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
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The Avett Brothers - Left On Laura, Left On Lisa chords
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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]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn The Avett Brothers - Left On Laura, Left On Lisa chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, G, C, D, Bm, C, D and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 79 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 159 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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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] _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Four Thieves Gone - The Robbinsville Sessions album.

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