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Woke Up Laughing by Robert Palmer

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Intro:
G  G   C  C
G  G   C  C
G


Verse 1:
      G
I was waiting for you,
      G            C
I was sat in the sun,
        C
I could picture your face,
       C
On the tip of my tongue,
          G
I woke up laughing.


Verse 2:
        G
I broke into my sweat,
        G
I broke into a run,
C       C
You were hot on my heels,
     C
So I hired a gun,
          G
I woke up laughing.

Verse 3:
      G
I was flat on my back,
      G               C
I was taking a plunge,
       C
It was making a stand,
       C
But my plan was undone,
          G
I woke up laughing.


Verse 4:
        G
Well I planned an escape,
        G           C
For the middle of June,
      C
But I dug too fast,
      C
And I fired too soon,
          G        G   C  C
I woke up laughing,
          G
I woke up laughing.


Verse 5:
    G
You make yourself a fortune,
C
Out in Hong Kong,
    C
You sit at home and wonder,
G
Whether you were wrong,
G
You take a small vacation,
C
Just to keep sane,
    C
You find on your return,
     G
Your home has blown away.


Verse 6:
G
You meditate, you make haste,
    C
You run a risk, you come late,
    C
You pay a bill, you lose face,
G
You're not fully unaware,
G
Are you a star or are you a fake?
C
If you fall do you break?
C
You go to war, you make love,
G                      G  C  C
You sign out in a box.


[Interlude]
G  G   C  C
G  G   C  C
G  G   C  C
G


Verse 7:
      G
I was waiting for you,
      G            C
I was sat in the sun,
        C
I could picture your face,
       C
On the tip of my tongue,
          G
I woke up laughing.


Verse 8:
        G
I broke into my sweat,
        G
I broke into a run,
C        C
You were hot on my heels,
     C
So I hired a gun,
          G
I woke up laughing.


Verse 9:
      G
I was flat on my back,
      G               C
I was taking a plunge,
       C
It was making a stand,
       C
But my plan was undone,
          G
I woke up laughing.


Verse 10:
       G
Well I planned an escape,
        G           C
For the middle of June,
      C
But I dug too fast,
      C
And I fired too soon,
          G        G   C  C
I woke up laughing,
          G        G   C  C
I woke up laughing,
          G
I woke up laughing


Verse 11:
    G
You make yourself a fortune,
C
Out in Hong Kong,
    C
You sit at home and wonder,
G
Whether you were wrong,
G
You take a small vacation,
C
Just to keep sane,
    C
You find on your return,
     G
Your home has blown away.


Outro:
G
You meditate, you make haste,
    C
You run a risk, you come late,
    C
You pay a bill, you lose face,
G
You're not fully unaware,
G
Are you a star or are you a fake?
C
If you fall do you break?
C
You go to war, you make love,
G                 C
You sign out in a box.