L.A. County chords by Lyle Lovett

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) She left  (G major) Dallas for Cali (C major) fornia
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With an  (G major) old friend by her side  (C major) 
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Well he did not say  (G major) much
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But one year  (C major) later
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He'd ask  (G major) her to be  (C major) his wife

Verse 2

And the lights of L.A. County

Look like diamonds in the sky

When you're driving through the hours

With an old friend at your side

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Verse 3

One year later I left Houston

With an old friend by my side

Well it did not say much

But it was a beauty

Of a coal black .45

Verse 4

And the lights of L.A. County

Look like diamonds in the sky

When you're driving through the hours

With an old friend at your side

Verse 5

So I drove on all the day long

And I drove on through the night

And I thought of her a'waiting

For to be his blushing bride

Verse 6

And the lights of L.A. County

They looked like diamonds in the sky

As I drove into the valley

With my old friend at my side

Verse 7

And as she stood there at the altar

All dressed in her gown of white

Her face was bright as stars a'shining

Like I'd dreamed of all my life

Verse 8
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And they kissed each  (G major) other
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And they turned around  (C major) 
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And they saw me standing  (G major) in the  (C major) aisle
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Well I did not  (G major) say much
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I just stood there  (C major) watching
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As that  (D major) .45 told them good (G major) bye