LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN, acoustic guitar-harmony- NEIL SEDAKA

Im not supposed to be doing music till I finish all my work projects which are substantial. Anyway it is friday and my brain cant do anthing. ( i dont use my brain to play music. anyway thats probably why it is relaxing and no need to show my head:-)

my fingers just do it) So someone suggested this song. Again I have always heard this but never listened. It is wonderful and I should try doing happy songs. I am not a depresive but tragic songsare more gripping somehow, deeper. More complex in feeling.

So I have snuck off to my home studio to get this out of my head cuz its circling around in there. Vocal is a bit off but ity is a fun song to do. I changed the chords to allow the song to fit my range.Its also easier to fingerpick some of the melody.

Laughter In The Rain

ps easy chords

pps
"Laughter in the Rain" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka and composed by Sedaka with lyrics by Phil Cody. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 1975. The song also spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart.


Chart performance

Preceded by
"Longfellow Serenade" by Neil Diamond Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single
November 23, 1974 (2 weeks) Succeeded by
"Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy
Preceded by
"Please Mr. Postman" by The Carpenters Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 1, 1975 Succeeded by
"Fire" by Ohio Players




Neil Sedaka

GM7 Em7 Am7 D7
Strolling a long country roads with my b aby.

Am7 D7 G6
It starts to rain, it beg ins to pour.

GM7 Em7 Am7 D7
With out an um brella we're soaked to the s kin.

Am7 D7 G6 G Bm C
I feel a shiver run up my spine. C/B C/A D7sus4 D7
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine.




Chorus:

C Bm
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain,

Em7 A7 =D6
Walking hand in hand with the one I love.

C Bm
Oo, how I love the rainy days

Am7 B7
And the happy way I feel i nside.

Verse 2

GM7 Em7 Am7 D7
After a w hile we run under a tree.

Am7 D7 G6
I turn to her and she kisses me.

GM7 Em7 Am7 D7
There with the beat of the r ain on the le aves

C
S oftly she breathes and I close my eyes.

C/B C/A D7sus4 D7
Sharing our love under stormy skies.




**** Repear Chorus Part *****

Category:

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Tags:

• LAUGHTER
• IN
• THE
• RAIN
• NEIL
• SEDAKA
• guitar
• cover song

[jibbberjabbber666]

Very nice!

[mumd2003]

@jibbberjabbber666 thank you very much. You seem to live in a very nice area? But you would never be able to saying about the approach of winter or fall LOL

[GHAriana]

Wow! Very nice indeed!You're very talented.

[mumd2003]

@GHAriana Its all your fault lol

[SteamerJohanson]

wonderful job

[mumd2003]

@SteamerJohanson so very Generous. would have liked to work on vocal and instrumental. beginning melody can be played as interlude and end . vocal actully hard. just off the cuff. Gets me out of my head. thanks again. Keep up your creative efforts. wish I COULD WRITE. .SEE YA.

[jibbberjabbber666]

@mumd2003 Yeah, it's NW Washington. This winter we are actually getting some sun! ; )

[GHAriana]

@mumd2003 Mea culpa!

*grin*