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Intro:   G    F    G    F    G  G7  
CWish I could Emsail Amin a big black Gboat
FWith a big white Csail over Gme
CAnd once in the Emwhile AmI'd pull into pGort
FDrink some Cwine with a Ggirl
Chorus:
FBut Sylvia Csaid Fcome to Cbed
FIt's so Cgood Dmto Ghave you Chere
Sometime ago, when time past so slow
Too weak to know where to go
But now thinking back on what strikes me the most
Is I've made up my mind long before
Chorus
So I'll cope with you, don't cope at all
So let's leave it all to the chef
Please send my regrets in case I forget
To PO Box nobody home                        
Chorus

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Sylvia Said

by John Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G F G F G G7

Intro:

C Em Am G

Wish I could sail in a big black boat

F C G

With a big white sail over me

C Em Am G

And once in the while I'd pull into port

F C G

Drink some wine with a girl

Chorus:

F C F C

But Sylvia said come to bed

F C Dm G C

It's so good to have you here

Sometime ago, when time past so slow

Too weak to know where to go

But now thinking back on what strikes me the most

Is I've made up my mind long before

Chorus

So I'll cope with you, don't cope at all

So let's leave it all to the chef

Please send my regrets in case I forget

To PO Box nobody home

Chorus

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