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Sylvia
Bodeans - Home LP
This song is played hard and screaming
Intro: |  D|  D|  D|  A|
DSylvia, turn me loose,     I said GSylvia turn me Dloose
                         A          GNC                          |  D|  D|  D|  A| 
I said Sylvia,   Yea, Yea Sylvia      you got to, got to turn me loose
I say you Dtreat me,   You treat me so bad     I say You Gtreat me     so Dbad 
                                        A          GNC               |  D|  D|  D|  A|
And you’re the meanest,   yea you’re the meanest,…        Pet I ever had
DWell you spending all my money and you’re driving my new car
DYou’re scratching all my records and you’re playing my guitar
DI don’t know how I got myself into this       
DHave mercy on me baby can’t you give this boy a rest
DSylvia, turn me loose,     I said GSylvia turn me Dloose
                         A          GNC                          |  D|  D|  D|  A| 
I said Sylvia,   Yea, Yea Sylvia      you got to, got to turn me loose
DWell you spending all my money and you’re driving my new car
DYou’re scratching all my records and you’re playing my guitar
DI don’t know how I got myself into this       
DHave mercy on me baby can’t you give this boy a rest
DSylvia, turn me loose,     I said GSylvia turn me Dloose
I said ASylvia,   Yea, Yea GSylvia,   I plead ASylvia,    Oh Yea GSylvia      
NC:                     |    D|    D|    A|     
you got to, got to turn me loose            

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Sylvia

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Sylvia

Bodeans - Home LP

This song is played hard and screaming

D D D A

D G D

Sylvia, turn me loose, I said Sylvia turn me loose

A G D D D A

NC | | | | |

I said Sylvia, Yea, Yea Sylvia you got to, got to turn me loose

D G D

I say you treat me, You treat me so bad I say You treat me so bad

A G D D D A

NC | | | | |

And you’re the meanest, yea you’re the meanest,… Pet I ever had

Well you spending all my money and you’re driving my new car

You’re scratching all my records and you’re playing my guitar

I don’t know how I got myself into this

Have mercy on me baby can’t you give this boy a rest

D G D

Sylvia, turn me loose, I said Sylvia turn me loose

A G D D D A

NC | | | | |

I said Sylvia, Yea, Yea Sylvia you got to, got to turn me loose

Well you spending all my money and you’re driving my new car

You’re scratching all my records and you’re playing my guitar

I don’t know how I got myself into this

Have mercy on me baby can’t you give this boy a rest

D G D

Sylvia, turn me loose, I said Sylvia turn me loose

A G A G

I said Sylvia, Yea, Yea Sylvia, I plead Sylvia, Oh Yea Sylvia

D D A

NC: | | | |

you got to, got to turn me loose

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