Intro: AAAAChorus:
AC#mDE
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
AC#mDE / //// (extra beats on E chord)
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
Verse 1C#mD
Where the dirt track meets the highway
C#mDE
And there ain’t, no time at all
DE
Just a world movin’ forward
DE
On a big black motored crawl
AD
And the drivers in their Chevrolets
AD
Ain’t got no time at all
AC#mDE
To find the lonely hikers way
A
It’s when I want'a say
Chorus:
AC#mDE
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
AC#mDE
Ooh just to find some air that’s kind of cleaner
DEA
Pasadena town is where I’m goin’
Verse 2C#mD
Why did they, cut Beales Rise
C#mD
To stage coach through Newhall
DE
For a Mustang pony car
DE
To muss up City Hall
C#mD
Now there’s a long freeway
C#mD
Where the desert used to be
AC#mDE
And there’s no way that you can hike it
A
Ooh you’ll see
Chorus:
AC#mDE
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
AC#mDE
Ooh just to find some air that’s kind of cleaner
DEA
Pasadena town is where I’m goin’
Bridge:
AC#mDE
Do,do,do,do,do,do do,do,do,do,do do
AC#mDE
Do,do,do,do,do,do do,do,do,do,do do
DEA
Pasadena town is where I’m goin’
DEA
There ain’t no other town, that I call home
Chorus:
UP KEY TO A#AA#DmD#F
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena (Ooh yeah yeah)
A#DmD#F
Ooh it’s a long, long way to Pasadena
Coda:
A#DmD#F
Baby it’s a long, long way to Pasadena (Oh no my car won’t start)
A#DmD#F
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
Repeat last line and fade
TAB by Yarrowyck
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.