Chords for The Stranglers - Laughing From the Album Aural Sculpture
Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#
D
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#]
[A] [F#]
[A] [F#]
[A] [F#] You
[A] [F#]
[A] could [F#] have wasted yourself in [C#m] a plane, in [F#] the air
[A] But lead [E] poisoning from your daddy, [F#m] to me just didn't [D] seem fair
[A] Committing [F#] the crime of [A] taking [F#] your time
[C#] You're laughing, [D]
we're carving [G] your [A] name in a tray
For [G] the [A] kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D]
we feel your [F#m] [E] ecstasy
You paid [F#m] the [E] penalty, [A] you could [F#] have wasted away
On the [A] floor of a hotel [F#] room
[A] With the hand [E] of a working girl, [F#m] to lead you into your [D] tomb
[A] Committing [F#] the crime of [A] taking your [F#] time
[C#] You're laughing, [D]
we're [Bm] carving your [A] name in a tray
For the kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D]
we feel your [F#m] [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty, you [A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] could have [F#] hung your hat
On a [A] pretender's lust for [F#] fame
You [A] refused [E] to lay it down
It [F#m] took your old man to live in [D] shame
[A] Committing the [F#] crime of [A] [F#] taking your time
[C#] You're laughing, [D]
we're [G] carving [A] your name in a tray
[G] For the [A] kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D]
we feel your [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#]
[A] [F#]
[A] [F#] You
[A] [F#]
[A] could [F#] have wasted yourself in [C#m] a plane, in [F#] the air
[A] But lead [E] poisoning from your daddy, [F#m] to me just didn't [D] seem fair
[A] Committing [F#] the crime of [A] taking [F#] your time
[C#] You're laughing, [D]
we're carving [G] your [A] name in a tray
For [G] the [A] kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D]
we feel your [F#m] [E] ecstasy
You paid [F#m] the [E] penalty, [A] you could [F#] have wasted away
On the [A] floor of a hotel [F#] room
[A] With the hand [E] of a working girl, [F#m] to lead you into your [D] tomb
[A] Committing [F#] the crime of [A] taking your [F#] time
[C#] You're laughing, [D]
we're [Bm] carving your [A] name in a tray
For the kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D]
we feel your [F#m] [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty, you [A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] could have [F#] hung your hat
On a [A] pretender's lust for [F#] fame
You [A] refused [E] to lay it down
It [F#m] took your old man to live in [D] shame
[A] Committing the [F#] crime of [A] [F#] taking your time
[C#] You're laughing, [D]
we're [G] carving [A] your name in a tray
[G] For the [A] kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D]
we feel your [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
Key:
A
F#
D
E
F#m
A
F#
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] You _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ could [F#] have wasted yourself in [C#m] a plane, in [F#] the air
_ _ [A] _ But lead [E] poisoning from your daddy, [F#m] to me just didn't [D] seem fair
_ _ [A] _ _ Committing [F#] the crime of [A] _ _ taking [F#] your time
_ _ [C#] _ You're laughing, [D] _
we're carving [G] your [A] name in a tray
For [G] the [A] kids to see
_ [C#] _ We hear ya, [D] _
we feel your [F#m] _ [E] ecstasy
You paid [F#m] the [E] penalty, _ _ [A] _ _ you could [F#] have wasted away
On the [A] floor of a hotel [F#] room
_ _ [A] _ With the hand [E] of a working girl, [F#m] to lead you into your [D] tomb _
_ _ [A] _ _ Committing [F#] the crime of [A] _ _ taking your [F#] time
_ _ [C#] _ You're laughing, [D] _
we're [Bm] carving your [A] name in a tray
For the kids to see
_ [C#] _ We hear ya, [D] _
we feel your [F#m] _ [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty, you [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ could have [F#] hung your hat
On a [A] pretender's lust for [F#] fame
You _ [A] _ _ refused [E] to lay it down
It [F#m] took your old man to live in [D] shame _
_ _ [A] _ _ Committing the [F#] crime of _ [A] _ _ [F#] taking your time
_ _ [C#] _ You're laughing, [D] _
we're [G] carving [A] your name in a tray
[G] For the [A] kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D] _
we feel your [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] You _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ could [F#] have wasted yourself in [C#m] a plane, in [F#] the air
_ _ [A] _ But lead [E] poisoning from your daddy, [F#m] to me just didn't [D] seem fair
_ _ [A] _ _ Committing [F#] the crime of [A] _ _ taking [F#] your time
_ _ [C#] _ You're laughing, [D] _
we're carving [G] your [A] name in a tray
For [G] the [A] kids to see
_ [C#] _ We hear ya, [D] _
we feel your [F#m] _ [E] ecstasy
You paid [F#m] the [E] penalty, _ _ [A] _ _ you could [F#] have wasted away
On the [A] floor of a hotel [F#] room
_ _ [A] _ With the hand [E] of a working girl, [F#m] to lead you into your [D] tomb _
_ _ [A] _ _ Committing [F#] the crime of [A] _ _ taking your [F#] time
_ _ [C#] _ You're laughing, [D] _
we're [Bm] carving your [A] name in a tray
For the kids to see
_ [C#] _ We hear ya, [D] _
we feel your [F#m] _ [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty, you [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ could have [F#] hung your hat
On a [A] pretender's lust for [F#] fame
You _ [A] _ _ refused [E] to lay it down
It [F#m] took your old man to live in [D] shame _
_ _ [A] _ _ Committing the [F#] crime of _ [A] _ _ [F#] taking your time
_ _ [C#] _ You're laughing, [D] _
we're [G] carving [A] your name in a tray
[G] For the [A] kids to see
[C#] We hear ya, [D] _
we feel your [E] ecstasy
You paid the penalty _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _