Los Angeles Blues chords by Quincy Jones
Verse 1
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If
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you have
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sunshine and beaches,
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how can that be so hard?
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And maybe or
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anges and grapefruit
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growing in your own backyard.
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If you have mountains, and the ocean,
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and a great big smiling sky
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There's very little that is blue here,
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so the blues pass Los
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Angeles by
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Everybody has a barbecue,
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everybody's going swimming too
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With that kind of living,
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how can you be blue?
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So the blues pass Los Angeles by
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Oh, you can go to a mountain
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and ski down the side
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Go to a beach and take a surfboard ride
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The city of the angels
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has a lot of pride
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But the blues have
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passed it by
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And oh, the folks are nice
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in this tropical cli me
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Although they talk about the weather
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lots of the time
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They call it unusual if the rain comes down
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They don't believe in
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blues in this old town
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You can go to the desert
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in an hour or two
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Where the sun and the sand
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are so good for you
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Where living's that easy,
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how can you be blue?
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Yes, the blues have
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passed it by
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Oh, you can live in the valley
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where the grass is green
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Oh, you can live on a hill
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with a view to be seen
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The people do say that
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on a real clear day
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You can see Catalina,
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though it's pretty far away
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Oh, you can watch the Rams or Angels
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or the Dodgers play
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On a sunny California smog -free day
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If the boys are winning,
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it's easier to say
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that the Blues passed
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Los Angeles by.
They went right on by,
took a look at that sky,
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an d they passed it by.
Los Angeles Blues
Quincy Jones
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