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The Old Laughing Lady

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The Old Laughing Lady : Unplugged
Notes: 
The quick change to C and G at the end on many lines is omitted
it occurs everywhere but  'if there ain't no wall / you got to move...'
the run through from C to Am via the B note is a familiar ny trick...
[Chords]
Am*   020010
[Intro]
G    C G
[Verse 1]
GDon't call pretty Peggy,
CShe can't hear you no Gmore
GDon't leave no message
CRound her back Gdoor
They say the old lCaughing lady
Been here beforeG  
SDhe don't keep tiCme
She don't count scoreG  
[Interlude]
G  C G
[Verse 2]
GYou can't have a cupboard
CIf there ain't no  Gwall
You got to move
CThere's no time for you to stall
                              C  Am*
They say the old laughing lady
Dropped bCy to cDallG  
ADnd when she leavAmes
She leaves nothiCng at allG  
verse: (without the run through Am)
[Bridge]
GSee the drunkard of the village
CFallin' on his Gfeet
He can't tell his ankle
CFrom the rest of his Gfeet
                              C  Am*
He loves his old laughing lady
Because the taste Cis so sweetG  Bm  
But the lDaughin' lady's loving
Ain't the kAmind he can kCeepG  
[Interlude]
D Am C G
[Outro]
There's a fGever on the freeway
CBlacks out the Gnight
There's a slippin' on the stairway
JuCst don't feel rigGht
There's a rCumblin' in the bedroom
And Ca flashin' Gof light
DThere's the old laughing lady
EvCerything is all rigGht
DThere's the old laughing lady
EvCerything is all rigGht
[Coda]
D Am C G

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The Old Laughing Lady

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The Old Laughing Lady : Unplugged

Notes:

The quick change to C and G at the end on many lines is omitted

it occurs everywhere but 'if there ain't no wall / you got to move...'

the run through from C to Am via the B note is a familiar ny trick...

[Chords]

* 020010

[Intro]

G C G

[Verse 1]

Don't call pretty Peggy,

C G

She can't hear you no more

Don't leave no message

C G

Round her back door

They say the old laughing lady

Been here before

D C

She don't keep time

She don't count score

[Interlude]

G C G

[Verse 2]

You can't have a cupboard

C G

If there ain't no wall

You got to move

There's no time for you to stall

C Am

They say the old laughing lady

C D G

Dropped by to call

D Am

And when she leaves

C G

She leaves nothing at all

verse: (without the run through Am)

[Bridge]

See the drunkard of the village

C G

Fallin' on his feet

He can't tell his ankle

C G

From the rest of his feet

C Am

He loves his old laughing lady

C G Bm

Because the taste is so sweet

But the laughin' lady's loving

Am C G

Ain't the kind he can keep

[Interlude]

D Am C G

[Outro]

There's a fever on the freeway

C G

Blacks out the night

There's a slippin' on the stairway

C G

Just don't feel right

There's a rumblin' in the bedroom

C G

And a flashin' of light

There's the old laughing lady

C G

Everything is all right

There's the old laughing lady

C G

Everything is all right

[Coda]

D Am C G

About The Old Laughing Lady Chords by Neil Young

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