Left On Laura, Left On Lisa Chords by The Avett Brothers
Tempo:
158.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
Nobody knows it but [C] I am so sad.
[G]
Nobody knows it but [F#] I am so sad.
[C] That is [D] the saddest of [G] all, my girl.
[C]
That is the [D] saddest of [G] all.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] We climbed the ladder to the [C] top of my house.
[G] Never letting [Bm] go of your hand.
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun, my girl.
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun.
[C]
Then I gave to you [C] my ugly brown coat.
[G] You made it pretty when you [Bm] put it on.
[C] Warmth [D] in the early [G] morning chill, my girl.
[C] Warmth [D] in the early evening [G] grill.
[C]
Then you said you'd trade [C] the love of a man.
[Em]
[G] Tears fell soft from [F#] your face to my hands.
[C] Then you'd trade your [D] heart for mine, my [G] girl.
I'd trade my [D] heart for [G] those days.
[C]
[C]
[G]
Then you made it clear it [C] was strictly a deal.
[G] Of springtime love and that's how [Bm] I should feel.
[C] So I set [D] the clock back [G] an hour, my girl.
[C] I set the [D] time, I just [G] ran.
[C]
You see somewhere back there [C] when I was a boy.
[G] Furious I had [Bm] become by the point.
[C] That men are [D] just liars [G] and thieves of sorts.
[C] Men are just [D] liars and [G] thieves.
But I still [E] believe and I [C] stand by my word.
[G] I don't know what you have [Bm] seen or you've heard.
[C] But [D] somebody's lying [G] to you, my girl.
[C] [D] Somebody's lying [G] to you.
[C]
[G]
You nearly made me [C] believe I could stay.
[G] Part with your actions [Bm] and part what you [F#] said.
[C] But that was just [D] foolish [G] pride, my girl.
[C] And those are only feelings [G] inside.
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [C] So [G] I'm going back to [C] the place where we met.
[G] I'm gonna find the [Bm] beer bottle we left.
[C] Wedged in [D] the limbs of [G] the tree that we sat [C] in.
Wedged in [E] the [G] magnolia tree.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Where we hid for days [C] like proud paratheives.
[G] Too sure we were right, [C] too [Bm] stubborn to leave.
[F#] [C] Wasted with the [D]
moment we [G] lifted, my girl.
Stolen [D] forever [Dm]
with
[G] you.
[N]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
Nobody knows it but [C] I am so sad.
[G]
Nobody knows it but [F#] I am so sad.
[C] That is [D] the saddest of [G] all, my girl.
[C]
That is the [D] saddest of [G] all.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] We climbed the ladder to the [C] top of my house.
[G] Never letting [Bm] go of your hand.
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun, my girl.
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun.
[C]
Then I gave to you [C] my ugly brown coat.
[G] You made it pretty when you [Bm] put it on.
[C] Warmth [D] in the early [G] morning chill, my girl.
[C] Warmth [D] in the early evening [G] grill.
[C]
Then you said you'd trade [C] the love of a man.
[Em]
[G] Tears fell soft from [F#] your face to my hands.
[C] Then you'd trade your [D] heart for mine, my [G] girl.
I'd trade my [D] heart for [G] those days.
[C]
[C]
[G]
Then you made it clear it [C] was strictly a deal.
[G] Of springtime love and that's how [Bm] I should feel.
[C] So I set [D] the clock back [G] an hour, my girl.
[C] I set the [D] time, I just [G] ran.
[C]
You see somewhere back there [C] when I was a boy.
[G] Furious I had [Bm] become by the point.
[C] That men are [D] just liars [G] and thieves of sorts.
[C] Men are just [D] liars and [G] thieves.
But I still [E] believe and I [C] stand by my word.
[G] I don't know what you have [Bm] seen or you've heard.
[C] But [D] somebody's lying [G] to you, my girl.
[C] [D] Somebody's lying [G] to you.
[C]
[G]
You nearly made me [C] believe I could stay.
[G] Part with your actions [Bm] and part what you [F#] said.
[C] But that was just [D] foolish [G] pride, my girl.
[C] And those are only feelings [G] inside.
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [C] So [G] I'm going back to [C] the place where we met.
[G] I'm gonna find the [Bm] beer bottle we left.
[C] Wedged in [D] the limbs of [G] the tree that we sat [C] in.
Wedged in [E] the [G] magnolia tree.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Where we hid for days [C] like proud paratheives.
[G] Too sure we were right, [C] too [Bm] stubborn to leave.
[F#] [C] Wasted with the [D]
moment we [G] lifted, my girl.
Stolen [D] forever [Dm]
with
[G] you.
[N]
Key:
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F#
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows it but [C] I am so sad.
