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It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry

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Step 1 / 50Position: 1

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Tuning: Standard
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capo: 1st fret
play: G
key: Ab/G#
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The feel is bluesy/shuffled.
MAIN RIFF 
[Intro]
  G1 + C/G2 + G3 + 4 + e
e|-(3-3-------3)--|
B|--0-1-0-----0---|
G|--0-0-0-----0---|
D|0-0-2-0--0--0---|
A|----------------| 
E|3--------3-3--3-|
[Verse]
(first verse,first four lines)
                  [blues turnaround]
  G  C/G G            G5 G(b5) C5/G G  C/G G        G  C/G G G(b5) C/G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---(3-3-----3)--|----------------|---(3-3-----3)--|---(3-3-----3)--|
B|--0-1-0-----0---|----3---2---1-0-|--0-1-0-----0---|--0-1-0-2-2-1-0-|
G|--0-0-0-----0---|----0---0---0-0-|--0-0-0-----0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0-2-0--0--0---|--0-------------|0-0-2-0--0--0---|0-0-2-0--0------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3--------3-3--3-|3-----3---3-----|3--------3-3--3-|3---------------|
(second and third verse)
  G1 + C/G2 + G3 + C/G4 +G  
e|-(3-3-------3)--|
B|--0-1-0---0-1-0-|
G|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D|0-0-2-0---0-2-0-|
A|----------------| 
E|3--------3-3--3-|
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-3
G5        x-x-x-0-3-x
G(b5)     x-x-x-0-2-x
C5/G      x-x-x-0-1-x
G/F       3-x-0-0-0(3)
C/E       0(3)2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
|  G   C/G      G| 
(acoustic guitar only)
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|
(full band)
[Verse 1]
Well, GI ride on a C/GmailGtrain, baby
 G      G5   G(b5)   C5/G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
  Can’t buy   a    thrill
Well, I’ve been Gup C/Gall Gnight, baby
       G       G5   G(b5)   C5/G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
Leanin’ on the win – dow - sill
Well, Gif I G/Fdie
          C/E|  D| % |
On top of the hill
And Gif I C/Gdon’t Gmake it
                 G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
 You know my baby will
[Verse 2]
Don’t the Gmoon C/Glook Ggood, mamaC/G  G  
   G   C/G          G   C/G       G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
 Shinin’ through the trees?
Don’t the Gbrakeman C/Glook Ggood, mamaC/G  G  
        G    C/G         G   C/G       G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
Flagging down the “Double E?”
Don’t the Gsun look G/Fgood
                C/E|  D| % |
Goin’ down over the sea?
Don’t my Ggal C/Glook Gfine
            G    C/G         G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|
When she’s comin’ after me?
[Solo]
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|
|  G   G/F|  C/E|  D| % |
          2/4  
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
[Verse 3]
Now the GwinterC/Gtime Gis comingC/G  G  
    G   C/G                      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|
 The win-dows are filled with frost
I went to Gtell C/Ge - GverybodyC/G  G  
             G5     C/G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
But I could not get across
Well, I Gwanna be your G/Flover, baby
                   C/E|  D| % |
I don’t wanna be your boss
Don’t say GI nC/Gever Gwarned you
            G    C/G         G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
When your train gets lost
[Outro]
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|
|  G   G/F|  C/E|  D| % |
          2/4  
|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G      G|  G   C/G   G   G(b5)   C5/G|

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It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

G(b5)

C5/G

G/F

C/E

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 1st fret

play: G

key: Ab/G#

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

The feel is bluesy/shuffled.

MAIN RIFF

[Intro]

G C/G G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e

e|-(3-3-------3)--|

B|--0-1-0-----0---|

G|--0-0-0-----0---|

D|0-0-2-0--0--0---|

A|----------------|

E|3--------3-3--3-|

[Verse]

(first verse,first four lines)

[blues turnaround]

G C/G G G5 G(b5) C5/G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C/G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|---(3-3-----3)--|----------------|---(3-3-----3)--|---(3-3-----3)--|

B|--0-1-0-----0---|----3---2---1-0-|--0-1-0-----0---|--0-1-0-2-2-1-0-|

G|--0-0-0-----0---|----0---0---0-0-|--0-0-0-----0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

D|0-0-2-0--0--0---|--0-------------|0-0-2-0--0--0---|0-0-2-0--0------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|3--------3-3--3-|3-----3---3-----|3--------3-3--3-|3---------------|

(second and third verse)

G C/G G C/G G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|-(3-3-------3)--|

B|--0-1-0---0-1-0-|

G|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|

D|0-0-2-0---0-2-0-|

A|----------------|

E|3--------3-3--3-|

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-3

G5 x-x-x-0-3-x

G(b5) x-x-x-0-2-x

C5/G x-x-x-0-1-x

G/F 3-x-0-0-0(3)

C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0

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[Intro]

G C/G G

| |

(acoustic guitar only)

G C/G G G C/G G

| | |

(full band)

[Verse 1]

G C/G G

Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby

G G5 G(b5) C5/G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

Can’t buy a thrill

G C/G G

Well, I’ve been up all night, baby

G G5 G(b5) C5/G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

Leanin’ on the win – dow - sill

G G/F

Well, if I die

C/E D

| | % |

On top of the hill

G C/G G

And if I don’t make it

G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

You know my baby will

[Verse 2]

G C/G G C/G G

Don’t the moon look good, mama

G C/G G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

Shinin’ through the trees?

G C/G G C/G G

Don’t the brakeman look good, mama

G C/G G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

Flagging down the “Double E?”

G G/F

Don’t the sun look good

C/E D

| | % |

Goin’ down over the sea?

G C/G G

Don’t my gal look fine

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G

| | |

When she’s comin’ after me?

[Solo]

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G

| | | | |

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G

| | | | |

G G/F C/E D

| | | | % |

2/4

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | | | |

[Verse 3]

G C/G G C/G G

Now the wintertime is coming

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G

| | |

The win-dows are filled with frost

G C/G G C/G G

I went to tell e - verybody

G5 C/G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

But I could not get across

G G/F

Well, I wanna be your lover, baby

C/E D

| | % |

I don’t wanna be your boss

G C/G G

Don’t say I never warned you

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | |

When your train gets lost

[Outro]

G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | | | |

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | | | |

G G/F C/E D

| | | | % |

2/4

G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G C/G G G(b5) C5/G

| | | | |

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