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Arnold Layne

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  B5Arnold Layne had a A5strange G#5hobbyG5  
  F#5collecting clothes, B5moonshine A5washiG#m5ng  lF#5ines
  they E5suit D5him B5fine
    A#5  B5On the wall hung a Atall G#mmirrorG  
    F#distorted view, Bsee through, Ababy  G#mblF#ue
     he E5got D5it
AOh EArnold BLayne, Dit's Anot the Esame
it tDakes tAwo to kEnow, F#two to know, tAwo to know, Btwo to know
                E5 A5 F#5 B5
why can't you see
  B5Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne,
  Arnold Layne
Solo: B5  
  BNow he's caught a nasty sA5ort of pG#5erson
  F#5they gave him time, B5doors bang cA5haiG#nganF#g
  E5he haD5ted
AOh EArnold BLayne, Dit's Anot the Esame
it tDakes tAwo to kEnow, F#two to know, tAwo to know, Btwo to know
why can't you seE5eA5  F#5  B5  
B5Arnold Layne
B5Arnold Layne
B5Arnold Layne
BArnold ALayne
don't F#do it agaBin.

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Arnold Layne

by El Bordo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#5

F#5

G#m5

A#5

G#m

B5 A5 G#5 G5

Arnold Layne had a strange hobby

F#5 B5 A5 G#m5 F#5

collecting clothes, moonshine washing lines

E5 D5 B5

they suit him fine

A#5 B5 A G#m G

On the wall hung a tall mirror

F# B A G#m F#

distorted view, see through, baby blue

E5 D5

he got it

A E B D A E

Oh Arnold Layne, it's not the same

D A E F# A B

it takes two to know, two to know, two to know, two to know

E5 A5 F#5 B5

why can't you see

Arnold Layne, Arnold Layne,

Arnold Layne

Solo:

B A5 G#5

Now he's caught a nasty sort of person

F#5 B5 A5 G# F#

they gave him time, doors bang chaingang

E5 D5

he hated

A E B D A E

Oh Arnold Layne, it's not the same

D A E F# A B

it takes two to know, two to know, two to know, two to know

E5 A5 F#5 B5

why can't you see

Arnold Layne

B A

Arnold Layne

F# B

don't do it again.

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