Stranded in Los Angeles Ron Pope CAPO 2 Intro DDGD DDGD D G D She said, "There are things about you I don't really understand." Bm G D I am drinking in the afternoon, got whiskey on my breath. D G D And as I walk through Greenwich Village, with a suitcase full of clothes, Bm G D I am blinded by the afternoon and unsure where to go. Bm G D I am blinded by the afternoon and unsure where to go. G Bm Will you come for me on days like this when I am broken down? G Bm 'Cause I've been strangled by an emptiness that's still choking me now. G Bm A G I have prayed for absolution that won't ever come around, Bm A? D So if you love me, won't you please forgive me now? D G D Then I try to call my mother, but she's not around to talk, Bm G D So I wander through the fading day, oblivious and lost. D G D Yes I know I'm getting older, chasing time that slips away. Bm G D Point my headlights towards the interstate, it's time for my escape. Bm G D Point my headlights towards the interstate, it's time for my escape. G Bm I am sorry for the things I've done; don't try to let you down. G Bm In my dreams at night I hear your voice, and I'm shaken by the sound. G Bm A G Now I'm stranded in Los Angeles and you're all I think about. Bm A? D So if you love me, won't you please forgive me now? G D I hope there's a million stars above you, G D And everything you need, I hope it finds you. G D Every breath you breathe, hope it comes easy, A I hope it's easy. D G D I've got a picture in my wallet of a girl I used to know, Bm G D And another of my family, it's been too long since I've been home. D G D Now I'm waiting on a train. Where I'll end up, God only knows. Bm G D Maybe I'll make my way back to her, but I guess I probably won't. Bm G D Maybe I'll make my way back to her, but I guess I probably won't. G Bm You are somewhere far away from me; I'm here all by myself. G Bm Through the space between the two of us, wish I had something else. G Bm A G 'Cause I'd surrender up most anything if I thought it'd help somehow. Bm A D So if you love me, won't you please forgive me now? Bm A D If you love me, won't you please forgive me now?
