"Laura" Intro: Bb Ab Gb Eb Verse:

^BbLaura calls me in the middle of t^Gmhe night ^C7/G ^C7Passes on her ^Ebm7 painful information ^BbThen these careless fingers, t^Bb/Ahey get caught in her v^Gmice ^C7/G ^C7Til they're bleeding on my coffee^F#7 table

Chorus:

^B7Living alone isn't all tha^F7t it's cracked up to b^Gme ^F#7Oh whoa whoa ^B7I'm on her side, why does ^F7she push the poison on ^Gmme? F#7 B* Bb Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa

(*First chorus only) Verse: Laura has a very hard time All her life has been one long disaster Then she tells me she suddenly believes she's seen a very good sign She'll be taking some aggressive action Chorus: I fight her wars while she's slamming her doors in my face Oh whoa whoa Failure to break was the only mistake that she made Oh whoa whoa Bridge:

^DbHere I am feeling like a fucking ^Eb7fool ^Ebdim/ADo I react the way exac^Abtly she intends me ^Dbto? Db Db /F Eb7 Every time I think I'm off the hook she makes me lose my cool I'm her machine an^Ebdim/Ad she can punch all the^Ab keys And she can push any^Ebdim/A button I was programme^Fd through

Verse: Laura calls me when she needs a good fix All her questions will get sympathetic Answers I should be so immunized to all of her tricks She's surviving on her second chances Chorus: Sometimes I feel like this Godfather deal is all wrong How can she hold an umbilical chord for so long? *Instrumental Break* Db Eb7 Edim/A Ab Db Bridge: I've done everything I can what else am I supposed to do I'm her machine and she can punch all the keys And she can push any button I was programmed through Verse: Laura loves me even if I don't care That's my problem that's her sacred absolution If she had to she would put herself in my chair Even though I faced electrocution Chorus: She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had How do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? Outro: Bb Ab Gb Eb