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Norman Wisdom - Don’t Laugh At Me Chords

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ChordsC, Dm7, G7, D7, C7, G, Em, Am7, Em7, Gm, A7, Am, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CI’mnot Dm7good-looking,G7I’mnottooCsmart
IDm7maybefoolishbutI’veD7gotaG7heart
CIlovetheDm7flowers,IG7lovetheC7sun
GButGwhenID7trytoGlovetheEmgirls
TheyAm7laughatD7meandDm7runG7
CDon’tlaughatEm7meAm7’causeI’maDm7foolG7
CIknowit’sEm7true,Am7yesI’maGmfoolA7
Dm7No-oneseemstoG7care
G7I’dgivetheEmworldtoAmsharemylifewithAm7someone
D7WhoreallyDm7lovesG7me
CIseethemEm7allAm7fallinginDm7loveG7
ButCmyluckyC7starhidesupFaboveA7
FSomeday D7maybemystarwillCsmileonEmme
Dm7Don’tlaughatme,’causeGI’maCfoolD7Dm7G7
CDon’tlaughatEm7meAm7’causeI’maDm7foolG7
CIknowit’sEm7true,Am7yesI’maGmfoolA7
Dm7No-oneseemstoG7care
G7I’dgivetheEmworldtoAmsharemylifewithAm7someone
D7WhoreallyDm7lovesG7me
CIseethemEm7allAm7fallinginDm7loveG7
ButCmyluckyC7starhidesupFaboveA7
FSomeday D7maybemystarwillCsmileonEmme
Dm7Don’tlaughatme,’causeGI’maCfoolD7Dm7G7C
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ArtistNorman Wisdom
AlbumTrouble In Store
GenresPop
Year1953
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Don't Laugh At Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh At Me on guitar requires 13 chords and 29 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Don't Laugh At Me uses these transitions most often: Dm7 → G7 (13), G7 → C (11), and C → Em7 (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Dm7 chord transition.

1. C → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Dm7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

C to Dm7

2. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

Dm7 to G7

3. G7 → C chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

G7 to C

4. Dm7 → D7 chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm7 to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

Dm7 to D7

5. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

6. G7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. C7 → G chord transition

Switching from C7 to G:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. G → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Em → Am7 chord transition

To move from Em to Am7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. Am7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am7 to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

12. C → Em7 chord transition

To move from C to Em7:

  1. While playing C, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

13. Em7 → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 to Am7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

14. Am7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to Dm7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

15. Am7 → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from Am7 to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. Gm → A7 chord transition

To move from Gm to A7:

  1. While playing Gm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. A7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. G7 → Em chord transition

Switching from G7 to Em:

  1. While playing G7, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 1 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

19. Em → Am chord transition

Switching from Em to Am:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. Am → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Am7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

21. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

22. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

23. F → A7 chord transition

Switching from F to A7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

24. F → D7 chord transition

Switching from F to D7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

25. D7 → C chord transition

Switching from D7 to C:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

26. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

27. Em → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Em to Dm7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

28. Dm7 → G chord transition

To move from Dm7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

29. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Don't Laugh At Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't Laugh At Me.

  • Don't Laugh At Me includes 93 chord transitions, 29 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Don't Laugh At Me contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Don't Laugh At Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Em: 8%
    • C → C7: 2%
    After Dm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G7 (46%), G (13%), and C (11%).
    • Dm7 → G7: 46%
    • Dm7 → G: 13%
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