Cat Stevens - If I Laugh Tab

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Standard guitar tuning: E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


IF I LAUGH - Cat Stevens (from "Teaser and the Firecat") 1971

Tabbed by Gino De Felicis (SP4313)

H=hammer  S=slide  /= strum down  \= strum up

Intro:                     ///\\/         /  \  /\\/\/\/

  E    4    H5    5   S7  *  7     5   4  *  5  7  5     *
  B                       *  0            *  5  5  5     *
  G#                      *  0            *  5  5  5     *
  E                       *  0            *  5  5  5     *
  B                       *  0            *              *
  E                       *  0            *              *

.    // \  //\ // \  //\              /  \/

  E    7  9  7   5  7  5  *     5  0    0  0     *
  B    7  7  7   5  5  5  *    5    0   0  0     *
  G#   7  7  7   5  5  5  *   5   3     1  0     *
  E    7  7  7   5  5  5  *  5   4      2  0     *
  B    0                  *             0  0     *
  E                       *                   0  *

.    If      I           laugh  just a    little bit
.                        / //\\/           //\//\   \ /\/\/

  E    4       5      S7  *  7     5   4  *  5        7 5 *
  B                       *  0            *  5        5 5 *
  G#                      *  0            *  5        5 5 *
  E                       *  0            *  5        5 5 *
  B                       *  0            *               *
  E                       *  0            *               *

.   Maybe  I can forget the chance that I   didn't have    to know you
.    // \  /  /   \  //  \   /      /   \   // \    / /\\/\ /   \   /

  E    7  9  7         5   7   5            * 4  5    4               *
  B    7  7  7         5   5   5            * 4  4    4               *
  G#   7  7  7         5   5   5            * 4  4    4               *
  E    7  7  7         5   5   5            * 4  4    4               *
  B    0                                    *                         *
  E                                         *                         *

.             and   live        in peace         in peace
.    //\/\/\//\/\/\  / /\//\ \/\/\/\   //      /\/\/\  //\//\\/\/\/\

  E    0      0      * 2              *  0 1     0     * 2            *
  B    2      2      * 2              *  0  2    0     * 2            *
  G#   0      1      * 2              *  0   3   0     * 2            *
  E    0      0      * 2              *  0       0     * 2            *
  B    2      2      *                *  0       0     *              *
  E    0      0      *                *  0       0     *              *

.    Oo oo oo  oh  yeah  (3 beats in this measure)
.    // \  //\ // \  //\              /\ /

  E    7  9  7   5  7  5  *     5  0    0  0  *
  B    7  7  7   5  5  5  *    5    0   0  0  *
  G#   7  7  7   5  5  5  *   5   3     1  0  *
  E    7  7  7   5  5  5  *  5   4      2  0  *
  B    0                  *             0  0  *
  E                       *                   *

VERSE 2.    If      I           laugh  just a    little bit
.                         / //\\/          //\//\   \ /\/\/

  E    4       5      S7  *  7     5   4  *  5        7 5 *
  B                       *  0            *  5        5 5 *
  G#                      *  0            *  5        5 5 *
  E                       *  0            *  5        5 5 *
  B                       *  0            *               *
  E                       *  0            *               *

.   Maybe  I can forget the plans  that I   didn't use     to get  you
.    // \  /  /   \  //  \   /      /   \   // \    / /\\/\ /   \   /

  E    7  9  7         5   7   5            * 4  5    4               *
  B    7  7  7         5   5   5            * 4  4    4               *
  G#   7  7  7         5   5   5            * 4  4    4               *
  E    7  7  7         5   5   5            * 4  4    4               *
  B    0                                    *                         *
  E                                         *                         *

.           at  home        with  me             a-lone
.    //\/\/\//\/\/\  / /\//\ \/\/\/\   / /\//\//\//\   /\/\/\//\//\\/\/\/\

  E    0      0      * 2              *  0  7  5  4    * 2                 *
  B    2      2      * 2              *  0  9  7  5    * 2                 *
  G#   0      1      * 2              *  0             * 2                 *
  E    0      0      * 2              *  0             * 2                 *
  B    2      2      *                *  0             *                   *
  E    0      0      *                *  0             *                   *

.    Oo oo oo  oh  yeah
.    // \  //\ // \  //\              /\ /

  E    7  9  7   5  7  5  *     5  0    0  0     *
  B    7  7  7   5  5  5  *    5    0   0  0     *
  G#   7  7  7   5  5  5  *   5   3     1  0     *
  E    7  7  7   5  5  5  *  5   4      2  0     *
  B    0                  *             0  0     *
  E                       *                      *

.                           Yes If I laugh
.                          / //\\/\           / \     / \ //\//\/\/\/

  E    4    H5    5   S7  *  7                  5 4  *  5 7 5   7 5  *
  B                       *  0                       *  5 5 5   5 5  *
  G#                      *  0                       *  5 5 5   5 5  *
  E                       *  0                       *  5 5 5   5 5  *
  B                       *  0                       *               *
  E                       *  0                       *               *

.    Mmm  mm   mm  mm  mm
.    // \  //\ // \  //\              /\ /

  E    7  9  7   5  7  5  *     5  0    0  0     *
  B    7  7  7   5  5  5  *    5    0   0  0     *
  G#   7  7  7   5  5  5  *   5   3     1  0     *
  E    7  7  7   5  5  5  *  5   4      2  0     *
  B    0                  *             0  0     *
  E                       *                   0  *

.                               La da da da la la la la da  la la da
BREAK                       (xx2120)  (xx4340)

  E                         *     0  0    0  0   *                       *
  B       0    0    0    0  *    2 2  2  4 4  4  *     0    0    0    0  *
  G#     0    0    0    0   *   1   1   3   3    *    0    0    0    0   *
  E     2    2    1    1    *  2       4         *   0    4    2    1    *
  B    3    3    2    2     *                    *  0    5    3    2     *
  E                         *                    *                       *

.      La da da da  la la la da da oh oh oh     la da da da  la la
.   (xx2120)  (xx4340)   (xx2120)  (xx4340)   (xx2120)  (xx4340)

  E       0  0    0  0   *     0  0    0  0   *     0  0    0  0   *
  B      2 2  2  4 4  4  *    2 2  2  4 4  4  *    2 2  2  4 4  4  *
  G#    1   1   3   3    *   1   1   3   3    *   1   1   3   3    *
  E    2       4         *  2       4         *  2       4         *
  B                      *                    *                    *
  E                      *                    *                    *

.    la   la  da      la la da
.  (2x0100)  (x2x020)  /\/\//\/\/\          / \ /

  E        0        0    7   5  *       0     0 0 0     *
  B          0  2     2  7   5  *         0   0 0 0     *
  G#   1          0      7   5  *     3       1 0 0     *
  E      0               7   5  *   4         2 0 0     *
  B             2        0      *             0 0 0     *
  E    2                        *             0 0 0   0 *

(Verse 3 tabs same as verse 2)
VERSE 3If I laugh oo just a little bit
maybe I can recall the way that
I used to be before you
and sleep at night and dream
Oo oo oo  oh yeah

Yes if I laugh,  baby if I laugh just a little bit...

(Break)
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