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The Last Laugh

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(4/4)
    B/D#x6444x
     E/Bx22100
Don't you love the AsoundB  
Of the last laugh Emy friendEsus4  E  
EDon't you Alove the soundB  
Of the last laugh Eat the endEsus4  E  
 ADown in the gutter with the Bmad old soldiers
 EDown in the sB/D#cuppers with the dC#m7runken sailorsE/B  
 ADown in the gutter with the Bmad old soldiers
But the Elast laugh, baby is yBoursB7  
BAnd don't you lAove the soundB  
Of the last laugh Egoing downEsus4  E  
Games you thought you'd leAarnedB  
You neither lost nor EwonEsus4  E  
EDreams have crashed and AburnedB  
You still keep on keeping EonEsus4  E  
 AOut on the highway with the Broad gang working
 EUp on the moB/D#untain with the C#m7cold wind blowingE/B  
 AOut on the highway with the Broad band working
But the Elast laugh, baby is youBrsB7  
And don't you love the AsoundB  
Of the last laugh going EdownEsus4  E  
[Solo]
|    A|    B|   E   Esus4|   E   E7|
|    A|    B|   E   Esus4|   E   E7|
 AThey had you crying but you Bcame up smiling
 EThey had you B/D#crawling and you cC#m7ame up flyingE/B  
 AThey had you crying and you Bcame up smiling
And the Elast laugh, baby is youBrsB  
And don't you lAove the soundB  
Of the last laugh Egoing downEsus4  E  
Yeh, E7don't you love the AsoundB  
Of the last laugh going Edo...Esus4....ownE  

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The Last Laugh

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

E/B

Esus4

C#m7

(4/4)

B/D#

x6444x

E/B

x22100

A B

Don't you love the sound

E Esus4 E

Of the last laugh my friend

E A B

Don't you love the sound

E Esus4 E

Of the last laugh at the end

A B

Down in the gutter with the mad old soldiers

E B/D# C#m7 E/B

Down in the scuppers with the drunken sailors

A B

Down in the gutter with the mad old soldiers

E B B7

But the last laugh, baby is yours

B A B

And don't you love the sound

E Esus4 E

Of the last laugh going down

A B

Games you thought you'd learned

E Esus4 E

You neither lost nor won

E A B

Dreams have crashed and burned

E Esus4 E

You still keep on keeping on

A B

Out on the highway with the road gang working

E B/D# C#m7 E/B

Up on the mountain with the cold wind blowing

A B

Out on the highway with the road band working

E B B7

But the last laugh, baby is yours

A B

And don't you love the sound

E Esus4 E

Of the last laugh going down

[Solo]

A B E Esus4 E E7

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A B E Esus4 E E7

| | | | |

A B

They had you crying but you came up smiling

E B/D# C#m7 E/B

They had you crawling and you came up flying

A B

They had you crying and you came up smiling

E B B

And the last laugh, baby is yours

A B

And don't you love the sound

E Esus4 E

Of the last laugh going down

E7 A B

Yeh, don't you love the sound

E Esus4 E

Of the last laugh going do.......own

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