[Intro]
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Cm A# Cm D#
Cm A# G# A# D#
[Verse 1]
Cm G#
Crusty boots in the corner of the closet
D#
By the tackle box
Cm G#
Once proud shining silver buckles
G#
Safe behind the normalcy locks
Cm G#
Baubles and bangles
D#
A lost age
Cm G# A#
Still all aglow with the radiance of the stage
Cm G# A# D#
That's who I was (that's who I was)
Cm A#
This is who I am (this is who I am)
Cm G#
Work to pay down the interest
A# D#
On the mortgage
Cm A#
Used to get paid by the gram
[Chorus]
D#
Long Beach
G#
Long Beach can you hear me?
Cm G# A#
Can you hear me Long Beach?
D#
Long Beach
G#
Long Beach can you hear me?
Cm G# A#
Can you hear me Long Beach?
[Verse 2]
Cm G#
Master tape from the show we did at Fender's
D#
Back in '85
Cm G#
Dark paisley from Retail Slut
G#
All four of us still fresh and alive
Cm G#
Flashes and phosphenes
D#
It's hard to believe that's me
Cm G#
Strapped in and visibly sweating
A#
As happy as I'm ever gonna be
Cm G A# D#
You're by my side (you're by my side)
Cm A#
Five years left on your car (five years on your collar)
Cm G#
You're cashing out
A# D#
All dressed up
Cm A#
For your date with the emergency ward
[Chorus]
D#
Long Beach
G#
Long Beach can you hear me?
Cm G# A#
Can you hear me Long Beach?
D#
Long Beach
G#
Long Beach can you hear me?
Cm G# A#
Can you hear me Long Beach?
[Outro]
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Cm A# Cm D#
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