It Takes A Lot to Laugh Chords
by Bob Dylan
It Takes A Lot to Laugh by Bob Dylan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A7, Ab7, G7, A, E7, G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A7 Ab7 G7
A
Well, I drive a mailtrain, mama,
A7 Ab7 G7
E7 A7 Ab7 G7 A
Can't buy a thrill
A
Well, I've been up all night, mama,
E7 A7 Ab7 G7 A
Leanin' on the window sill
A G D E7
If I die on top of the hill
A E7 A7 Ab7 G7 A
And if I don't make it, you know my ba by will
Don't the moon look good,
Shinin' through the trees?
Don't the brakeman look good, mama,
Flagging down the "Double E"?
Don't the sun look good goin' down over the sea?
Don't my gal look fine when she's comin' after me?
Wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody, but I could not get across
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby, don't wanna be your boss
Don't say I never warned you when your train gets lost