Oingo Boingo – Only Makes Me Laugh (Bass Tab)
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[Intro] "...Right or wrong to laugh at misfortune" G|-----------------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---7--------4---4--------------------------| A|------7----------------5------------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--5-------5--------5-------5----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| [Verse 1] "Everytime I think I've fallen..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "It seems like the world has come to an end..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "Then suddenly a hole opens up..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "I try to jump over, but there's no way..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| [Chorus] "Does it hurt? It really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7-------7-----------5----5-0--| "Does it sting? Really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7-------7-----------5----5-0--| "When I find myself falling and I hit the bottom," G|-----------------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| "It only makes me laugh, it only makes me laugh" G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---7--------4---4--------------------------| A|------7----------------5------------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--5-------5--------5-------5----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| [Verse 2] "The last time that I fell in love..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "The woman became a monster..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "The room went black, and my luck was spent..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| [Chorus] "Does it hurt? It really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7-------7-----------5----5-0--| "Does it sting? Really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7---7---7-----------5----5-0--| "When I find myself falling and I hit the bottom," G|-----------------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| "It only makes me laugh, it only makes me laugh" G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---7--------4---4--------------------------| A|------7----------------5------------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--5-------5--------5-------5----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| "It only makes me laugh, it only makes me laugh..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| x2 E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| [Bridge] "Does it hurt? It really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7-------7-----------5----5-0--| "(I don't mind just a little pain)" G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------|----7---5-------7---5----| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--|------7-----------7------| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----|--5-------5---5-------5--| "Oh woah..." G|-----------------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| [Verse 3] "Remembering when I was a young man..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "I didn't know a soul..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "And though I tried, I couldn't..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| [Chorus] "Does it hurt? It really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7-------7-----------5----5-0--| "Does it sting? Really doesn't matter..." G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--(x)-7---7---7---7---(x)-x-5---5-------|--7---7---7---7---x-x-5---5-------| E|--------7-------7-------------5----5-0--|----7---7---7-----------5----5-0--| "When I find myself falling and I hit the bottom," G|-----------------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| "It only makes me laugh, it only makes me laugh" G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---7--------4---4--------------------------| A|------7----------------5------------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--5-------5--------5-------5----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| "It only makes me laugh, it only makes me laugh..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--|
[Outro]
(Nothing played during the a capella part)
"...Right or wrong to laugh at misfortune." G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------|----7---5-------7---5----| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--|------7-----------7------| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----|--5-------5---5-------5--| "...Never last too long, when you laugh in its face" G|-----------------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--| E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "(I don't know why I feel this way...)" G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---7----7---7---5-------7---5---7----7---7---5----| A|------7----------------7-----------7----------------7------| x2 E|--5-------5--------5-------5---5-------5--------5-------5--| "(...Never last too long...)" G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------| D|----4---4--------------------------|----7---5-------7---5----| A|------------7---7---5---5---4---4--|------7-----------7------| (fade-out) E|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----|--5-------5---5-------5--|
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