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Laughing

R.E.M.
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Laocoon  and her two sons
Pressured  storm, tried to move
No  other more, emotion bound
Martyred,  misconstrued
Ligh-ted in  a room la--nky room
Ligh--ted ligh--ted laughing  in  tune
 Lighted lighted laughing
 Laocoon and her two sons
 Run the gamut, sated view
 Know them more, emotion bound
 Martyred, misconstrued
Ligh-ted in  a room la--nky room
Ligh--ted ligh--ted laughing  in  tune
 Lighted lighted laughing
Gm E E----4-5-7-5-4-----------------------|
In a room B--5-----------5-9-------------------|
Cm E E----4-5-7-5-4----|
lock the door latch the room B--5-----------5--|
 Lighted, lighted, laughing
 Laocoon and her two sons
 Ran the gamut, settled new,
 Find a place fit to laugh,
 Lock the doors, latch the room
 Lighted in a room, lanky room
 Lighted, lighted, laughing in tune
 Lighted, lighted, laughing in tune
 Lighted, lighted, laughing in tunes
 Lighted, lighted, laughing in tunes
 Note: the Fm and G#m are arpeggiated barre forms
 with high B and E strings open (i.e. XX4200 and XX6400)

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Readable chord sheet for Laughing by R.E.M.

[C#m]Laocoon and her two [E]sons
[C#m]Pressured storm, tried to [E]move
[C#m]No other more, emotion [E]bound
[C#m]Martyred, mis[E]construed

[A]Ligh-[E]ted  [C#m]     [A]in a [E]roo[C#m]m    [C#m]la--[B]nky [E]ro[Esus4]om    [E]
[F#m]Ligh--[Abm]ted [F#m]ligh--[Abm]ted [F#m]laug[Abm]hing[Esus4]     i[E]n tune  [A]    [E]
Lighted lighted laughing

Laocoon and her two sons
Run the gamut, sated view
Know them more, emotion bound
Martyred, misconstrued

[A]Ligh-[E]ted  [C#m]     [A]in a [E]roo[C#m]m    [C#m]la--[B]nky [E]ro[Esus4]om    [E]
[F#m]Ligh--[Abm]ted [F#m]ligh--[Abm]ted [F#m]laug[Abm]hing[Esus4]     i[E]n tune  [A]    [E]
Lighted lighted laughing

G
In a room   B--5-----------5-9-------------------|
         C
lock the door latch the room   B--5-----------5--|
Lighted, lighted, laughing

Laocoon and her two sons
Ran the gamut, settled new,
Find a place fit to laugh,
Lock the doors, latch the room
Lighted in a room, lanky room
Lighted, lighted, laughing in tune
Lighted, lighted, laughing in tune
Lighted, lighted, laughing in tunes
Lighted, lighted, laughing in tunes

Note:  the F
with high B and E strings open (i.e. XX4200 and XX6400)

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