Am    Am    Am    Am

[Verse 1]
                      A
To a boy from Indiana fresh off the farm
                Am                        E
L.A. looks like heaven with its ever open arms
   Am                               C
My mama said to watch yourself like mamas always do
D                                F
Daddy said those city girls will walk all over you

E                        Am
  So, I hit the pavement running
D                       Am
  Down on Hollywood and Vine

I got to town by seven
D                       E
  And I fell in love by nine

[Chorus 1]
          A                        C
She was a California angel wearing alligator shoes
D                              F
 She had that something that a poor boy can't refuse
        Am
She was incredible, she was a
C       E             Am    Am
  crash course in the blues

[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
A
  Now we're screaming down the freeway
D                       Am
  In this fancy foreign car

Headed for another party
D                    Am
  Never seen so many stars

[Chorus 2]
     A
Just when I thought I'd make my move
    C
And ask her to be mine
    D
She takes off with somebody else
    F
And kisses me goodbye
        Am
She was incredible, she was a
C       E             Am    Am
  crash course in the blues

[Solo]
|  A  |  D  |  A  |  A  |  A  |

|  D  |  E  |  E

[Chorus 3]
              A
Well, she was way too hard to handle
      C
For a country boy like me
      D
She's still a Roman candle
        F
Burning in my memory
        Am
She was unbelievable, she was a
C     E             A     D
crash course in the blues
Am
    She was incredible, she was a
C       E             Am
  crash course in the blues, that's right

[Solo]
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