Laughing Stock
(Arthur Lee)

Last Update: 17. august 2006

PLEASE NOTE
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.

Intro: (acoustic guitar)

   G/C# [x4000x]  C
         /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

   G/C#         F#/A [x0432x]  G/C#
         /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

   Cmaj7          G
              Here we are
              F              D
        Our hands are all untied
              F                D
        We'd rather walk than ride
             G/C#               F#
        Then ride and ride and ride, ride, ride
        G/C#               F#
        Ride and ride and ride

   There you stand
        Your eyes are in your head
        You should have stayed in bed
        Oh, Fred in bed and ride, ride, ride
        Fred in bed and ride

   [0:52  band enters]

   F         C   G   F   Am  F   D   E   G
        / / / /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /

Verse 1:

   C          G
        I keep on tellin' myself
         F             Am
        Everything is gonna change
         F           Am
        When I find someone to blame
         F              D               E        G
        And the people that I see won't   bother me

Verse 2:

   I keep on hidin' myself
        Away from everything
        but I think if it should rain
        I guess I want to be where it don’t fall on me

Chorus:

   C          G           F               G
        I keep on playin' my drums        hey!
        C          G           F                              G
        I keep on singin' my songs, I just got out my little red
        C          G
        I keep on doin' all the

   [Bo Diddley beat next two lines]

   D                   C
        Things I shouldn't have to do

   D
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

   F        C/A  G   F   Am  F   D   E   G
        / / / /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /

Verse 3:

   I keep on buildin' my hopes
        And you keep tearin' them down
        What is this foolin' around     
        Are we supposed to be like history

   [acoustic guitar as per intro]

   G/C#           C            G/C#           F#
         /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /

   [band re-enters]

   F
        / / / /

Chorus 2:
        

   I keep on playin' my drums, drums
        I keep on singin' my songs, oh, yeah
        I keep on doin' all the things I shouldn't have to do

   [2:14  band disintegrates]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers