Between A Laugh And A Tear Chords
Between A Laugh And A Tear by John Mellencamp is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords Asus2, E, C#m and Bsus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Asus2 E
With paradise no longer fit for you to live in
C#m Bsus2
Your adolescent dreams are gone
Asus2 E
Through the days you feel a little used up
C#m Bsus2
Don't know where your energy's gone wrong
Asus2 E
Just your soul feeling a little downhearted
C#m Bsus2
Sometimes life is too ridiculous to live
Asus2 E
Count your friends all on one finger
C#m Bsus2 (x24422)
I know it sounds crazy, it's just the way that we live
...until the "energy's gone wrong" line and then the muted turns into
Riff #2
E-0 0 x x x x x x
B-0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4
G-2 2 4 4 6 6 4 4
D----------------
A----------------
E----------------
End with an x24422 with the "we live"/"swing past" lines
Asus2 E
Between a laugh and a tear
C#m Bsus2
Smile in the mirror as you walk by
Asus2 E
Between a laugh and a tear
C#m Bsus2 Asus2
That's as good as it gets for us but that ain't no reason to stop trying
The "solo" is played as...