E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The intro part:
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--2b----2b-----------2b----2b--------------|
A|--2b----2b-----------2b----2b--------------|
E|--2b----2b-----------2b----2b--------------|

When the drums kick in: (I think you call this a bridge)
always play thins when he sings:"the laughing man..."
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--2b--0---2b--0--2b--|--2b--0--2b-0---2b---|
E|--2b--0---2b--0--2b--|--2b--0--2b-0---2b---|

 keep on playing that until the
 the verse. There  you play this:

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---6-5--0--2--4--2--0--|--2--6-5-0-2-4-2-0-|--|
E|--2---6-5--0--2--4--2--0--|--2--6-5-0-2-4-2-0-|--|
And so on.....

Chorus:("As the needle...")
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--12----11------9----7-------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Let the notes ring,or play them as often as you like.