| Laugh Kills Lonesome |
| The riff at the end of each chorus: C D G Em C D G E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------4---5-----------------------------4-----------------------4---5------------------------------------- D ---7--------------7---5---4-----5---7-----------------------7--------------7---5---4-----5---7---5------ A ------------------------------------------------5---6---7--------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| D9 G All around the campfire stood D9 G Seven dusty men D9 G The cook was drinking applejack D9 G The cattle were all penned D9 G Then someone must have cracked a wise one D9 G Because the men began to grin D9 G Their smiles shot out like sunbeams D9 G And made the night give in Because... C D G Em Laugh Kills Lonesome C D G Em Every single time C D G Em That's why Charlie Russell painted it C D G Why it looks so fine C D G Em Laugh Kills Lonesome C D G Em Every single time Roy and Dale and Pecos Bill They knew all about this So did Walt and Hsiung Shih-li Who gave it their own twist Sometimes when things can't get much worse And life's become a fist Someone will crack a wise one And laughter works like this... Chorus BREAK: as verses Chorus End: G Words and Music (C) Michael Nesmith |