Sylvia Said chords by
John Cale
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Key: C major

Verse 1
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
I  wish I could sail
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
in a big black boat
D D 
 
A A 
 
With a big white sail over me
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
And once in the while
A A 
 
G G 
 
I'd pull into port
D D 
 
Drink some wine with a girl
A A

Verse 2
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
But Sylvia said,
D D 
 
G G 
 
"Come to bed.
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
It's so good
A A 
 
D D 
 
To have you here."
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A

Verse 3
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Some time ago
A A 
 
G G 
 
When time passed so slow
D D 
 
A A 
 
Too weak to know where to go
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But now thinking back
A A 
 
G G 
 
On what strikes me the most
D D 
 
A A 
 
Is I'd made up my mind long before

Verse 4
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
And Sylvia said,
D D 
 
G G 
 
"Come to bed.
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
It's so good
D D 
 
To have you here."

Interlude 1
A A 
 
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
D D

Verse 5
A A 
 
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
So I'll cope with you
A A 
 
G G 
 
Don't cope at all
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
So let's leave it all to the chef
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Please send my regrets
A A 
 
G G 
 
In case I  forget
D D 
 
A A 
 
To P.O. Box "Nobody Home"

Verse 6

So Sylvia said,

"Come to bed.

It's so good

To have you here."

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