"Los Angeles is Burning" by Bad Religion, chords by toasted_lemon 12/23/04.
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The intro part, which reappears in various forms throughout the song, is basically an
eight-count C C F, with three counts on each of the C's and two counts on the F... if
that makes any sense at all. It's easier to understand if you have the song playing
along with you the first few times.
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue
St. Anne's skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of the lime lights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can't deny that living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It's showtime for dry climes
(C C)
And bedlam is dreaming of rain
[Chorus]
Am G Am G F C (C G Am)
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Am G F C (C G Am)
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
(C F)
And Los Angeles is burning
[Verse 2]
This is not a test
Of the emergency broadcast system
Where Malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality
Catch it on prime time, story at nine
(C C)
The whole world is going insane
[Chorus]
Am G Am G F C (C G Am)
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Am G F C (C G Am)
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
(C F)
And Los Angeles is burning
[Bridge]
A placard reads
"The End of Days"
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze
More a question than a curse
How could Hell be any worse?
The flames are stunning
The camera's running
So take warning
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Am G Am G F C (C G Am)
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Am G F C (C G Am)
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
(C F)
And Los Angeles is burning