Laughing At The Circuitous Route - Words and Music by Jeff Stone

Found on Jeff Stone's "I'm Not".

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Em      G        D      Em              G          D  Em
I don't like the way he sings In fact I don't like anything
          G        D      Em      B          G  D
In fact I guess it really doesn't matter
(Chorus I:)
Em           G         D     Em           G         D
Laugh, laugh Everybody laugh Laugh, laugh Everybody laugh 
Em           G         D             Em      G  D
Laugh, laugh Everybody laugh Doesn't matter
[Chord riff: Em Em/G Em Em/G B  (4 times) G F#]
[Note riff: E E B E E E C B (3 times) F# F E A C# C B A (whole thing again)]
            Em   Esus4   Em     Esus4   Em         Esus4      D      Em
(Seventies) Everyone's a winner baby    that's the truth Well not to us
(to chord riff, then)
           Em    Esus4  Em    Esus4  Em            Esus4   D     Em
(Nineties) Now I am a   loser baby,  why don't you kill me I'm a bust
(to chord riff, then)
Em                             D      Em
Do you think we're better off  Well I don't
Em                           D        Em    Em Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G
Do you think we'll ever be   Probably won't
Em   Esus4   Em        Esus4    Em        Esus4      D      Em 
Happiness is something that you laugh at 'cause it's such a joke
Em Em/G Em Em/G
G         D
Everybody laugh
Em   Esus4      Em      Esus4   Em       Esus4  D      Em    Em Em/G Em Em/G
Everything was (ha!) sarcastic  that the funny  talent spoke
G         D
Everybody laugh
Em                       D     Em
Now do we look all shiny No we don't
Em                              D        Em   Em Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G
Will this make the X-ers happy? Probably won't
(Bridge I:)
Em  Em/G      Em     Em/G D      Em             Em/G D          Em
You see we're caught in a round-about Where positive thinking's out
          Em/G D      Em               Em/G D  Em   
If you're not  out of hope You're probably  on dope
              Em/G D    Em              Em/G   D       Em
You've got to be a pessimist Who's only fun is getting pissed
              Em/G  D       Em               Em/G D      Em
You've got to be so full of doubt And caught in a round-about
(Bridge II:)
Am     Em   C      D     G        Em
Round-about Will I die before I'm old?
Em           Am     Em   C      D     G        Em
Round-about, round-about Will I buy before I'm sold?
C   D   G   Em  Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
C           D        G        Em   C           D      G       Em
That's what fighting means to me Respect's the most important thing
   C        D       G      Em
In fact I'd like to be the king
(Chorus II:)
    Em                  D                 G                 B
And I've got to pretend To my own friends That I don't even care
     Em                  D                   G                   B
That when my life's sunk I'll just get drunk And lament about my lack of hair
(Chord riff, Note riff)
(2nd Verse:)
Em    Esus4     Em    Esus4   Em   Esus4   D       Em   Em Em/G Em Em/G
Happy songs and happy people  Happiness it-self is great
G         D
Everybody laugh
Em     Esus4   Em         Esus4  Em      Esus4  D           Em
Joy is for the strong but to the weak it simply fuels their hate
Em Em/G Em Em/G
G         D
Everybody laugh
Em                        D      Em
Think I'm getting cheesy? Well I don't
Em                             D        Em   Em Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G Em Em/G
Will this make you better off? Probably won't
[Bridge I, Bridge II, Chorus II, Chorus I (4 times), Chorus II]

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