Laughter Chords by Bruce Cockburn

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A laugh for the way [Bb] my life has gone.
[Gm] A laugh for the love of [F] a friend.
[Bb] _
[F] A laugh for the fools in [Bb] the eyes of the world.
[C] A laugh that will [F] never end, if_
ha [G] ha ha
ha ha _ _ ha ha [F] ha
_ _ _ _ _ whoa [G] whoa [F] whoa whoa
_ [Gm] _ ha ha ha ha ha _ _ _ _ _ _
Let's hear a laugh for the [Bb] man of the world
[Gm] Who thinks he can make [F] things work? _ _
Tried to build a new [Bb] Jerusalem
_ _ [C]
And ended up with [F] New York Ha! _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ah ha [F] ha ha ha
_ _ _ Whoa [G] whoa whoa whoa
_ _ Ah ha [F] ha ha _ ha _ _ _
A laugh for the sun red [Bb] _ balling
[G] Through the thermal [F] inversion haze _
A laugh for the nuclear [Bb] good time boys
[C] _
Slumbering all [F] our days Ha! _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Ah ha ha ha ha
_ _ _ Whoa [G] whoa whoa whoa
[Gm] _ _ _ Ah ha [F] ha ha _ ha _ _ _
A laugh for the newsprint [Bb] nightmare _
[G] A world that never was
[Dm] _
[F] Where the questions [Bb] are all why
[C] And the answers are all [F] _ because Ha!
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ah ha [F] ha ha ha
_ _ _ Whoa [G] whoa whoa whoa
_ _ _ Ah ha [F] ha ha ha _ _ _ _
A laugh for the dogs [Bb] barking at our heels _
[Gm] They don't know where [F] we've been _
A laugh for the dirty [Bb] _ windowpane _
[C] Hiding the [F] love within _ Ha!
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ah [F] ha ha ha ha
_ _ _ [C] Whoa whoa [D] whoa whoa
_ _ Ah ha [F] ha ha ha
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] Tapping our feet [Bb] to an ancient tune
[G] A laugh for the time [F] gone by _ _
A laugh for me and Kitty [Bb] in the delivery [C] room
Waiting for the child [F] first cry Ha!
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ah [F] ha ha ha ha
_ Whoa [G] _
whoa whoa whoa
Ah _ ha [F] ha ha ha
_ _ _ Ha!
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Ah [F] ha ha ha ha
_ _ _ Whoa [G] whoa whoa whoa
_ Ah _ ha ha [F] ha ha _ _ _ _ _
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