INTRO : G Dsus/F# Em7 Cadd9 D VERSE 1: G I keep on laughing to keep from crying Cadd9 G I keep on dreaming to keep from dying D I keep on trying Cadd9 Ain't gonna stop G Dsus/F# Em7 Get right down to the bottom of the barrel (Cadd9) G And then you float back on top VERSE 2: same as verse 1 We all know someone who's always hurtin' The sun is shining they draw the curtain One thing for certain The pain ain't gonna stop You get right down to the bottom of the barrel And then you float back on top BRIDGE: C7 G C7 D G You know the grass is always greener in someone else's yard Em A D And the world is so much meaner when your heart is hard I go out walking in any season It could be rainin' it could be freezin' I don't need no reason It's just so pleasing I can't stop You get right down to the bottom of the barrel And then you float back on top You get right down to the bottom of the barrel And then you float back on top On the G chords in the verses, ("I keep on laughin'") a quick hammeron/pulloff of the D string makes it sound more authentic. The CAdd9 at the end of each verse ("Ain't gonna stop") can be played with the following tab (listen for the rhythm) D U e------3-3---------3-| B------3-3---------3-| G------0-----------0-| D------2---------2-2-| A--3---3-----2-3---3-| E--------------------| Credit to John Feldhaus's tab for pointing me in the right direction