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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Chords

Music by: Taj Mahal
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[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][Em][G][Em][G]

[Verse 1]
[Em](Bob[Dm] Dylan)
[G]Well, I ride on [Em]a ma[G]iltrain, baby,
Can't buy [Em]a th[G]rill.
[Em]Well, I've[G] been up all night, baby[Em],
[G]Leanin' on the[Em] window sill[G].
[Em]Well, [G]if [Em]I die[G][Em]
[G]On top[C] of the[D] hill[G][D][Am]
[G]And if [Am]I don't make it,
[C]You know my baby wil[G]l.[Em][G][C]

[Verse 2]
Don't [G]the moon look good, [C]mama,
[G]Shinin'[Em] through the [G]trees?
Don't the brakeman look good,
mama,
Flagging down [Em]the "Double
[G]E"?[Em][G][C][G][Em]
Don't [G]the sun look good
[C]Goin' down over [D]the sea?[C][Am][D][G]
Don't [Am]my gal look fine
[C]When she's comin' after
[G]me?
[Em][C][G][C]

[Verse 3]
Now the win[G]tertime is [Em]coming,
[G]The windows are[Em] fill[G]ed with frost.
[Em]I we[G]nt[C][G][Em][C][G]
[Em]to tell everybody,
But [G]I could not g[Em]et ac[G]ross.[Em][G]
[Em]Well, I wa[G]nna be your lover, baby,
I don't [C]wanna be your [Dm]boss.
[C][Am][G][Dm][G]
Don't say [C]I n[Am]ever w[G]arned y[C]ou
When your train gets [G]lost.[Em][C]

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G][Am]
[C][G][Em][G][C][G][Em][C][G][Em]
[G][Em][G][Em][G][Em][G][Em][G][Em][C]
[G][Em][G][Em][G][C][D][G][C]
[G][C][G][Am][C][G][Em][G][Em][C]
[Am][G][C][G][Em][G][Dm][G][Am][C]
[G][Em][G][Am][G][C][G]
[Em][G][Em][G][Am][C][G]
[A][Am][C][G][Em][G][Em][G][A]
[G]
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