Biography:
1. John Paul Young, is an Australian pop singer, known primarily for his worldwide hit Love Is In The Air. Born on June 21, 1950, in Glasgow, Scotland, his family relocated to Sydney when he was aged 11. After forming the band Elm Tree with schoolmates in 1967, he was discovered by renowned talent manager Simon Napier-Bell, who convinced his to sign as a solo artist with Albert Productions. It was here he began his long association with songwriters and record producers Harry Vanda and George Young of The Easybeats.
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Pasadena - John Paul Young - in Key A (original in Ab)
Intro: 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
Chorus:
UP KEY TO A#
A A# Dm7 D# F
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena (Ooh yeah yeah)
A# Dm7 D# F
Ooh it’s a long, long way to Pasadena
Coda:
A# Dm7 D# F
Baby it’s a long, long way to Pasadena (Oh no my car won’t start)
A# Dm7 D# F
Ooh it’s such a long, long way to Pasadena
Repeat last line and fade
TAB by Yarrowyck
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