Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes By Mark Knopfler from his 2015 Tracker album For any questions mail me to [email protected] Key: C Major Time: 6/8 with single 3/8 bars To get that folk feeling play some chords with G on top. For instance, F like [1x3213], C like [x32013] and so on. CAPO: No C/G.......................[332010] | Am7 Em7 | x12 | Am F | F G | Em Am | 3/8 F | G | | Am F | F G | Em Am | Dm G | | C | G C | Am G | Am | | C | G C | Am G | Am | | Am | % | Am Laughs and jokes C F And drinks and smokes C F And no lights on the stairs Am We were young, so young C F And always broke G Am F Not that we ever cared C G C Not that we ever cared G F Well, the holes in the walls C G Were such a lot F C Welcome to London town G F But when you’re new to it all C And you think you’re hot G F C You’re not planning on hanging around C F People would go on their different ways C Am F I left to start a band G F C G A note came through the letter box F C In your childlike hand Am Oh, laughs and jokes C F And drinks and smokes C F And no lights on the stairs Am We were young, so young C F And always broke G Am F Not that we ever cared C G C Not that we ever cared G F C One day I rode to where you were G F C The doorbell jangled a note G F They buzzed me in C I climbed the stairs G F C In my boots and leather coat C There’s an old brass F Standing there at the top C Am F Without her witch’s broom G F C It almost seemed like a knocking shop G F C When the girls came out of their rooms G F And they all stood around C And stared at me G F C G Two brunettes and a blonde F C Then the old brass shrugged and said G F C C We don’t know where she’s gone F Later on I picked up the ball C Am F And I took off down the line G F C I suppose by then I’d realised G F C You’d run into hard times Am Oh, laughs and jokes C F And drinks and smokes C F And no lights on the stairs Am We were young, so young C F And always broke G Am F Not that we ever cared C/G G C Not that we ever cared | Am F | F G | Em Am | 3/8 F | G | | Am F | F G | Em Am | Dm G | | C | G C | Am G | Am | | C | G C | Am G | Am | | Am7 Em7 | | Am7 |
