Should I Laugh or Cry

Intro: 0:00
G C  - x8

Verse 1: 0:18
 G C   G    C
He   stands
 G       C     D            Em
Towering over me beside my bed,
            A | D
Losing his head.
0:36
 G   C  G C
Tells  me
G       C        G  A   B
I must take him seriously,
  B     Em     B      C
Droning on the usual way.
0:50
      G       D     Em
He's such a clever guy,
G      C
And I wonder:
  G       D          G C | G C
Should I laugh or cry?

Verse 2: 1:04
 G     C      G        C
He's (he's) dressed (dressed)
G         C       D            Em
In the striped pyjamas that I bought,
               A | D
Trousers too short.
1:22
 G      C      G   C
Gives (gives) me (me)
G         C       G A  B
All his small philosophy,
 B      Em      B      C
Carries on the way he does,
1:37
     G     D      Em
And me, I get so tired,
G      C
And I wonder:
  G       D         G C | G C
Should I laugh or cry?

Chorus: 1:51
C           Am         D       G
  High and mighty his banner flies,
C            D          Bm
  A fool's pride in his eyes,
C            Am          Em
  Standing there on his toes
     B7     Em    G      G7
To grow in size. (All I see is)
2:09
C        Am       D      G
  All I see is a big balloon
C         D          Bm
  Halfway up to the moon.
C              Am
  He's wrapped up in
   Em       B7     Em  Em7
A warm and safe cocoon
A7             G
Of an eternal lie,
 D7                    G ->
So should I laugh or cry?

Instrumental: 2:31
G C  - x4

Verse 3: 2:40
   G         C      G    C
Strange, (strange) how (how)
 G        C    D                 Em
Dangerously indifferent I have grown,
            A | D
Cold as a stone.
2:59
 G   C   G     C
No (no) more (more)
 G           C        G    A B
Pain where there was pain before.
B       Em     B      C
  Far away he rambles on,
3:13
   G        D         Em
I feel my throat go dry,
G      C
And I wonder:
  G       D         G C | G C
Should I laugh or cry?

Chorus: 3:27
C           Am         D       G
  High and mighty his banner flies,
C            D          Bm
  A fool's pride in his eyes,
C            Am          Em
  Standing there on his toes
     B7     Em    G      G7
To grow in size. (All I see is)
3:45
C        Am       D      G
  All I see is a big balloon
C         D          Bm
  Halfway up to the moon.
C              Am
  He's wrapped up in
   Em       B7     Em  Em7
A warm and safe cocoon
A7             G
Of an eternal lie,
 D7               D7     G ->
So should I laugh   or cry?

Coda: 4:10
G C  - x6