Cat Stevens - If I Laugh Chords & Tabs

 

If I Laugh Chords & Tabs

Cat Stevens Chords & Tabs

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If I Laugh Chords

   
...IF I LAUGH... by Cat Stevens
----------------...............

*from 'Teaser & The Firecat' (1971)*


*CAPO 4th FRET*

(Original Key: E)


Intro:

C  F, G  F  E,
Am  F,
D  C, D  G  F,
C  Dm  C

Verse 1:

     C
If I laugh,
       F
Just a little bit,
G
 Maybe I,
        F
Can for-get the chance,
       E
That I didn't have,
        Am   F
To know you,
    D        C
And live, in peace,
   D     G  F  C  Dm  C
In peace.

Verse 2:

     C
If I laugh,
       F
Just a little bit,
G
 Maybe I,
        F
Can for-get the plans,
       E
That I didn't use,
       Am   F
To get you,
   D          C
At home, with me,
  D    G  F  C  Dm  C
A-lone.

Bridge 1:

Gm6  A7
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_stevens/if_i_laugh_crd.html ]
Dm7
 Da-da,
   Cmaj7
Da-da da-da,
G      C
 Da da-da,
Gm6    A7
 Da-da-da,
Dm7         Cmaj7
 Da, da, da-da.
        Dm7
Da, da, da,
Da, da-da,
Cmaj7
 Oh, woh,oh
Dm7         Cmaj7
 Da, da, da-da,
        Dm7    A7
Da, da, da, da-da,
G       F   C  Dm  C
 Da, da-da.

Verse 3:

     C
If I laugh,
       F
Just a little bit,
G
 Maybe I,
       F
Can re-call the way,
       E
That I used to be,
       Am   F
Before you,
    D         C
And sleep, at night,
    D      G  F  C  Dm  C
And dream.

Verse 4:

     C
If I laugh,
Baby if I laugh,
       F          G  F  C  Dm  C
Just a little bit.

Bridge 2:

Gm6  A7

Dm7
 Da-da,
   Cmaj7
Da-da da-da,
G      C
 Da da-da,
Gm6    A7
 Da-da-da,
Dm7         Cmaj7
 Da, da, da-da.
        Dm7
Da, da, da,
Da, da-da,
Cmaj7
 Oh, woh,oh
Dm7         Cmaj7
 Da, da, da-da,
        Dm7    A7
Da, da, da, da-da,
G       F   C  Dm  C
 Da, da-da.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

   C       F       G       E       Am      D

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 032010  133211  320003  022100  x02210  xx0232

  Dm      Gm6     A7      Dm7    Cmaj7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0231  3x033x  x02223  xx0211  x32000


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)