Laughing River chords by Greg Brown

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD D/B D/AD/A D MajorD D/B D MajorD

Verse 1:
  G+G  D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm goin away,
G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
  'Cause I gotta busted heart.
  G+G    D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm leavin' today,
G+G    A augmentedA       D MajorD
  If my TravelAll will start.
B minorBm            G+G
  And I recken where I'm headed,
A augmentedA              D MajorD
  I might need me different clothes...
  G+G   D MajorD  A augmentedA
Way up in Michigan,
G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Where the Laughing River flows.

Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 2:
    G+G      D MajorD   A augmentedA
Twenty years in the minor leagues...
G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Ain't no place I didn't go.
    G+G      D MajorD   A augmentedA
Well I gotta    few hits,
G+G    A augmentedA       D MajorD
  But I never made the show.
B minorBm              G+G
  And I could hang on for a few years,
A augmentedA           D MajorD
  Doin what I've done before.
    G+G    D MajorD    A augmentedA
I wanna hear the Laughing River,
G+G     A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Flowin' right outside my door.

Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 3:
  G+G      D MajorD   A augmentedA
My cou-     sin  Ray,
G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Said he's got a job for me.
     G+G   D MajorD  A augmentedA
Where the houses are cheap,
G+G     A augmentedA         D MajorD
  And he knows this nice lady.
B minorBm             G+G
  He said she even saw me play once,
A augmentedA            D MajorD
  Said she smiled at my name.
    G+G   D MajorD    A augmentedA
Well upon the Laughing River,
G+G      A augmentedA     D MajorD
  Could be a whole new game.

Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 4:
  G+G    D MajorD   A augmentedA
So goodbye to the bus.
G+G    A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Good bye to payin' dues.
G+G    D MajorD   A augmentedA
Goodbye to the cheers,
G+G   A augmentedA       D MajorD
  And goodbye to the booze.
B minorBm             G+G
  Well I'm trading in this old bat,
A augmentedA        D MajorD
  For a fishing pole.
     G+G    D MajorD    A augmentedA
I'm gonna let the Laughing River,
G+G    A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Flow right into my soul.

Verse 5:
  G+G  D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm goin away,
G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
  'Cause I gotta busted heart.
  G+G    D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm leavin' today,
G+G    A augmentedA       D MajorD
  If my TravelAll will start.
B minorBm            G+G
  And I recken where I'm headed,
A augmentedA              D MajorD
  I might need me different clothes...
  G+G   D MajorD  A augmentedA
Way up in Michigan,
G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Where the Laughing River flows.
  G+G   D MajorD  A augmentedA
Way up in Michigan,
G+G      A augmentedA       D MajorD
  Where the Laughing River flows.
  G+G   D MajorD  A augmentedA
Way up in Michigan...

Coda:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD