Opening riff: x2 |10-10---10--10--10---10---------10-10---10----------------| |10-10---10--10--10---10--h-p----10-10---10----8---6-----5-| |-7--7--h7---7---7---h7--7^8^7---7--7---h7---/7--7---7---5-| |-7--7-7^8---7---7--7^8-------8--7--7--7^8-------------7---| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| JB's plays in dropped D tuning (DADGBE) Chords for verses: Riff 1: |-0---------------------|----1---------------| |-1------h-p------------|----3---------------| |-2-----0^2^0-----------|----2---------------| |-0-----------/4-0------|----3---------------| |-0---------------------|--------------------| |-0---------------------|--------------------| D' D/F (100232@1)D'w/riff 1 Wide awake in San Diego Smallest root shrinking dry G (320003@1) FThe (133211@1)fish are swimming closer inside Lake Morena C (x32010@1) C#Still (x43121@1)get no rain from the sky D' Men were firing cannons Hoping smoke might tear an angel's eyes D/F(voiced (100232@1)above) Heard the stories of shooting arrows Tearin' open the clouds G (320003@1) FBut (133211@1)indians shoot the best, and Am7 (x02010@1) (this is kinda fishy) C (x32010@1) C#D' (x43121@1)The indians they don't like us, much C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1) FF DHatfield (xx0232@1) |-------------------| |---3-----------3---| |--2---2---2---2----| |-0-----------0-----| |-----3---2-0-------| |-------------------| You made rain for L.A. FWe've (133211@1)got ten grand DFor (xx0232@1)you to go cook us some rain strum the following chords in 1/8th notes: |--2----|--3----|--0----|--2----| |--3----|--3----|--3----|--3----| |--2----|--2----|--2----|--2----| |--0----|--0----|--0----|--0----| |-------|-------|-------|-------| |-------|-------|-------|-------| GScience (320003@1)from the cooking pot mixing up with the air FFeeling (133211@1)thunder GNights (320003@1)since they have started Now the clouds won't stay apart FA (133211@1)little California voodoo Care of Hatfield and his brother D (with strumming pattern from above) Now the horses won't race where the down's turned to mud Streams and rivers are growing And my boots are filling up FWater's (133211@1)from back this way FLook (133211@1)at them smiling, cooking and smiling DHatfield (xx0232@1)DMade (xx0232@1)rain for L.A. CWell, (x32010@1)"Hot damn", DPeople (xx0232@1)swear with one walk in this rain D (with 1/8th note strumming pattern) FFamilies (133211@1)on porches DThe (xx0232@1)children are smiling FThe (133211@1)owners are mad, owners are crying D (xx0232@1) CStill (x32010@1)the eyes of the children, wide open DWide, (xx0232@1)wide JB's riff here (dropped D remember!): |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----0-3/0-0-3/0-0-----| |-0-3--------------3--0-| The happy bridge is D>A>G with a riff |------------------------------------| |--6-8-6-8/10-/10-8-6-8----8-6--6----| repeat until nirvana |------------------------------7--7--| with improv. |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| D' Well, the blue light is rolling in between the clouds Feeling of wonder Some water drying up, some sinking down "Charles always kept in touch", swears his mother "Always had the touch" DMade (xx0232@1)rain for L.A. Made rain for L.A. Hatfield