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Spoon - The Agony of Laffitte
[Verse 1]
  GmAll I ever Cmasked of you is 
A Fcopy of Garage Days and to Bbtell me the truth
EbAin't no one watching you D7exit Ventura HighwayGm  G  
  GmIt's like I knew Cmtwo of you, man
The Fone before and after we Bbshook hands
EbTaking the calls but in D7all forgetting what's been Gmsaid
  GmAnd after dark in a Cmcab in L.A
FForget about the meter man, these are Bbsalad days
EbComes on the radio D7comes on and what's being saidGm  
  FIs you're no better than SBbylvia
[Chorus]
CmNo better than DmSylvia
EbNo better than BbSylvia
CmNo better than DmSylvia
EbNo better than...
GmOhhhh CmOhhhh FNo No No No BbNo...
EbAhhh D7Ahhh GmAhhh
[Verse 2]
  GmHere's a mark, he's a Cmmark on the page
FDishing out the wisdom of this Bbreflexive age
EbDotting the eyes with an D7eye for defining what you Gmwere
So Gmwhen you do that Cmline tonight
FRemember that it came at Bba steep price
And Ebkeep telling yourself D7there's more to you than Gmher
  FBut you're no better than BbSylvia
[Chorus]
CmNo better than DmSylvia
EbNo better than BbSylvia
CmNo better than DmSylvia
EbNo better than...
GmOhhhh CmOhhhh FNo No No No BbNo...
EbNo No No No No D7No No No GmNo
[Solo]
Gm Cm F Bb Eb D7
Gm Cm F Bb Eb D7
[Outro]
GmOhhhh CmOhhhh FNo No No No BbNo...
EbAhhh D7Ahhh GmAhhh
Gm Gm Gm Gm

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The Agony Of Laffitte

by Spoon

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Spoon - The Agony of Laffitte

[Verse 1]

Gm Cm

All I ever asked of you is

F Bb

A copy of Garage Days and to tell me the truth

Eb D7 Gm G

Ain't no one watching you exit Ventura Highway

Gm Cm

It's like I knew two of you, man

F Bb

The one before and after we shook hands

Eb D7 Gm

Taking the calls but in all forgetting what's been said

Gm Cm

And after dark in a cab in L.A

F Bb

Forget about the meter man, these are salad days

Eb D7 Gm

Comes on the radio comes on and what's being said

F Bb

Is you're no better than Sylvia

[Chorus]

Cm Dm

No better than Sylvia

Eb Bb

No better than Sylvia

Cm Dm

No better than Sylvia

No better than...

Gm Cm F Bb

Ohhhh Ohhhh No No No No No...

Eb D7 Gm

Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh

[Verse 2]

Gm Cm

Here's a mark, he's a mark on the page

F Bb

Dishing out the wisdom of this reflexive age

Eb D7 Gm

Dotting the eyes with an eye for defining what you were

Gm Cm

So when you do that line tonight

F Bb

Remember that it came at a steep price

Eb D7 Gm

And keep telling yourself there's more to you than her

F Bb

But you're no better than Sylvia

[Chorus]

Cm Dm

No better than Sylvia

Eb Bb

No better than Sylvia

Cm Dm

No better than Sylvia

No better than...

Gm Cm F Bb

Ohhhh Ohhhh No No No No No...

Eb D7 Gm

No No No No No No No No No

[Solo]

Gm Cm F Bb Eb D7

[Outro]

Gm Cm F Bb

Ohhhh Ohhhh No No No No No...

Eb D7 Gm

Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh

Gm Gm Gm Gm

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