Sunday, August 22, 2010

Peter Laughner: August 22, 1952 – June 22, 1977

Peter Laughner was a founding member of Pere Ubu. One of my favourite bands of all time.
I never met Peter Laughner. He died of acute pancreatitis brought on by drinking and drugging. I understand that this song may have been recorded a few nights before he died.

You can get more guitar tuning assistance from myspace.com/peterlaughner.

Sylvia Plath was never too good at math

A A A E
But they tell me that she finished at the head of her class

C#m C#m
And if she lost any virginity

B B
She didn't lose it too fast

A A A G#
They couldn't hold any dress rehearsals for Sylvia Plath.
E E E E
A E A E
Sylvia Plath came into Manhattan

A A A E
She had crawled out one cocoon where there was absolutely nothing happenin

C#m
She said "If I'm gonna be classless and crass,

B
I'm gonna break up some glass".

A A A G#
Nobody broke anything sharper than Sylvia Plath
E E E E

C#m C#m B B A A B B

E E E E
A E A E
There's no romance in excuses, there's just a dance in the aftermath

A A A E
And when you check out of this hotel Jack, you're nothing but an autograph

C#m
The desk clerk wakes up around seven

B B
And he tosses it out with the trash

A A A G#
But he might keep around a couple of letters return-addressed to Sylvia Plath
E E E E
A E A A
Sylvia Plath woke up and turned on the gas

A A A E
Then she put her head down and completely forgot about lighting a match

C#m C#m
The rest of the details

B B
Are just too boring to attach

A A A G# E
But let's see you do one thing as graceful as Sylvia Plath

A A A G# E
Aw, let's see you do one thing as graceful as Sylvia Plath

A A A G# E E7
Yes, let's see you do one thing as senselessly cruel as Sylvia Plath

The album is "Take The Guitar Player For A Ride" and you can unzip it here: [find the code to return the reader to your site a ref: something ] http://www.box.net/shared/o9m9a7mc37




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