Larabys Gang chords by Spin Doctors
Guitar chords with lyrics
Laraby's Gang-Spin Doctors
Album: Turn It Upside Down (1994)
Original Recording in G#
This is in G using Capo 1
for ease in chording.
Intro: G C G C G C G C
Verse 1:
G B
Stoop's so fine on a summer's eve
Am
when you sit outside for a short reprieve
C
Talk to folks as they come and leave
G C G C
Johno, Jay, and Crazy Steve.
Verse 2:
G B
Night is down but it's bright as day
Am
You haven't been around since you went away
C
Feels so good so that's what you say
G C G (let ring)
Folks say hi, but you say, "Hey."
Refrain:
C
Well, that old mad dog, he's barking for the blues bone
G
Orpheus got a black book and a telephone
D/F#
Plays that lyre 'cause he doesn't want to be alone
C Cm
One look back....
SOLO: G C G C G C G C
Verse 3:
G B
Buy a beer, find a place to stand
Am
Have a couple laughs and hear the band
C
Smoke a couple of your favorite brand
G C G C
Wake up with a stamp on the back of your hand
Chorus:
Em C B Am
Don't blame me, it's all been Laraby's gang, now, now.
Em C B Am
Don't blame me for the song that the Nightingale sang, now, now
Em
Don't blame me 'bout the vanishing waif
C7 B7 Am
Don't blame me if your safe ain't safe, now, now
Solo: G C G C G C G C
Verse 4:
G B
Sun comes up, you're still awake
Am
There's the sky, still as a lake
C
Not even that can drown the ache
G C G (let ring)
Looks so high, it must be fake
Refrain:
C
Well, that old mad dog, he's barking for the blues bone
G
Orpheus got a black book and a telephone
D/F#
Plays that lyre 'cause he doesn't want to be alone
C Cm
One look back....
Chorus:
Em C B Am
Don't blame me, it's all been Laraby's gang, now, now
Em C B Am
Don't blame me for the song that the Nightingale sang, now, now
Em
Don't blame me 'bout the vanishing waif
C7 B7 Am
Don't blame me if your safe ain't safe, now, now
Solo: G C G C G C G C
Chorus(1 &) 5:
G B
Stoop's so fine on a summer's eve
Am
when you sit outside for a short reprieve
C
Talk to folks as they come and leave
G C G Please rate for accuracy!