Old Laughing Lady Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

DDon't call pretty Peggy,Em/D she can't hear you no morD7Me. Em/D

DDon't leave no messageEm/D 'round her bacD7Mk door.

G/DThey say the "Old Laughing Lady" been here Dbefore.Em/D

She dD7Mon't keep timeDm7, she don't count Gscore.

D Gm7 Am7 D

You can't have a cupboard if there ain't no wall.

You got to move, There's no time left to stall.

They say the "Old Laughing Lady" dropped by to call.

When she leaves, she leaves nothing at all.

D7M Dm7 D7M Dm7 G/D D7M Dm7 D7M Dm7 G/D D

See the drunkyard of the village falling on the street.

Can't tell his ankles from the rest of his feet.

He loves his old laughing lady 'cause her taste is so sweet.

But the laughing lady's lovin', ain't the kind he can keep.

D D/A♯ D/C D

There's a fever on the freeway, blacks out the night.

There's a slipping on the stairway, just don't feel right.

And there's a rumbling in the bedroom and a flashing of light.

D7M Dm7 C(addD)

There's the "Old Laughing Lady", ev'rything is all right.

OBS! The chords in this song is:

Old Laughing Lady : Unplugged

G C G

GDon't call pretty Peggy,

CShe can't hear you no Gmore

Don't leave no message

CRound her back Gdoor

They say the Cold laughing lady

Been here beGfore

She Ddon't keep time C

She don't count Gscore

G C G

GYou can't have a cupboard

CIf there ain't no G wall

You got to move

CThere's no time for you to stall

C 020010 Am

They say the old laughing lady

Dropped Cby to Dcall G

And Dwhen she leaves Am

She leaves Cnothing at Gall

Verse

(without the run through Am)

GSee the drunkard of the village

CFallin' on his Gfeet

He can't tell his ankle

CFrom the rest of his Gfeet

C 020010 Am

He loves his old laughing lady

Because the Ctaste is so Gsweet Bm

But the Dlaughin' lady's loving

Ain't the Amkind he can Ckeep G

D Am C G

There's a Gfever on the freeway

CBlacks out the Gnight

There's a slippin' on the stairway

Just Cdon't feel right G

There's a Crumblin' in the bedroom

And a Cflashin' of Glight

DThere's the old laughing lady

EveryCthing is all right G

DThere's the old laughing lady

EveryCthing is all right G

D Am C G x2

notes: the quick change to C and G at the end of many lines is omitted

it occurs everywhere but 'if there ain't no wall / you got to move...'

the run through from C to Am via the B note is a familiar ny trick...

added:

Neil embellishes the G chords by hammering on the

E note on the second fret of the D string with his

index finger.

I also believe that he plays some of his G chords

in the D chord shape at the 7th fret G/D .

Strum loosely with an easy feel.