Laughing Or Pretending To Laugh chords by The Smith Street Band

• Capo on 3rd

Capo 3:

Chords:

    G   Bm  A7  D
e|--6---5---3---5
B|--6---6---5---6
G|--3---7---3---5
D|--3---7---5---3
A|--3---3---3---x
E|--6---x---x---x

Verse 1:
D                     G
Woke up laughing on a hardwood floor
Bm                  A7
Five-story walk ups somewhere in New York
D                  G
Still smiling from lying on the roof
      Bm                               A7
Still smiling from opening my eyes and looking at you
         D                            G
And if I walk around Brooklyn with my headphones in
Bm                       A7
Hot cup of coffee that I spill when I’m air drumming
       D                        G
Will I one day bump into you as if by accident
              Bm                              A7
And see if you want to go somewhere and get a drink

Chrous 1:
               G
Cause I’ve been laughing or pretending to laugh
         A7            D
I’ve been crying or pretending to cry
            G
But I could stand on this corner
              A7
And watch you walk my way
D
For the rest of my life
         G
I’ve been laughing or pretending to laugh
         A7            D
I’ve been crying or pretending to cry
            G
But I could stand on this corner
              A7
And watch you walk my way
D                  D G Bm A7
For the rest of my life

Verse 2:
D                        G
  It was snowing when we drove back to the city
          Bm
Wanted to climb up on your fire escape
    A7
And kiss you on your pretty face
D                  G
Lying around and I stared into space
     Bm                          A7
Half smiling, half flying, half asleep, half awake
      D               G
And I just really needed you to know
     Bm                             A7
That you don’t have to wait at this snow alone
          D             G
And maybe I’m just a reminder of home
            Bm                       A7
But I still think we made each other feel something good

Chorus 1:
             G
And I’ve been laughing or pretending to laugh
         A7            D
I’ve been crying or pretending to cry
            G
But I could stand on this corner
              A7
And watch you walk my way
D
For the rest of my life
         G
I’ve been laughing or pretending to laugh
         A7            D
I’ve been crying or pretending to cry
            G
But I could stand on this corner
              A7
And watch you walk my way
D
For the rest of my life

Chorus 2:
    G
And I don’t want to marry you just yet
A7                 D
But at least let me get you a cider and
G
I don’t even think I’d even have to pay for it
A7                         D
Hopefully there’s a couple left on the rider
G
Just because I’ve got a lot to learn
         A7                D
Does not mean I am inherently a piece of shit
G
Just because I don’t think I know everything
A7             D
Doesn’t mean I don’t know anything
    G
And I don’t want to marry you just yet
A7                          D
Although It’d probably help with my visa and
G
Can we continue having this conversation?
       A7                   D
I will go and get us both a Bacardi Breezer
G
Just because I’ve got a lot to learn
         A7                D
Does not mean I am inherently a piece of shit
G
Just because I don’t think I know everything
A7             D
Doesn’t mean I don’t know anything

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