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Laredo

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard EADGBe
**CAPO 3rd FRET**
Chord reference (actual chord is in brackets):
   G(Bb)  Am(Cm) C(Eb)  G/B(Bb/D)
e|--3------0------0------0------|
B|--0------1------1------3------|
G|--0------4------0------0------|
D|--0------2------2------0------|
A|--x------0------3------2------|
E|--3---------------------------|
*Note the odd voicing of the A minor
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INTRO:
G           Am
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GGonna take a trip to Laredo, gonna take a dip in the lake
Oh, I'm at a Amcrossroads with myself, I don't got no one else
 GImpossibility's at the door, I won't be needing them anymore
Oh, is this the Amfirst time in your life, it's hard just to get by
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OhC, my loG/Bve, don't you even Amknow?
COh, my loG/Bve, are you really Amgone?
ooooooooGh........
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GCan you see the world through a window? Are you having troubles in droves?
Oh I think the Amworst thing I could do, is get back home to you
I put a Gbullet in my Kia Lorenzo, a kitchen knife fucked in my face
Throw me in the Amdeep of Jenner Lake, believe me when I say
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That ohC, my loG/Bve, you don't even Amcall
And Coh, my loG/Bve, is that you on the Amphone?
ooooooooGh........
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[Guitar break] (same chords as intro)
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OhC, my loG/Bve, don't you even Amknow?
COh, my loG/Bve, are you really Amgone?
ooooooooGh........

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Laredo

by Band of Horses

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

**CAPO 3rd FRET**

Chord reference (actual chord is in brackets):

G Am C G/B

(Bb) (Cm) (Eb) (Bb/D)

e|--3------0------0------0------|

B|--0------1------1------3------|

G|--0------4------0------0------|

D|--0------2------2------0------|

A|--x------0------3------2------|

E|--3---------------------------|

*Note the odd voicing of the A minor

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INTRO:

G Am

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Gonna take a trip to Laredo, gonna take a dip in the lake

Oh, I'm at a crossroads with myself, I don't got no one else

Impossibility's at the door, I won't be needing them anymore

Oh, is this the first time in your life, it's hard just to get by

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C G/B Am

Oh, my love, don't you even know?

C G/B Am

Oh, my love, are you really gone?

ooooooooh........

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Can you see the world through a window? Are you having troubles in droves?

Oh I think the worst thing I could do, is get back home to you

I put a bullet in my Kia Lorenzo, a kitchen knife fucked in my face

Throw me in the deep of Jenner Lake, believe me when I say

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C G/B Am

That oh, my love, you don't even call

C G/B Am

And oh, my love, is that you on the phone?

ooooooooh........

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[Guitar break] (same chords as intro)

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C G/B Am

Oh, my love, don't you even know?

C G/B Am

Oh, my love, are you really gone?

ooooooooh........

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