After My Laughter Came Tears (Bb)
Lyrics by Roy Turk and Charles Tobias
Key: Bb
Music by Roy Turk
Copyright 1928

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File Edited 05/11/2019

Verse 1:

Bb      C7          Ebm6
Our old friends may tell you
F+      Bb       GmF7
I'm not grieving
Bb       C7         Ebm6
But I've missed you since you
F      Bb  Ab7G7
went a-way
                              
Cm                  F7
To our friends I've just been make
   Adim Gm
Be-liev-ing
G9             C7
Don't believe asingle word they
F7  F9F7
Say.

Chorus:

  Bb                Bb7
I laughed the day I saw you leave
 Eb                    Ebm6
Ilaughed and said, "I'dnever grieve"
   Bb      F7      F+  Bb   F7
Butafter mylaughtercametears

 Bb                 Bb7
Itold my friends, "Ididn't care"
 Eb               Ebm6
Ilaughed about ourwhole affair
   Bb      F7
Butafter mylaughter came
Bb   GdimFdimGdimBb7
tears

   Eb                Ebm
My pride kept me fromshowin' them
    Bb        Bb7
thatI was blue
   C9              Ebm
Butby myself you'llnever know
         F7          F+
What I'vebeen through

  Bb              Bb7
Mylips concealed aheart of pain
 Eb              Ebm6
Imade believe butall in vain
   Bb      C7      F7  Bb   F7
Forafter mylaughtercametears

Verse 2:

Bb    C7       Ebm6
Once Imay have thought
 F+     Bb      GmF7
Iwas  a-bove you
Bb    C7       Ebm6
Not toknow thatyou're too
F       BbAb7G7
Good forme

Cm                  F7
Since you 're gone Irealize
 AdimG7
Iloveyou
G9             C7
And I don't de-serve your
      F7  F9F7
Sympa-thy.

Repeat Chorus:

End Chords:

BbEbm6BbBb6


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