Laredo (Small Dark Something)

(originally by Jon Dee Graham)

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Well I drove to Laredo
           D                  E
I had the big eyes in my head
         E
Well I drove to Laredo
           D                  E
I had the big eyes in my head
 
[Chorus]
                          D    A    E
They were looking for a small dark something
 
[Verse]
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There's a stain in the trunk, man
         D                       E
That'll never ever ever come out
            E
There's a stain in the trunk, man
          D
That'll never ever ever come out
 
[Chorus]
                D    A    E
Shaped like a small dark something
                     D    A    E
It was all about a small dark something
 
[Solo]
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[Bridge]
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Living in a motel called Motel
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Out on Refinery Road
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Living in a motel called Motel
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Out on Refinery Road
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Well the Sandman's dead so we walk the floor
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The Sandman's dead, we don't sleep no more
N.C.
We shot dope 'til the money ran out
N.C.
We shot dope 'til the money ran out
N.C.
We shot dope 'til the money ran out
              E
Money ran out
 
[Verse]
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Well I drove home from Laredo
            D                  E
I had the fireflies in my head
        E
Well I drove home from Laredo
            D                  E
I had the fireflies in my head
 
[Chorus]
                              D    A    E
They were circling 'round a small dark something
                         D    A    E
They were lighting up a small dark something
                     D    A    E
It was all about a small dark something
                          D    A    E
They were looking for a small dark something