Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Al Stewart
RockMedium for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am
G
Em
E7
F
C
F#Diagram coming soon
Fmaj7Diagram coming soon
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Esus4Diagram coming soon
E
Em7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 5th fret Capo 5 Intro: Am G Em(7) G Am G Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain E7 F G Am He must have died instantly, he felt no pain G A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun E7 F G Am Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come F C G E7 Am Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Sirens wail in the concrete F C G Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7sus4 E7 Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh Am G Headlight lit the faces by the tabernacle door E7 F G Am Gazing at the bloodstains on the damp sidewalk Am G As the crowd turned to go, a man was heard to say E7 F G Am "He must have had it comin' to him anyway" F C G E7 Am Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Blood wagon rolls through the dragnet F C G Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7sus4 E7 Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cadillacs roll through the smoggy perfume Fmaj7 Cmaj7 The buildings are choking on oxygen fumes Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Esus4 E Evangelists praying in rented rooms, in the afternoon Am G F Am Which way do the signposts read G F Am African eyes in the sunrise G F Am F E7 The gates of the city are rusted over and mouldering Am G The violence of the evening decays into the night E7 F G Am While shadows press like moths against the neon light Am G Movie queues diffuse into the Cinerama haze E7 F G Am While libertines read pornozines in street cafes F C G E7 Am Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm The madman swings in the pulpit F C G Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7sus4 E7 Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh Am G Em7 G Am
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Chord set
Am · G · Em · E7 · F · C · F# · Fmaj7 · Cmaj7 · Esus4 · E · Em7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.