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L.A. Blues Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
L.A. Blues
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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I got off the
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long about
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realize that
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everything's so
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different and so
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same
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All my Cali
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fornia friends are
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searching for their
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minds
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been right there
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in their heads all the
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time
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blues L.A.
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blues
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you want me to be like you
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way
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Charlie
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met me at my
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room when I got
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in
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country
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help of all our good
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and mutual
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friends
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Before the morning
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came we put a
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handle on the
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world
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cided that we'd
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give it to the
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squirrels
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sunshine and
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eating eggs and
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bacon over
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light
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aytime and
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contemplating
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sin throughout the
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night
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Please hand me my
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hat and darling
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give me back my
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bunch of songs to
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sing
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I wouldn't
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put it down no
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way
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thinking
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and it ain't exactly
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what I want to
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Someday
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fornia I'll come
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roarin' back to
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you
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you don't fall in the
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ocean before I
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do
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FAQ
Who sang the the song L.A. Blues?
- The song L.A. Blues was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.