Introdução: C F

C                                   F            
Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of a 
C
blue,
Am         C                 G
St. Anne's skirts are billowing 
    C                            F    C
But down here in the city of the lime-lights, 
Am                        G
The fans of Santa Ana are witherin'. 
        C                         F  C
And you can't deny that living is easy, 
       Am             C      G
If you never look behind the scenery. 
C                 F    C
It's showtime for dry climes, 
Am              G
And Bedlam is dreamin' of rain. 

C F C



C C/B         Am           G           F       C C/B
When the hills of Los Angeles are burnin', 
Am             G              F      C
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind. 

Am Em
So many lives on the breeze, 
Am C
Even the stars are ill at ease. 
Am G
And Los Angeles is burnin'.

C F C

C             F  C
This is not a test, 
        Am             C   G
Of the emergency broadcast system, 
     C                F     C
When Malibu fires and radio towers, 
Am          G
Conspire to dance again. 
         C                        F   C
And I cannot believe the media Mecca, 
             Am        C               G
They're only trying to peddle reality, catch it on 
C           F        C
prime time, story at nine. 
Am                 G
The whole world is goin' insane. 

C F C


REFRÃO
C C/B         Am           G           F       C C/B
When the hills of Los Angeles are burnin', 
Am             G              F      C
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind. 

Am Em
So many lives on the breeze, 
Am C
Even the stars are ill at ease. 
Am G
And Los Angeles is burnin'.


C F C

          F
A placard reads, 
G#         C
The end of days, 
F                  G              C 
Jacaranda bows are bending in the haze 

       F               G  
More a question than a curse, 
          C       C/B  Am
How could hell be any worse? 

               F         
The flames are stunnin',
            G 
The cameras runnin', 

So take warnin'.


SOLO

REFRÃO
C C/B         Am           G           F       C C/B
When the hills of Los Angeles are burnin', 
Am             G              F      C
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind. 

Am Em
So many lives on the breeze, 
Am C
Even the stars are ill at ease. 
Am G
And Los Angeles is burnin'.

C F C