Laid - James

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I've just heard a live unplugged version of 'Laid' (off the 'Say
Something' CD single) and here's my best guess....

Chord Formations: (Wow, only THREE chords!)
C       [x 3 2 0 1 0]           C/F    [x 3 3 0 1 0]
G       [3 2 0 0 3 3]

       (Unplugged version)

          
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------2--3--
A|3-----------
E|------------

   
--------------
--------------
--------0----0
2---0---0----0
--------------
-----3--------

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--|
--|   Label this the Main riff
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e|-0-0-0-0-0-0
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3
E|------------

          
-0-0-0-0--2-2-
-1-1-1-1--2-2-
-0-0-0-0--0-0-
-2-2-2-2--0-0-
-3-3-3-3--3-3-
----------3-3-

2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

2-|
2-|
0-|   Label this the Chorus riff
0-|
3-|
3-|


[Intro]

Main riff three times, then Chorus riff once.

Same for verses, main riff 3 times, then chorus:

          
This bed is on

     
 fire with pas

sion and love
          
The neighbors 

           
complain about

 the noises ab

ove
         
But she only c

      
omes when she'

s on top

C            G            - Chorus riff

          
My therapist s

     
aid not to see

 you no more
           
She said you'r

            
e like a disea

     
se without any

 cure
            
She said I'm s

/           
o obsessed tha

  
t I'm becoming

 a bore (oh no

)

C            G            - Chorus riff
Ah you think you're so pretty

            
eeeeeeeeeeeee 

/           
eeeeeeeeeeeeee

  
e
            
eeeeeeeeeeeee 

/           
eeeeeeeeeeeeee

  
e
            
eeeeeeeeeeeee

/           

  

C            G             - Chorus riff

            
Caught your ha

/           
nd inside the 

  
till
            
Slammed your f

/           
ingers in the 

  
door
            
Bought the kit

/           
chen knives an

  
d skewers
            
Dressed me up 

/           
in womens clot

  
hes
            
Messed around 

/           
with gender ro

  
les
            
Dye my eyes an

/           
d call me pret

  
ty

C            G             - Chorus riff

            
Moved out of t

/           
he house so yo

  
u moved next d

oor
            
I locked you o

/           
ut you cut a h

  
ole in the wal

l
            
I found you sl

/           
eeping next to

  
 me I thought 

I was alone
C            G             - Chorus riff
You're driving me crazy when are you coming home
                         

            
              

/           
          when

  
 are you
            
coming home   

/           
          when

  
 are you
C            G             - Chorus riff
coming home
            
Laid

/           

  
            
Laid

/           

  


For the album version, actually form each of the chords in the main riff:

          
e|-0---0---0--
B|-1---1---1--
G|-0---0---0--
D|-2---2---3--
A|-3---3---3--
E|------------

    
-0--------3--3
-1--------3--3
-0---0----0--0
-2---0----0--0
-3---2--------
-----3--------

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