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The Guess Who
Laughing
R.Bachman/B.Cummings
 
 
Intro (2X)
 
         v   v   v   v
        -5---5---5---5---|
        -5---------------|
        -6---------------|
        -7---------------|
        -----------------|
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Verse 1 & 3 Pattern
 
      A                 A+                A6                A7
         v   v   v   v      v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
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        -5---------------|-6---------------|-7---------------|-8---------------|
        -6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
        -7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
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      Dmaj7             Dm7               C#m7              E
         v   v   v   v      v   v   v   v     v
        -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-4---------------|-----------------|
        -7---------------|-6---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
        -6---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-1---------------|
        -7---------------|-7---------------|-6---------------|-2---------------|
        -5---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
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Verse 2 & 4 Pattern (chord suggestions)
 
      A                 A+                A6                A7
 
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        -2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
        -2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
        -2---------------|-3---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
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      D                 Dmin              C#m7              E
 
        -2---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
        -3---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
        -2---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-1---------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-2---------------|
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Verse 1:
 
         A            A+
I should laugh, but I cry,
             A6                  A7
Because your love has passed me by.
                  Dmaj7
You took me by surprise;
              Dm7
You didn t realize
              C#m7  E
That I was waiting.
 
 
Verse 2:
          A                   A+
Time goes slowly, but carries on.
            A6                        A7
And now the best years have come and gone.
                  Dmaj7
You took me by surprise,
            Dm7
I didn t realize
                   C#m7  E
That you were laughing.
 
 
Chorus:
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm          A
Cause you re doing it to me.
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm            A
It ain t the way it should be.
    D                      E
You took away everything I had.
                    A
You put the hurt on me.
 
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm          A
Cause you re doing it to me.
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm            A
It ain t the way it should be.
    D                      E
You took away everything I had.
                    A
You put the hurt on me.
 
 
Verse 3:
      A                      A+
I go alone now, calling your name.
      A6             A7
After losing at the game.
                  Dmaj7
You took me by surprise,
            Dm7
I didn t realize
                   C#m7  E
That you were laughing.
 
 
Verse 4:
          A                   A+
Time goes slowly, but carries on.
            A6                       A7
And now the best years have come and gone.
                  Dmaj7
You took me by surprise,
            Dm7
I didn t realize
                   C#m7  E
That you were laughing.
 
 
Chorus:
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm          A
Cause you re doing it to me.
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm            A
It ain t the way it should be.
    D                      E
You took away everything I had.
                    A
You put the hurt on me.
 
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm          A
 Cause you re doing it to me.
 D    A
(Laughing)
             Bm            A
It ain t the way it should be.
    D                      E
You took away everything I had.
                    A
You put the hurt on me.
 
 D    A
(Laughing)
            Bm      A
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
 D    A
(Laughing)
            Bm      A
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
 D    A
(Laughing) . . . .
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