LAUGH FALL OR THE ROAD
as performed by Jonah’s onelinedrawing
appears on sketchy EP #2
words and music by Jonah Matranga
tabbed by Kevin Erickson (erickskn@whitman.edu)

Drums 4 measures

Intro:  Main riff

Verse 1: Strike chord once on downbeat at each chord change
Dm   F5                    A5
I pretend these lights are on for free, I clean up for
Dm   F5                    A5
 rewards, I share the parts of myself that taste good
Dm   F5            A5
and hide the rot I nibble on alone in times like these
Chorus:  Strum  Bb5
F/A F5        G5          Bb5            F/A Bb5  F/A   F5
I want you to bury me, to make you live to say
    G5           Bb5          F/A Bb5   F/A  F5
and every inch is one more flaming lung
    G5    Bb5
My laugh, fall, or the road

Interlude: Main Riff

Verse 2: Continue strumming
Dm    F5                 A5         Dm
Sleep is the best drug I saw my moon
F5                A5
That and wishing she was on Mars
    Dm   F5        A5                         Bb5
Anything   but saying she wished she was dead

Chorus 2:
Bb5  F5    G5             Bb5           F/A Bb5  F/A
I remember wonder what was the difference to
F5     G5 Bb5         F/A Bb5  F/A   F5  G5
people    left around
Bb5           F/A   Bb5  F/A F5
Messes not picked up
   G5       Bb5       F/A  Bb5  F/A  F5
Infections left to green
   G5       Bb5        F/A Bb5  F/A  F5
I laugh, follow the road
   G5       Bb5
I laugh, follow the road
follow the road
Outro:  repeat main riff, fadeout.

Main Riff:
  1                   2                    3
e------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|
D-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-|11-11-11-11---11-11--0-|12-12-12-12---12-12-12-|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
|
  4                    5 (organ enters)      6
e------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|
D-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-|12-12-12-12---12-12-12-|11-11-11-11---11-11--0-|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
|
  7                    8
e------------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------------|
G-10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|10-12-12-12---10-10-10-|
D--0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|11-11-11-11---11-11--0-|
A------------------------|-0--0--0--0----0--0--0-|
E------------------------|-----------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4 &  |1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & |

Verse Chords:
  Dm   F5  A5
e----|----|----|
B----|----|----|
G-10-|-10-|----|
D-12-|-10-|-12-|
A----|----|-10-|
E----|----|----|
Chorus Chords:
  Bb5 F/A F5  G5
e----|---|---|---|
B----|---|---|---|
G--3-|-3-|---|---|
D--3-|-3-|-3-|-5-|
A--1-|-0-|-3-|-5-|
E----|---|-1-|-3-|