L.A. Woman (The Doors: Jim Morrison / Ray Manzarek / Robby Krieger / John Densmore)
The majority of the song is played over an A chord, so if there isn't a chord specified, assume it's A. Intro: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |--9-------|--7------|--5-----5\3--|---------| |----------|---------|-------------|---------| |----------|---------|-------------|---------| |----------|---------|-------------|---------| |----------|---------|-------------|---------| |----------|---------|-------------|---------| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |--2h3-2-3-2-0h2--|---------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|---2h3-2-3-2-0--2~~-|---------| |-----------------|---------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|--------------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|--------------------|---------| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| |---6h7p6-7p6---6--|---------|---6p7-6-7-6------|---------| |-------------7----|---------|-------------7-7--|---------| |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| |---6h7p6-7p6---6--|---------|---6p7-6-7-6------|---------| |-------------7----|---------|-------------7-7--|---------| |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| |------------------|---------|------------------|---------| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |---6h7p6---------|---------|---6p7-6---------|---------| |---------7----7--|---------|---------7----7--|---------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| Verse 1 (alternate lyrics and guitar transcriptions): A Well, I just got into town about an hour ago. / / / / / / / / |--------------|-------------------| |--8--7--5-7---|-------------------| |--------------|--5b---------------| |--------------|------7-5----------| |--------------|----------7-6-5----| |--------------|----------------8--| Took a look around see, which way the wind blows. / / / / / / / / |--------------|-------------------| |--8--7--5-7---|-------------------| |--------------|--5b---------------| |--------------|------7-5----------| |--------------|----------7-6-5----| |--------------|----------------8--| With a little girl in a Hollywood bungalow. / / / / / / / / |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|--------5~~------| |--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--7-5-7----------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? / / / / / / / / |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|--------5~~------| |--7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6--|--7-6-7----------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| A G A Or just another lost angel, city of night, city of night, G A City of night, city of night, whoa, come on! Solo (may not be exact, but it's a good start): |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------0-2-4-4b----4--2-----2~~~--| |--------------0-2-4------------------4---------| |--------0-2-4----------------------------------| |--0-2-4----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-------0-2-4--4b-2-----2--4b-4--2-----4b-2-----2-----2--4-| |-0-2-4--------------4--------------4--------4-----4-------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--0--5---5---5--7--5--7--7b--5-----5--7--5---7--7--7---| |--------------------------------7----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--9--9--9---10--10--10---9--9--9-----9\7---7--7--7~~---| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--7\5---5--5--5~~----5\3---| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------| |--6h7p6--7--6--7~~~--|-7p6--------6~~~---|-7--6----------| |---------------------|--------7----------|--------7---7--| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |--6h7p6--7--6--------| |---------------7--7--| |---------------------| |---------------------| Verse 2: L.A. woman / / / / |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |--7b-5-----7---7b~~~---| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| L.A. woman / / / / |-----------------| |--8br------------| |----------5~~~~--| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| L.A. woman, Sunday afternoon / / / / / / / / |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|--------5~~~-----| |--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5--|--7-5-7----------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| L.A. woman, Sunday afternoon / / / / / / / / |-----------------|---------------------| |--7br------------|---------------------| |--7br-----5------|--5------------------| |------------7----|----7----------------| |-----------------|----------7---7~~~~--| |-----------------|---------------------| A L.A. woman, Sunday afternoon, drive through you suburbs G A Into your blues, into your blues, G A Into your blue, blue, blue, into your blues, oh yeah! (Piano solo) Bridge: A G A G A G A G I see your hair is burning, A G A G A G A G Hills are filled with fi-re. A G A G A G A G If they say I never loved you, A G A G A G A G You know they are a li-ar. A G A G A G A G Drivin' down your freeway, A G A G A G A G Midnight alleys roam. A Cops in cars, topless bars, never saw a woman G A G A So alone, so alone, so alone, so alone Verse 3: Motel money murder madness / / / / / / / / |----------------|------------------| |--5--7br--------|------------------| |---------5-7----|--7-5---5------7--| |----------------|------7-----------| |----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------| Let's change the mood from glad to sadness. / / / / / / / / |------------------|---------------------| |------5---8b-5----|---------------------| |--7b--------------|--7br-5--------------| |------------------|--------7-5----------| |------------------|------------7-6-5----| |------------------|------------------8--| Slower tempo groove over A Repeat the following: A C A Mr. Mojo Risin A C A Gotta keep on risin' A C A Risin', risin' Increase tempo slowly to a very quick speed and jam over 4 measures of C, 4 measures of D, then finally back to A. Repeat verse 1 End on the Mr. Mojo Risin part.
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