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Laura

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[Intro]
Bb Ab Gb Eb
[Verse]
BbLaura calls me in the middle of tGmhe nightC7/G  
C7Passes on her     Ebm7painful information
BbThen these careless fingers, tBb/Ahey get caught in her vGmiceC7/G  
C7Til they're bleeding on my coffee F#7table
[Chorus]
B7Living alone isn't all thaF7t it's cracked up to bGme
F#7Oh whoa whoa
B7I'm on her side, why does F7she push the poison on Gmme?
          F#7  B*    Bb  
Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa
(*First chorus only)
[Verse]
BbLaura has a Gmvery hard timeC7/G  
C7All her life has been Ebm7one long disaster
BbThen she tells me she Bb/Asuddenly believes she's seen a Gmvery good signC7/G  
C7She'll be taking F#7some aggressive action
[Chorus]
B7I fight her wars while she's F7slamming her doors in my Gmface
F#7Oh whoa whoa
B7Failure to break was the F7only mistake that she Gmmade
F#7Oh whoa whoa
[Bridge]
DbHere I am feeling like a fucking Eb7fool
Ebdim/ADo I react the way exacAbtly she intends me Dbto?
                            Db   Db/F                      Eb7  
Every time I think I'm off the hook she makes me lose my cool
I'm her machine anEbdim/Ad she can punch all the Abkeys
And she can push any Ebdim/Abutton I was programmeFd through
[Verse]
BbLaura calls me when Gmshe needs a good fixC7/G  
C7All her questions will get Ebm7sympathetic answers
BbI should be so Bb/Aimmunized to Gmall of her tricksC7/G  
C7She's surviving on her F#7second chances
[Chorus]
B7Sometimes I feel like this F7Godfather deal is all Gmwrong
F#7Oh whoa whoa
B7How can she hold an F7umbilical chord for so Gmlong?
F#7Oh whoa whoa
[Instrumental]
Db Eb7 Edim/A  Ab  Db
[Bridge]
DbI've done everything I can what else am I supposed to Eb7do
I'm her Ebdim/Amachine and she can Abpunch all the keys
And she can push any Ebdim/Abutton I was programmed Fthrough
[Verse]
BbLaura loves me even Gmif I don't careC7/G  
C7That's my problem that's her Ebm7sacred absolution
BbIf she had to Bb/Ashe would put herself in my GmchairC7/G  
C7Even though I faced F#7electrocution
[Chorus]
B7She always says I'm the F7best friend that she's ever Gmhad
F#7Oh whoa whoa
B7How do you hang up on F7someone who needs you that Gmbad?
F#7Oh whoa whoa Bwhoa Bbwhoa
[Outro]
Bb Ab Gb Eb

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Laura

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C7/G

Ebm7

Bb/A

F#7

Eb7

Ebdim/A

Edim/A

[Intro]

Bb Ab Gb Eb

[Verse]

Bb Gm C7/G

Laura calls me in the middle of the night

C7 Ebm7

Passes on her painful information

Bb Bb/A Gm C7/G

Then these careless fingers, they get caught in her vice

C7 F#7

Til they're bleeding on my coffee table

[Chorus]

B7 F7 Gm

Living alone isn't all that it's cracked up to be

F#7

Oh whoa whoa

B7 F7 Gm

I'm on her side, why does she push the poison on me?

F#7 B Bb

Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa

(*First chorus only)

[Verse]

Bb Gm C7/G

Laura has a very hard time

C7 Ebm7

All her life has been one long disaster

Bb Bb/A Gm C7/G

Then she tells me she suddenly believes she's seen a very good sign

C7 F#7

She'll be taking some aggressive action

[Chorus]

B7 F7 Gm

I fight her wars while she's slamming her doors in my face

F#7

Oh whoa whoa

B7 F7 Gm

Failure to break was the only mistake that she made

F#7

Oh whoa whoa

[Bridge]

Db Eb7

Here I am feeling like a fucking fool

Ebdim/A Ab Db

Do I react the way exactly she intends me to?

Db Db Eb7

Every time I think I'm off the hook she makes me lose my cool

Ebdim/A Ab

I'm her machine and she can punch all the keys

Ebdim/A F

And she can push any button I was programmed through

[Verse]

Bb Gm C7/G

Laura calls me when she needs a good fix

C7 Ebm7

All her questions will get sympathetic answers

Bb Bb/A Gm C7/G

I should be so immunized to all of her tricks

C7 F#7

She's surviving on her second chances

[Chorus]

B7 F7 Gm

Sometimes I feel like this Godfather deal is all wrong

F#7

Oh whoa whoa

B7 F7 Gm

How can she hold an umbilical chord for so long?

F#7

Oh whoa whoa

[Instrumental]

Db Eb7 Edim/A Ab Db

[Bridge]

Db Eb7

I've done everything I can what else am I supposed to do

Ebdim/A Ab

I'm her machine and she can punch all the keys

Ebdim/A F

And she can push any button I was programmed through

[Verse]

Bb Gm C7/G

Laura loves me even if I don't care

C7 Ebm7

That's my problem that's her sacred absolution

Bb Bb/A Gm C7/G

If she had to she would put herself in my chair

C7 F#7

Even though I faced electrocution

[Chorus]

B7 F7 Gm

She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had

F#7

Oh whoa whoa

B7 F7 Gm

How do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad?

F#7 B Bb

Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa

[Outro]

Bb Ab Gb Eb

About Laura Chords by Billy Joel

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