{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1686641,"song":"Laura","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11353577-laura-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1686641?type=chord","rating":4.79346,"votes":13,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nLaura calls me in the middle of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]              [ch]Ebm7[/ch]\r\nPasses on her     painful information[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                            [ch]Bb/A[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nThen these careless fingers, they get caught in her vice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                               [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nTil they're bleeding on my coffee table[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                        [ch]F7[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nLiving alone isn't all that it's cracked up to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                        [ch]F7[/ch]                     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI'm on her side, why does she push the poison on me?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]*    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n \r\n(*First chorus only)\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nLaura has a very hard time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                    [ch]Ebm7[/ch]\r\nAll her life has been one long disaster[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]Bb/A[/ch]                           [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nThen she tells me she suddenly believes she's seen a very good sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]               [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nShe'll be taking some aggressive action[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                          [ch]F7[/ch]                        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI fight her wars while she's slamming her doors in my face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]F7[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nFailure to break was the only mistake that she made[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]                               [ch]Eb7[/ch]\r\nHere I am feeling like a fucking fool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebdim/A[/ch]                [ch]Ab[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nDo I react the way exactly she intends me to?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]                            [ch]Db[/ch] /F                      [ch]Eb7[/ch]\r\nEvery time I think I'm off the hook she makes me lose my cool[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Ebdim/A[/ch]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nI'm her machine and she can punch all the keys[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Ebdim/A[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd she can push any button I was programmed through[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Gm[/ch]                    [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nLaura calls me when she needs a good fix[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                         [ch]Ebm7[/ch]\r\nAll her questions will get sympathetic answers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Bb/A[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]                [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nI should be so immunized to all of her tricks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                    [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nShe's surviving on her second chances[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                         [ch]F7[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSometimes I feel like this Godfather deal is all wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]F7[/ch]                     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHow can she hold an umbilical chord for so long?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Eb7[/ch] [ch]Edim/A[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]\r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]                                                   [ch]Eb7[/ch]\r\nI've done everything I can what else am I supposed to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebdim/A[/ch]             [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nI'm her machine and she can punch all the keys[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Ebdim/A[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd she can push any button I was programmed through[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nLaura loves me even if I don't care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                          [ch]Ebm7[/ch]\r\nThat's my problem that's her sacred absolution[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Bb/A[/ch]                        [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]C7/G[/ch]\r\nIf she had to she would put herself in my chair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                 [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nEven though I faced electrocution[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                      [ch]F7[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nShe always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                    [ch]F7[/ch]                        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHow do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#7[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nOh whoa whoa whoa whoa[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nBb Ab Gb Eb\n \n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n \n\n\n\n\n \n(*First chorus only)\n \n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Bridge]\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Instrumental]\nDb Eb7 Edim/A  Ab  Db\n \n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n \n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Outro]\nBb Ab Gb 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