Bad Religion - Los Angeles is Burning

[Verse 1]
C F C
Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue
Am C G
St. Anne's skirts are billowing
C F C
But down here in the city of the lime lights
Am G
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
C F C
And you can't deny that living is easy
Am G
If you never look behind the scenery
C F C
It's showtime for dry climes
Am G C
And bedlam is dreaming of rain

[Chorus]
C-C/A Am G F C
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Am G F C
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
Am E
So many lives are on the breeze
Am F
Even the stars are ill at ease
Am G C
And Los Angeles is burning

[Verse 2]
This is not a test
Of the emergency broadcast system
Where malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality,
Catch it on prime time, story at nine
The whole world is going insane

[Chorus]
C-C/A Am G F C
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Am G F C
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
Am E
So many lives are on the breeze
Am F
Even the stars are ill at ease
Am G C
And Los Angeles is burning

[Bridge]
F Fm
A placard reads
C
"The End of Days"
F G Am
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze
F G
More a question than a curse
C Am
How could Hell be any worse?
F
The flames are stunning
G
The camera's running
C
So take warning


[Chorus]
C-C/A Am G F C
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Am G F C
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
Am E
So many lives are on the breeze
Am F
Even the stars are ill at ease
Am G C
And Los Angeles is burning
And Los Angeles is burning