It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry
written by Bob Dylan
as performed by Al Kooper/Stephen Stills/Mike Bloomfield on their 1968 album "Super Session"
Tabbed by Stuballs
[Intro]
G F (4x)
[Verse 1]
F G Gb F
Well, I ride on a mailtrain,
F C G F G F
Can't buy me no thrill.
F G Gb F
Well, I've been up all night,
F C G F G F
Leanin' on the window sill.
F G C D D4
Well, if I die, on top of the hill
G Gb F
And if I don't make it,
F C G F G F
You know my baby will.
[Inst Bridge]
G F C D7
[Verse 2]
D G Gb F
Don't the moon look good mamma,
F C G F G F
Shinin' through the trees?
F G Gb F
Don't the brakeman look good mamma,
F C G F G F
Flagging down the "Double E"?
F G C D D4Dsus2
Don't the sun look good goin' down over the sea?
D G Gb F
Don't my gal look fine
F C G F G F
When she's comin' after me? ...play it now Stephen...
[Guitar Solo]
G Gb F C G G F G F x 2
G C D D4
G Gb F C G G F G F
...Hit it one more time...
[Inst Bridge]
G F C D
[Verse 2]
D G Gb F
Now the wintertime is coming,
F C G F G F
The windows are filled with frost.
F G Gb F
I tried to tell everybody,
F C G F G F
But I could not get across.
F G C D
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your boss.
D G Gb F
Don't say I didn't warn you
F C G F G F
When your train gets lost.
[Outro]
G F
Na na na yeah etc.