Leaving La Chords & Lyrics - Tim Minchin

[INTRO]
[Bb] [Gm] [Dm] [Eb9]

[VERSE]
[Bb]Check the locks and leave the keys[Gm]
[Dm]Moldy bath masked with Febreeze [Eb9]
Something's [Bb]dead behind the refrigerato[Gm]r
[Dm]Some poor shmuck will deal with it late[Eb9]r
[Bb]I've spent the last 10 week[Gm]s
[Dm]Squeezing out the sponge of friendships, p[Eb9]lugging leaks

[PRECHORUS]
Bb Eb9b5
I've talked until there's no more to say
[Dm]I'm going a[Ebmaj7]way

[CHORUS]
[Bb] [Ebmaj7] Dm#5 Ebmaj7/6
I'm leaving LA, I'm leaving LA
N.C.
And the tourists say
[C7(add9)]Please give me the directions to the Hollywood sign
I always [Ebmaj7]dreamt of coming here to see the Hollywood sign
But on their[C7(add9)] way back down they'll ask
Did you [C7(add9)]have a good time
They'll say it's [Ebmaj7]just some frickin' letters on a hill[Ebmaj7]

But Still... (Interlude is Ebmaj7/Ebmaj9)

(Interlude ends on a Bbmaj7 just before Tim goes back into the verse.)
[Bbmaj7]

[VERSE]
[Bb]I wander through the Bronson Cave[Gm]s
One more OK [Dm]coffee at The Oak's Gourmet[Eb9]
I'll [Bb]watch the players at the UCB[Gm]
Dm [Eb] (solo g note)
Trying to improvise their way out of on WE and on TV as you and me
Walking[Bb] trails in the creepin' dark[Gm]
Off to the [Dm]observatory in Griffith Par[Eb9]k

[PRECHORUS]
Bb Eb9b5
There's too much light for stars anyway
[Dm]I'm getting out of this p[Ebmaj7(add6)]lace [Ebmaj7]

[CHORUS]
[Bb] [Ebmaj7] Dm#5 [Ebmaj7]
I'm leaving LA I'm leaving LA
And the [C7(add9)]studio executives who never made a thing
Blamin' [Ebmaj7]others for their losses, taking credit for their wins
Wipin' the [C7(add9)]blood of dumb artists from their chins
Grinnin' kid you [Ebmaj7]oughtn't take it personally

[BRIDGE]
[Gm]On Hollywood and Vine a dime store spiderman
[Gm]Shouting at a stoned Emma Stone dressed a la La La Land
[Gm]And in the distance, in both its [Ebmaj7]glorious dim[Bb/D]ensions
The [Eb9]sign projects its shadow on a hill

Another rundown on Ebmaj7/Ebmaj9

[VERSE]
[Bbmaj7]A Russian bar, machine-gun cops at [Ebmaj7]LAX
Malfunctionin' [Bb]departure board says we're boarding [Eb9]next
Bb Ebmaj7b5
Belt off, shoes off, jacket off, hat
Don't need the attitude but I[Bbmaj7] quite enjoy the subsequent [Ebmaj9]patdown,
And I'm sat down as the [Bb]A380 engine roars[Ebmaj7]
Pushed backwards even as this [Bb]tube of monkeys rumbles forward[Eb]s

[PRECHORUS]
I'm looking forward to [Bb]another twenty hours on a [Ebmaj7]plane
[Bb]Nothing but crap films on my [Ebmaj7]brain
[Bbmaj7]I've been going slowly [Ebmaj7]insane
[Bbmaj7]I've seen your sport and I don't wanna [Ebmaj7]play
[Bb]I'm getting [F/A]out of this [Gm]place, I'm getting [Bb/F]out of this [Ebmaj9]place

[CHORUS]
I'm leaving [Ebmaj7]LA
And the [C7(add9)]actors at gratitude drinking undrinkable juice
And the [Ebmaj7]agents taking ten percent in their sneakers and suits
And the [C7(add9)]writers in their Teslas trying to punch up Act 1
Driving [Ebmaj7]home on the 101 in the relentless SoCal sun
And the [C7(add9)]greedy and the needy and the homeless and the horny
And the [Ebmaj7]deals done on treadmills at 10-6 in the morning
And the [C7(add9)]captain's on the PA saying look for the sign
But I find it's [Eb9]just some frickin' letters on a hill
N.C.
Just some ugly, goddamn letters

[OUTRO]

[Bb] [Gm] [Dm] [Eb9]

I'm leaving L.A.

[Bb]