It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry chords

 G C/G G     
(acoustic guitar only)

 G C/G G     G C/G G    
(full band)

      G           C/G G
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby
G G5    Gb5 C5/G  G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
  Can’t buy   a    thrill
                G  C/G G
Well, I’ve been up all night, baby
G       G5     Gb5 C5/G  G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
Leanin’ on the win – dow - sill
      G    G/F
Well, if I die
   C/E        D   
On top of the hill
    G    C/G  G
And if I don’t make it
G                  G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
 You know my baby will

          G    C/G  G           C/G  G
Don’t the moon look good, mama
G   C/G G        C/G G      G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
 Shinin’ through the trees?
          G        C/G  G           C/G  G
Don’t the brakeman look good, mama
G        C/G  G       C/G G      G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
Flagging down the “Double E?”
          G        G/F
Don’t the sun look good
      C/E           D   
Goin’ down over the sea?
         G   C/G  G
Don’t my gal look fine
          G  C/G  G        G C/G G     G C/G G    
When she’s comin’ after me?

 G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G    
 G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G    
 G G/F  C/E  D   
          2/4  
 G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 

        G     C/G  G           C/G  G
Now the wintertime is coming
G    C/G G                     G C/G G     G C/G G    
 The win-dows are filled with frost
          G    C/G G           C/G  G
I went to tell e - verybody
     G5        C/G    G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
But I could not get across
        G             G/F
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby
  C/E                  D   
I don’t wanna be your boss
         G   C/G  G
Don’t say I never warned you
          G  C/G  G        G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
When your train gets lost

 G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G  G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
 G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G  G C/G G Gb5 C5/G 
 G G/F  C/E  D   
          2/4  
 G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G     G C/G G Gb5 C5/G