| F | Bb | C | F | F/A | |
| I was si | tting in the Ho | llywood Hawaiian Ho | tel |
| Bb | C | Dm | |
| I was star | ing in my empt | y coffee cup, |
| A | A7 | Dm | Gm | |
| I was thin | king that the gypsy wasn't | lyin', |
| Fsus4 | F | Csus4 | C | |
| All the sal | ty margaritas in Los Angeles, I'm gonna drink 'em up |
| Bb | C | Bb | F | |
| And if Calif | ornia sli | des into th | e ocean, |
| Bb | Am | Gm | F | |
| Like the my | stics and stati | stics say i | t will | , |
| Ddim6 | Am | Gm | F | |
| I predict this Motel will be stan | ding, until | I pay my bill. |
| Bb | - | C | Bb | Am | Gm | C | F | |
| But don't the sun look | angr | y th | rough | the trees, |
| Bb | Am | Gm | C | Dm | |
| Don't the tr | ees lo | ok like cru | cified | thie | ves, |
| Dm | Gm7 | |
| Don't you feel lik | e desperados under the eaves, |
| Gm7 | Csus4 | C | Fsus4 | F | |
| Heaven help the one | who lea | ves. |
| Gm | Dm | |
| Still waking up in the morning with shak | ing hands, |
| F | C | Dm | |
| And I'm try | ing to find a girl who understand | s me, |
| A | A7 | Dm | C | |
| But exce | pt in dreams you're neve | r really free, |
| Bb | Am | Gm | C | F | |
| Don't the sun | loo | k an | gry at | me | . |
| Bb | C | F | F/A | |
| I was sitt | ing in the Ho | llywood Hawaiian Ho | tel, |
| Bb | C | Dm | |
| I was list | ening to the air condit | ioner hum, It went, |
| Dm | F/C | F | Bb | F | C | |
| Ummm |
| Look away down, Gower avenue, look away. |