Chords for Bruce Cockburn - Listen For The Laugh

Tempo:
86.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Cockburn - Listen For The Laugh chords
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[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[B] It's not [D] the laughter of rain and [A] rain.
[E] It's not [D] the laughter of a man in [A] pain.
[E] It's not [D] the laughter you can hide [A] behind.
[E] It's not [D] the laughter of a frightened [A] mind.
[G] Dallas from the break of the waiting [D] for a shout.
[A] You better [E] listen for the man [A] I'm talking about.
[G] Dallas from the break of the waiting [D] for a shout.
You [A] better [F#] listen for the man.
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] It's not the [D] laughter of the gloating [A] rich.
[B] It's not the laughter of the [A] sacred bitch.
[E] It's not the [D] laughter of the macho [A] fool.
[E] It's not the [D] laughter that obeys the [A] rules.
[G] More of a chainsaw and a [D] velvet glove.
[A] You better [E] listen for the man [A] I'm talking about.
[G] More of a chainsaw and a [D] velvet glove.
[A] You better [E] listen for the man.
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [Am]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] It's not the [D] laughter of the childhood [A] toys.
[E] It's not the [D] laughter of the pleasant [A] boys.
[E] It's not the [A] laughter of the media king.
[E] It's not the laughter that [D] doesn't show you [A] anything.
[G] It's the wind in the wings of a [D] diving dove.
[A] You better [E] listen for the man.
[A] It's [G] the wind in the wings of a [D] diving dove.
[A] You better listen [E] for the man.
[A]
[G] Whatever else you might be [D] thinking of.
[A] You better listen [E] for the man.
[A] [E] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of Bruce Cockburn - Listen For A Laugh chords, with this master sequence: E, A, G, D, G, A and D. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] It's not [D] the laughter of rain and [A] rain. _ _
_ [E] It's not [D] the laughter of a man in [A] pain. _ _
_ [E] It's not [D] the laughter you can hide [A] behind. _ _
_ [E] It's not [D] the laughter of a frightened [A] mind. _ _
_ [G] Dallas from the break of the waiting [D] for a shout. _
_ [A] You better [E] listen for the man [A] I'm talking about. _
_ [G] Dallas from the break of the waiting [D] for a shout.
You [A] better [F#] listen for the man. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] It's not the [D] laughter of the gloating [A] rich. _ _
_ [B] It's not the laughter of the [A] sacred bitch. _ _
_ [E] It's not the [D] laughter of the macho [A] fool. _ _
_ [E] It's not the [D] laughter that obeys the [A] rules. _ _
_ [G] More of a chainsaw and a [D] velvet glove. _
_ [A] You better [E] listen for the man [A] I'm talking about. _
_ [G] More of a chainsaw and a [D] velvet glove. _
_ [A] You better [E] listen for the man.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] It's not the [D] laughter of the childhood [A] toys. _ _
_ [E] It's not the [D] laughter of the pleasant [A] boys. _ _
_ [E] It's not the [A] laughter of the media king. _ _
_ [E] It's not the laughter that [D] doesn't show you [A] anything. _ _
[G] It's the wind in the wings of a [D] diving dove. _
_ [A] You better [E] listen for the man.
[A] It's _ [G] the wind in the wings of a [D] diving dove. _
_ [A] You better listen [E] for the man.
[A] _ _ _
_ [G] Whatever else you might be [D] thinking of. _
[A] You better listen [E] for the man.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

The album Anything Anytime Anywhere includes this song, written by Bruce Cockburn.