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Date:   Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:01:10 -1000
From: Dave
Submitted by: Harlan L Thompson 

IF I LAUGH- Cat Stevens

TUNING: D A D F# A D

INTRO:
     h  s
4-5-|7-------|------54|575-----|--------|-7--97---|5--75---|--50--40|202-----|
----|0-------|--------|555-----|--------|-7---7---|5---5---|--5---0-|0-0-----|
----|0-------|--------|555-----|--------|-7---7---|5---5---|-5---3--|1-1-----|
----|0-------|--------|555-----|--------|-7---7---|5---5---|5---4---|2-2-----|
----|0-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
----|0-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|----0---|

         D(2)           G
S' if I laugh just a little bit
A            G                        F#
Maybe I can forget the chance that I didn't have
         Bm  A    E      D(2)       E
To know you and live in peace, in peace
A     G     G D(3) Em11 D
Mmm, oh yeah

S' if I laugh just a little bit
Maybe I can forget the plans that I didn't use
To get you at home with me alone
Mmm, oh yeah

INTRO AGAIN

INTERLUDE:
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|---0---0|---0---0|--2---2-|--4---4-|--2---0-|---0---0|---2---2-|--4---4-|
|--0---0-|--0---0-|-1---1--|-3---3--|-1---0--|--0---0-|--1---1--|-3---3--|
|-2---2--|-1---1--|2---2---|4---4---|2---0---|-2---1--|-2---2---|4---4---|
|3---3---|2---2---|--------|--------|--------|3---2---|---------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
                    da da da da...
|---0---0|---0---0|----0---0|---0---0|---0---0|---7---5|--50--40|202-----|
|--2---2-|--4---4-|---2---2-|--4---4-|--2---0-|--7---5-|--5---0-|0-0-----|
|-1---1--|-3---3--|--1---1--|-3---3--|-1---0--|-7---5--|-5---3--|1-1-----|
|2---2---|4---4---|-2---2---|4---4---|2---0---|7---5---|5---4---|2-2-----|
|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|

S' if I laugh oh just a little bit
Maybe I can recall that I used to be before you
And sleep at night and dream
Mmm, oh yeah

S'if I laugh, baby if I laugh just a little bit
Oh yeah

REPEAT INTERLUDE TO FINISH


CHORDS:
    D  A  G  F#  Bm  E  D(2) D(3) Em11
D  -0--7--5---4---0--2---7----4----2----|
A  -0--7--5---4---2--2---0----0----0----|
D  -0--7--5---4---0--2---0----3----1----|
F# -0--7--5---4---0--2---0----4----2----|
A  -0--7--5---4---2--2---0----0----0----|
D  -0--7--5---4------2---0----0----0----|