Why You'd Want To Live Here

Tabbed by: Joey B. This is off an acoustic recording. Its easiest if you finger pick it, but I think he uses a pick. Tuning: Standard Intro |----------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| x4 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| Verse |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------| |----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------0-| |------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| I'm in Los Angeles today: It smells like and airport |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------1p0----0-| |----------0---------------0---------------0-----------0------------| |----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2------2---| |--3---3-------3---2---2-------2-------2-------2---3----------------| |----------------------------------0--------------------------------| runway, jet fuel stenches in the cabin and lights flickering at random. |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0---0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------| |----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------0-| |------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| I'm in Los Angeles today: Grabage cans comprise the |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------1p0---0-| |----------0---------------0---------------0-------00000000-----0------------| |----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-55555555---2---2------2---| |--3---3-------3---2---2-------2-------2-------2---33333333-3----------------| |----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| medians of freeways always creeping even when the populations sleeping |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0---0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| Chorus 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------0--------------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0---0-2-----0----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |----------4-----------0------------------------------------| |--5-----5-----2-----3--------------------------------------| |---------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| I cant see why you'd want to live here. Verse |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------| |----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------0-| |------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| I'm in Los Angeles today: Ask a gas station employee |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------1p0----0-| |----------0---------------0---------------0-----------0------------| |----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2------2---| |--3---3-------3---2---2-------2-------2-------2---3----------------| |----------------------------------0--------------------------------| if he ever had trouble breathing he said "it varies from season to season" |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0---0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------| |----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------0-| |------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| It's where our best are on display: motion picture actors' |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------1p0---0-| |----------0---------------0---------------0-------00000000-----0------------| |----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-55555555---2---2------2---| |--3---3-------3---2---2-------2-------2-------2---33333333-3----------------| |----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| houses maps are never ever current, so save your film and fifteen dollars. |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0---0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| Chorus 2 |------------------------------| |------0--------------------0--| |----0-------0---0-2-----0--0--| |----------4-----------0----0--| |--5-----5-----2-----3------2--| |---------------------------3--| I cant see why you'd want to live here. |------------------------------| |------0--------------------0--| |----0-------0---0-2-----0--0--| |----------4-----------0----0--| |--5-----5-----2-----3------2--| |---------------------------3--| Bilboards reach past the tallest buildings, |------------------------------| |------0--------------------0--| |----0-------0---0-2-----0--0--| |----------4-----------0----0--| |--5-----5-----2-----3------2--| |---------------------------3--| "We are not perfect but we sure try," |----------------------------| |------0---------------------| |----0-------0---0-2-----0---| |----------4-----------0-----| |--5-----5-----2-----3-------| |----------------------------| as UV rays "degradate" our youth with time. Interlude |----------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| x4 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------0---3-0-0-0-------0-----------0-000-| |----0---0---0-----------0-0-------------------0-000-| |--2---2---2---0---0-----0-0---0-------0---2---2-222-| |------------------------4-4-4---4---4---3---3-3-333-| |----------------------------------------------------| The vessel keeps pumping us through this entropic place in the belly of the beast that is Californ-i-a |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------0---3-0-0-0-------0-----------0-000-| |----0---0---0-----------0-0-------------------0-000-| |--2---2---2---0---0-----0-0---0-------0---2---2-222-| |------------------------4-4-4---4---4---3---3-3-333-| |----------------------------------------------------| I drank from the faucet and I kept my repceipt for when they weigh me on the way out (here nothing is for free). |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------0---3-0-0-0-------0-----------0-000-| |----0---0---0-----------0-0-------------------0-000-| |--2---2---2---0---0-----0-0---0-------0---2---2-222-| |------------------------4-4-4---4---4---3---3-3-333-| |----------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------0---3-0-0-0-------0-----------0-000----------| |----0---0---0-----------0-0-------------------0-000--------0-| |--2---2---2---0---0-----0-0---0-------0---2---2-222------0---| |------------------------4-4-4---4---4---3---3-3-333----0-----| |-----------------------------------------------------2-------| The greyhounds keep coming dumping locusts into the street until the gutters overflow and Los Angeles thinks, "I might explode someday soon." Verse |----------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| x4 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------| |----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------0-| |------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| It's a lovely summer's day and I can almost see a skyline |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------1p0----0-| |----------0---------------0---------------0-----------0------------| |----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2------2---| |--3---3-------3---2---2-------2-------2-------2---3----------------| |----------------------------------0--------------------------------| through a thickening shroud of egos. Is this the city of angels or demons? |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-----------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0-------0---0---0---0---0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------| |----0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------0-| |------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| Here the names are what remain: stars encapsulate the gold lame |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------1p0---0-| |----------0---------------0---------------0-------00000000-----0------------| |----2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2-55555555---2---2------2---| |--3---3-------3---2---2-------2-------2-------2---33333333-3----------------| |----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| and they need constant cleaning for when the tourists begin salivating. Chorus 3 |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------0--------------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0---0-2-----0----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |----------4-----------0------------------------------------| |--5-----5-----2-----3--------------------------------------| |---------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| I cant see why you'd want to live here. |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------0--------------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0---0-2-----0----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |----------4-----------0------------------------------------| |--5-----5-----2-----3--------------------------------------| |---------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| Bilboards reach past the tallest buildings. |-----------------------------------------------------------| |------0--------------------------1-------0-----------------| |----0-------0---0-2-----0----0-------0-------0---0---0---0-| |----------4-----------0------------------------------------| |--5-----5-----2-----3--------------------------------------| |---------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| You can't swim in a town this shallow, |---------------------------------------------------------------| |------0--------------------------1-------0---------------------| |----0-------0---0-2-----0----0-------0-------0---0---0---0---0-| |----------4-----------0--------------------------------------0-| |--5-----5-----2-----3----------------------------------------2-| |---------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3-| cause you will most assuredly drown tomorrow.