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.
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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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