way of stayin' nu^Bbmb ^AmDon't look in the mirror To s^Bbee what you've become

But they ^Ebknow how to do ^Fit in L.^AbA. ^F They ^Ebknow how to make it ^Dbseem so n^C7ew Though it's ^Abtrue what they s^Abmay That's it's ^Ebonly a dre^C7am ^FmAnd a dream is a ^Bb7wish you wish for y^Gmou ^Gb7 In L.^Fm7A. the dream ^Bbmay come tru^Ebe

^EbYes, they know how to do i^Ft in ^AbL.A. ^F They ^Ebknow that some^Dbwhere the ^C7sky is blue So ^Absmile when they ^Abmsay 'It's ^Ebonly a d^C7ream' ^FmAnd you'll get what is ^Bbcomin' to y^Gmou ^Gb7 In L.^Fm7A, ^{Bb7 Eb C7} in L.^FmA., ^{Bb Eb C7} in L.^FmA. the dre^Bbam may come ^Ebtrue^{Ab Eb}