Verse 1:
A A/G#
In Santa Monica in the winter time
A/F# E A
The lazy streets so undemanding
A/G# A/F# E
I walk into the crowd
A A/G# A/F# D A
In Santa Monica you get your coffee from the coolest places on the promenade
A/G# A/F# D E
Where people dress just so
C#m7 D C#m7
Beauty so unavoidable, everywhere you turn it's there
D
I sit and wonder what am I doing here?
Chorus:
A A/G#
But on the telephone line I am anyone
D E
I am anything I want to be
F#m C#m7
I could be a supermodel or Norman Mailer
D A A/G A/F E
And you wouldn't know the difference or would you?
2nd verse:
A A/G# A/F# E A
In Santa Monica all the people got modern names like Jake or Mandy
A/G# A/F# E
And modern bodies too
A A/G# A/F# D A
In Santa Monica on the boulevard you'll have to dodge those inline skaters
A/G# A/F# D E
Or they'll knock you down
C#m7 D
I never felt so lonely, never felt so out of place
C#m7 D
I never wanted something more than this
Chorus:
A A/G#
But on the telephone line I am anyone
D E
I am anything I want to be
F#m C#m7
I could be a supermodel or Norman Mailer
D E
And you wouldn't know the difference
Chorus 2:
A A/G#
On the telephone line I am any height
D E
I am any age I want to be
F#m C#m7
I could be a capped crusader or space invader
D A A/G# A/F# E
And you wouldn't know the difference or would you?
…or would you… (repeat chorus 1 and 2)
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