If I Laugh

by Yusaf Islam (Cat Stevens) · posted by Turkey_Man

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

  5   5 -5 6-55   -5  5 -5  -5   6
Cause if I laugh just a lit-tle bit 
 6  -6 6  5   5  -5   6    -5
May-be I can for-get the chance
 5  -4  5  -5    5   5  -4   4
That I did-n&rsquo;t have to know you
5 -44-3&rsquo;&rsquo; 5   6     5  -44-3&rsquo;&rsquo;
And live in peace, in peace
6-66  7   -66
Ooh, oh,  yeah

  5   5 -5 6-55   -5  5  -5 -5   6
Cause if I laugh just a lit-tle bit
 6  -6 6  5   5  -5   6    -5   
May-be I can for-get the plans 
 5  -4  5  -5  5   5 -4   4 
That I did-nt use to get you
5  -44-3&rsquo;&rsquo; 5  6  5 -44-3&rsquo;&rsquo;
At home with me, a-lone
6-66  7 -66   -5  -44 
Ooh, oh yeah, mm yeah

 5 -5  6
If I laugh
 6    5   4-4  5   4
Mmm, mmm, hmm-mm, hmm
-4  5 -5  6
La,da,da,da
-4  5 -5  6
La,da,da,da
 5  4  -4  5  4  -3&rsquo;-3&rsquo;&rsquo;-3&rsquo;&rsquo;
La da, La da,da  la da,da
-4  5 -5  6
La,da,da,da
 5  4  -4  5  4 -4  -55-44
La da, Da la,la,la, Oh
 
  5   5 -5  6-55 6-5   -5  5  -5  -5  6
Cause if I laugh Ohh, just a lit-tle bit
 6  -6 6 -5   5  -5   6   -5   5 -4  5  -5  5
May-be I can re-call the way that I use to be
 5  -4   4   5 -44-3&rsquo;&rsquo; 5   6    5   -44-3&rsquo;&rsquo;
Be-fore you and sleep at night and dream
6-66  7  -66
Ooh, oh, yeah
-55 -44
Oh yeah


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