[Strophe]
              Dm7                 
Well, I shook hands with the devil
 C 
 down on the south side 
Well, I shook hands with the devil down on the south side 
       G              Am7 
And he bought us both a drink 
       Dm7               C 
With a pad and a pencil sat by his
 side 
With a pad and a pencil sat by his side 
        G            Am7 
I said "Tell me what you think"
[Pre-Refrain]
          Dm7                C 
I've been looking for my savior,
 looking for my truth 
I've been looking for my savior, looking for my truth 
  G          Am7 
I even asked my shrink 
              Dm7                 C 
He brought me down to his level, said
 "Son, you're not special 
He brought me down to his level, said "Son, you're not special 
          G              Am7 
You won't find him where you think"
 
[Refrain]
                           Dm7    C 
You won't find him down on Sunset 
                     G     Am 
Or at a party in the hills 
                     Dm7    C 
At the bottom of the bottle 
                                G    
Or when you're tripping on some pills
 Am 
 
Or when you're tripping on some pills 
          Dm7                C 
When they sold you the dream you were
 just 16 
When they sold you the dream you were just 16 
         G           Am 
Packed a bag and ran away 
                   Dm7              
And it's a crying shame you came all
 C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame you came all this way 
                      G        Am 
'Cause you won't find Jesus in LA 
                   Dm               
And it's a crying shame you came all
 C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame you came all this way 
                      N.C. 
'Cause you won't find Jesus in LA
[Instrumentale]
Dm  C  G  Am
Dm  C  G  Am
 
[Strophe]
       Dm7                  C 
Took a sip of his whiskey, said "Now
 that you're with me 
Took a sip of his whiskey, said "Now that you're with me 
        G              Am7 
Well, I think that you should stay" 
        Dm7                   C
Yeah, I know you've been busy  
 
 searching through the city 
Yeah, I know you've been busy   searching through the city 
   G            Am7 
So let me share the way
[Pre-Refrain]
  Dm7                   C 
I know I'm not your savior, know I'm
 not your truth 
I know I'm not your savior, know I'm not your truth 
      G              Am7 
But I think we could be friends 
              Dm7               Am7 
He said "Come down to my level, hang
 out with the devil 
He said "Come down to my level, hang out with the devil 
       G            Am7 
Let me tell you, in the end"
[Refrain]
                           Dm7    C 
You won't find him down on Sunset 
                     G     Am 
Or at a party in the hills 
                     Dm7    C 
At the bottom of the bottle 
                                G    
Or when you're tripping on some pills
 Am 
 
Or when you're tripping on some pills 
          Dm7                C 
When they sold you the dream you were
 just 16 
When they sold you the dream you were just 16 
         G           Am 
Packed a bag and ran away 
                   Dm7              
And it's a crying shame you came all
 C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame you came all this way 
                      G        Am 
'Cause you won't find Jesus in LA 
                   Dm               
And it's a crying shame you came all
 C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame you came all this way 
                      G        Am7 
'Cause you won't find Jesus in LA
[Pont]
C 
   And that is when I knew that it
 was time to go home 
   And that is when I knew that it was time to go home 
G/B 
   And that is when I realized that I
 was alone 
   And that is when I realized that I was alone 
Am 
   And all the vibrant colors from
 the lights fade away 
   And all the vibrant colors from the lights fade away 
F                                 G 
   And I don't care what they say
[Refrain]
                           Dm7    C 
You won't find him down on Sunset 
                     G     Am7 
Or at a party in the hills 
                     Dm7    C 
At the bottom of the bottle 
                                G    
Or when you're tripping on some pills
 Am7 
 
Or when you're tripping on some pills 
          Dm7                C 
When they sold you the dream you were
 just 16 
When they sold you the dream you were just 16 
         G           Am7 
Packed a bag and ran away 
                   Dm7              
And it's a crying shame you came all
 C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame you came all this way 
                      N.C. 
'Cause you won't find Jesus in LA
[Refrain]
                         Dm7    C 
I won't find him down on Sunset 
                     G     Am 
Or at a party in the hills 
                     Dm7    C 
At the bottom of the bottle 
                             G    
Or when I'm tripping on some pills
 Am7 
 
Or when I'm tripping on some pills 
          Dm7               C 
When they sold me the dream I was
 just 16 
When they sold me the dream I was just 16 
          G           Am 
Packed my bag and ran away 
                   Dm7            
And it's a crying shame I came all
   C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame I came all this way 
                    G        Am 
'Cause I won't find Jesus in LA 
                   Dm             
And it's a crying shame I came all
 C 
 this way 
And it's a crying shame I came all this way 
                    G 
'Cause I won't find Jesus in LA