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Laughing

Guess Who

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:55 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: ./g/guess_who/laughing.crd

                               "Laughing"
                       (R. Bachman - B. Cummings)

Intro (guitar, 2X):

	 v   v   v   v
	-5---5---5---5---|
	-5---------------|
	-6---------------|
	-7---------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|

Verse 1:

	(chords are played as per intro)

	A	xx7655		A+	xx7665
	A6	xx7675		A7	xx7685
	Dmaj7	x57675		Dm7	x57565

	        A             A+
	I would laugh but I'd cry
	             A6                 A7
	Because your love has passed me by
	               Dmaj7
	You took me by surprise
	            Dm7               C#m7 [N.C.]
	You didn't realize that I was waiting

	[1, 3: E7sus4  E7        2: C# E G# (single notes)]
	          /  /  /  /

Verse 2:

	Time goes slowly but carries on
	And now the best years have come and gone
	You took me by surprise
	I didn't realize that you were laughing

Chorus:

	D    A                    Bm
	Laughing - because you're doing it to me
	D    A                    Bm
	Laughing - that ain't the way it should be
	    D                      E
	You took away everything I had
	                    A
	You put the hurt on me

	Laughing - because you're doing it to me
	Laughing - oh, what you're doing to me
	You took away everything I had
	                    A  [1: repeat intro  2: to coda]
	You put the hurt on me

Verse 3 (as per verse 1):

	I'll go alone now calling your name
	After losing at the game
	You took me by surprise
	I didn't realize that you were laughing

[repeat verse 2]

[repeat chorus]

Coda (repeat to fade):

	D    A           Bm
	Laughing - ha ha ha ha ha ha ha


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers