L Is For chords by Andrew Hyatt

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A

Intro:

G  C  G


Verse 1:
G
They never painted a picture like this
              C    G
In stories I read back when I was a kid
G
L was for lion or leopard or lamb
         C       D
But girl, with my heart in your hands

Chorus:
     G      B      C
L is for leaving for all of your lies
         Em       C       D     G
For stealing the light from the stars that you hung in my sky
          B      C
For the liquor that lulls me to sleep
      Em   C       D
L ain't for Lisa or love, it's for lonely
         G   G/B C  G G/B C
And watching you leave


Verse 2:
G              C      G
I knew his name, girl, while you still denied
                     C      G
'Cause my friends ran the plates of that truck in our drive
         G/B   C      G
Did he have his way in a bed that was mine?
G
See, I went through hell just to find


Chorus:
       G      B      C
That L is for leaving for all of your lies
         Em       C       D/F#    G
For stealing the light from the stars that you hung in my sky
          B      C
For the liquor that lulls me to sleep
      Em   C       D
L ain't for Lisa or love, it's for lonely
         Bm
And watching you leave


Interlude:
C  Em  D/F#  G/B
C  Em  D


Bridge:
     G           C
L is for losing the love of my life
        Em   C       D
For leading me on and changing your mind


Chorus:
     G      D      C
L is for leaving for all of your lies
         G/B      C       D     G
For stealing the light from the stars that you hung in my sky
          B      C
For the liquor that lulls me to sleep
      Em   C       G
L ain't for Lisa or love, it's for lonely
      Em   C       D
L ain't for Lisa or love, it's for lonely
      G    C       D
L ain't for Lisa or love, it's for lonely
         G
And watching you leave