A   A   A   A

[Chorus]
A                          C#m        D    E
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
                A          C#m        D    E  / //// (extra beats on E chord)
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena

[Verse 1]
          C#m                  D
Where the dirt track meets the highway
          C#m               D    E
And there ain’t, no time at all
       D            E
Just a world movin’ forward
     D                 E
On a big black motored crawl
        A                D
And the drivers in their Chevrolets
      A              D
Ain’t got no time at all
   A        C#m           D    E
To find the lonely hikers way
                   A
It’s when I want'a say

[Chorus]
A                          C#m        D    E
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
            A         C#m                D        E
Ooh just to find some air that’s kind of cleaner
D        E                 A
Pasadena town is where I’m goin’

[Verse 2]
    C#m                  D
Why did they, cut Beales Rise
   C#m                    D
To stage coach through Newhall
      D            E
For a Mustang pony car
   D            E
To muss up City Hall
    C#m                D
Now there’s a long freeway
          C#m            D
Where the desert used to be
    A          C#m              D        E
And there’s no way that you can hike it
           A
Ooh you’ll see

[Chorus]
A                          C#m        D     E
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
            A         C#m                D        E
Ooh just to find some air that’s kind of cleaner
D        E                 A
Pasadena town is where I’m goin’

[Bridge]
A                 C#m         D     E
Do,do,do,do,do,do do,do,do,do,do do
A                 C#m         D     E
Do,do,do,do,do,do do,do,do,do,do do
D        E                 A
Pasadena town is where I’m goin’
      D              E                 A
There ain’t no other town, that I call home

(Up key to Bb)

[Chorus]
A               Bb         Dm7        Eb   F
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena   (Ooh yeah yeah)
           Bb         Dm7        Eb   F
Ooh it’s a long, long way to Pasadena

[Coda]
            Bb         Dm7        Eb   F
Baby it’s a long, long way to Pasadena  (Oh no my car won’t start)
        Bb         Dm7        Eb   F
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
(Repeat last line and fade)