Sylvia Said chords by
John Cale
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Key: C major
Verse 1
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I wish I could sail
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in a big black boat
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With a big white sail over me
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And once in the while
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I'd pull into port
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Drink some wine with a girl
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Verse 2
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But Sylvia said,
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"Come to bed.
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It's so good
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To have you here."
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Verse 3
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Some time ago
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When time passed so slow
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Too weak to know where to go
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But now thinking back
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On what strikes me the most
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Is I'd made up my mind long before
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And Sylvia said,
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"Come to bed.
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It's so good
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To have you here."
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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So I'll cope with you
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Don't cope at all
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So let's leave it all to the chef
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Please send my regrets
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In case I forget
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To P.O. Box "Nobody Home"
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So Sylvia said,
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"Come to bed.
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It's so good
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To have you here."
Outro 1
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