DAD - Laugh and a half

Tekst og akkorder til DAD´s akustiske klassiker laugh and a half fra albummet Riskin´it all. Riskin' it all blev udgivet d.10 oktober 1991 og er udover Laugh and a half bestemt værd at lytte til.

 

Du kan finde flere tekster og diskografi på DAD´s hjemmeside.

 

Du kan se og høre DAD, spille laugh and a half, i et svensk radioprogram hvis du scroller ned i bunden af siden.

Intro

Em D A x 2

 

Vers. 1

Em         D                       Em
I learned politeness on my mother's knee.
G                                                      D
I learned by uprightness my number of friends should increase.
Em               D                           Em
When I think about the things I've done,
G
I laugh out loud to no one.
D
Yeah, to no one.

 

Bridge
Em
'Cause it's so hard to meet the eyes that I see.
                                     G
When I try to open up my heart
                                                             D
There's something inside me 'n I know it´s good
                               H            Em
-But understanding is misunderstood

 

Omkvæd

Em                  D                     A                Em
At the end of a smile; there's a laugh and a Half


Vers 2.

Em               D                Em
But I became honest mr. Mistaken
G                                                D
Inspite of the curves my smile was makin'
Em               D                        Em
Bumbers and kickers in one big stream
G                                       D
I grow up in a livesize pinball machine!
D
Yeah - they're mean!

 

Bridge
Em
'Cause it's so hard to meet the eyes that I see.
                                     G
When I try to open up my heart
                                                             D
There's something inside me 'n I know it´s good
                               H            Em
-But understanding is misunderstood

 

Omkvæd

Em                  D                     A                Em
At the end of a smile; there's a laugh and a Half

 

C-stykke (arpeggio)
Em
-I tried to fill some silence
D
'Cause the silence feels so long
G                           D
-I knew the ice was gettin' thinner,
H             Em
but I kept skating on
Em                                                      D
My mother threw me into this world as a winner

                                                G

but by the light of the yellow beer

              D          H                Em
They tell jokes I'll never get to hear

 

           G

On my behalf.
                                                               D
There's something inside me 'n' I know it is good
                               H              Em
-But understanding is misunderstood.
                      D                      A               Em
At the end of a smile; there's a laugh and a Half

 

Outro

           G

On my behalf.
                                                               D
There's something inside me 'n' I know it is good
                                H          Em
-But understanding is misunderstood.
                      D                      A               Em
At the end of a smile; there's a laugh and a Half (x5)

 

 

De elskværdige drenge fra DAD spiller sangen med en lidt anden feeling i denne video end på pladen. Hvis du hopper på youtube kan du finde en masse cover versioner af forskellig kvalitet, men pas nu på, man bliver fanget af det skidt;)

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