Between A Laugh And A Tear

John Mellencamp

With paradise no longer fit for you to live in Your adolescent dreams are gone Through the days you feel a little used up Don't know where your energy's gone wrong Just your soul feeling a little downhearted Sometimes life is too ridiculous to live Count your friends all on one finger (x24422) I know it sounds crazy, it's just the way that we live ...until the "energy's gone wrong" line and then the muted turns into Riff #2 E-0 0 x x x x x x B-0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 G-2 2 4 4 6 6 4 4 D---------------- A---------------- E---------------- End with an x24422 with the "we live"/"swing past" lines Between a laugh and a tear Smile in the mirror as you walk by Between a laugh and a tear That's as good as it gets for us but that ain't no reason to stop trying The "solo" is played as...

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