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Date: 02/04/2001      From: DJ   
To: Majicat
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IF I LAUGH by Cat Stevens (1971)


       DROPPED ‘D’ TUNING— D A D G B E       CAPO AT 2nd (Key of E)

Intro       
E |-2-h3--3-|-5-----5-----5--3----2-|--3----5--3-----3--5----3------------|
B |-3-------|-3----3--3------3----3-|--3---------3---3----------3---------|
G |---------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------| 
D |-0-------|----0------0----0----0-|--5----------5--5-------------5------|
A |---------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D |---------|-0---------------------|-------------------------------------|
    D  D4    D5     D        D4   D    G  Gadd9 G    G Gadd9  G


E |-----5------7----5------------------3--------5-------3-----------------|
B |-----5---------------5--------------3---------------------3------------|
G |---------6---------------6---------------4--------------------4--------|
D |-----7------------------------------5----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
        A     Aadd9 A                  G       Gadd9    G


E |-------3------------3-----2------------2-----0---------2---------------|
B |-------3--------3---------3---------3--------0---------3---------------|
G |------------4-------------------2--------------------------------------| 
D |-------5------------------4------------------2---------0---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
          G                  D/F#              Em         D


Verse 1
 D   D4      D5    D4   D  G  Gadd9  G     G  Gadd9  G
 If-----  I laugh just  a litt -le  bit, 
 A Aadd9 A          G Gadd9  G             F#                      Bm
May-be   I can for-get the chance, that I didn't have, to know you---
G        E       D         E   A  Aadd9  A   G Gadd9  G    G  D/F# Em  D 
   And live in peace, in peace

 
Verse 2
       D   D4      D5   D4   D  G  Gadd9  G     G  Gadd9  G
'Cause if----- I laugh just  a litt -le  bit, 
 A Aadd9 A          G Gadd9  G             F#                   Bm
May-be   I can for-get the plans, that I didn't use to get you----
G      E       D      D5          D4         D  
  At home with me..  (la-la-la,  la-la-la,  la-la-la)
     E      E7         E6         E         
..a-lone  ( la-la-la,  la-la-la,  la-la-la) 

A Aadd9 A        G   Gadd9 G   G   D/F#   Em    D
Um -um, um, oh, yeah,        yeah


Verse 3                                                              
E |--------------------------------|
B |-------1-----1--------0-----0---|
G |-----2-----2-------2------2-----|
D |---2-----2------1-------1-------|
A |-3-----3------2-------2---------|
E |--------------------------------|
 Am6/C          B7                  Em7           Dmaj7         A      D
                                         Da-da, da- da    Da,da-da, da-da
Am6/C    B7  Em7            Dmaj7        Em7          Dmaj7
 Da,  da-da      da, da, da- da     da,da,da, da,da-da       oh, woh,oh
Em7            Dmaj7       Em7    Bm  A      G   D/F#   Em   D 
    Da, da, da -da   da,da,da, da-da  da, da-da




Verse 4
         D D4     D5    D4  D  G Gadd9  G Gadd9 G   
'cause, if---- I laugh ,                               

 A  Aadd9 A   G   Gadd9 G   D/F#  Em   D
Hum, um, um, humm, umm, umm!


Verse 3 again


Verse 5
       D  D4     D5   D4   D  G  Gadd9  G     G  Gadd9  G
'Cause if—---I laugh just  a litt -le  bit, 
 A Aadd9 A          G Gadd9  G          F#                   Bm
May-be   I can re-call the way that I used to be, before you----
G       E       D         D5         D4         D  
  And sleep at night..  (la-la-la,  la-la-la,  la-la-la)
        E      E7         E6         E         A Aadd9 A        G   Gadd9 G
..and dream  ( la-la-la,  la-la-la,  la-la-la) Um -um,um, oh, yeah,

 G    D/F#   Em   D   

                                                                     

Verse 6
       D  D4     D5                 D4   D  G Gadd9 G  G  Gadd9 G
'cause if—---I laugh, baby, if I laugh just a litt-le bit,                                        
            Oh, yeah!
A   Aadd9 A      G  Gadd9 G   D/F#  Em   D



Verse 7
Am6/C          B7  Em7         Dmaj7         A      D
     Da- da,da da     Da-da, da- da    Da,da-da, da-da!
Am6/C    B7   Em7           Dmaj7        Em7          Dmaj7
 Da,  da-da      da, da, da- da     da,da,da, da,da-da       oh, woh,oh!
Em7            Dmaj7       Em7    Bm  A      G   D/F#   Em  D 
    Da, da, da -da   da,da,da, da-da  da, da-da!


FINGERPICKED CHORDS: (Note: Fret positions are relative to Capo position)

    D        D4       D5       G        Gadd9        A       Aadd9
  0x0232   xx0233   0x0235   xx5433    xx5435      x07655    x07657


    F#       Bm        E        E7        E6
  xx4322    x24432   xx2100   xx2130    xx2120

         
    D/F#        Em        Am6/C       B7        Em7      Dmaj7     
  xx4232      xx2000     x03221x    x21202     xx2030   x00222


   


  
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