_ [G]
Nobody knows it but [F#] I am so _ sad.
[C] That is [D] the saddest of [G] all, my girl.
_ _ [C]
That is the [D] saddest of [G] all.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] We climbed the ladder to the [C] top of my house. _
[G] _ Never _ letting [Bm] go of your hand.
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun, my girl. _
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then I gave to you [C] my ugly brown coat. _
[G] You made it pretty when you [Bm] put it on. _
[C] _ Warmth [D] in the early [G] morning chill, my girl.
[C] _ Warmth [D] in the early evening [G] grill.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then you said you'd trade [C] the love of a man.
[Em] _
_ [G] Tears fell soft from [F#] your face to my hands.
[C] Then you'd trade your [D] heart for mine, my [G] girl. _
I'd trade my [D] heart for [G] those days.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Then you made it clear it [C] was strictly a deal. _
[G] Of _ springtime love and that's how [Bm] I should feel.
[C] So I set [D] the clock back [G] an hour, my girl. _
[C] I set the [D] time, I just [G] ran.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You see somewhere back there [C] when I was a boy. _ _
[G] _ Furious I had [Bm] become by the point.
[C] That men are [D] just liars [G] and thieves of sorts. _
[C] Men are just [D] _ liars and [G] thieves.
_ But _ _ _ _ _ _
I still [E] believe and I [C] stand by my word. _ _
[G] I don't know what you have [Bm] seen or you've heard.
[C] But _ [D] somebody's lying [G] to you, my girl. _ _
[C] _ _ [D] Somebody's lying [G] to you.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
You nearly made me [C] believe I could stay. _
[G] Part with your actions [Bm] and part what you [F#] said.
[C] But that was just [D] foolish [G] pride, my girl.
[C] And those are only feelings [G] inside.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ So [G] I'm going back to [C] the place where we met. _ _
[G] I'm gonna find the [Bm] beer bottle we left. _
[C] Wedged in [D] the limbs of [G] the tree that we sat [C] in.
Wedged in [E] the _ [G] magnolia tree.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Where we hid for days [C] like proud _ paratheives.
[G] Too sure we were right, [C] too [Bm] stubborn to leave.
[F#] _ [C] Wasted with the [D]
moment we [G] lifted, my girl.
_ _ Stolen [D] forever _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ with _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nobody knows it but [C] I am so sad.
_ [G]
Nobody knows it but [F#] I am so _ sad.
[C] That is [D] the saddest of [G] all, my girl.
_ _ [C]
That is the [D] saddest of [G] all.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] We climbed the ladder to the [C] top of my house. _
[G] _ Never _ letting [Bm] go of your hand.
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun, my girl. _
[C] The sky trades the [D] moon for [G] the sun.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then I gave to you [C] my ugly brown coat. _
[G] You made it pretty when you [Bm] put it on. _
[C] _ Warmth [D] in the early [G] morning chill, my girl.
[C] _ Warmth [D] in the early evening [G] grill.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then you said you'd trade [C] the love of a man.
[Em] _
_ [G] Tears fell soft from [F#] your face to my hands.
[C] Then you'd trade your [D] heart for mine, my [G] girl. _
I'd trade my [D] heart for [G] those days.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Then you made it clear it [C] was strictly a deal. _
[G] Of _ springtime love and that's how [Bm] I should feel.
[C] So I set [D] the clock back [G] an hour, my girl. _
[C] I set the [D] time, I just [G] ran.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You see somewhere back there [C] when I was a boy. _ _
[G] _ Furious I had [Bm] become by the point.
[C] That men are [D] just liars [G] and thieves of sorts. _
[C] Men are just [D] _ liars and [G] thieves.
_ But _ _ _ _ _ _
I still [E] believe and I [C] stand by my word. _ _
[G] I don't know what you have [Bm] seen or you've heard.
[C] But _ [D] somebody's lying [G] to you, my girl. _ _
[C] _ _ [D] Somebody's lying [G] to you.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
You nearly made me [C] believe I could stay. _
[G] Part with your actions [Bm] and part what you [F#] said.
[C] But that was just [D] foolish [G] pride, my girl.
[C] And those are only feelings [G] inside.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ So [G] I'm going back to [C] the place where we met. _ _
[G] I'm gonna find the [Bm] beer bottle we left. _
[C] Wedged in [D] the limbs of [G] the tree that we sat [C] in.
Wedged in [E] the _ [G] magnolia tree.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Where we hid for days [C] like proud _ paratheives.
[G] Too sure we were right, [C] too [Bm] stubborn to leave.
[F#] _ [C] Wasted with the [D]
moment we [G] lifted, my girl.
_ _ Stolen [D] forever _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ with _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _