Verse
D F# Bm G
My mama always said I would regret it
D F# Bm G
if I ever got a tattoo.
D F# Bm G
She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted
D F# Bm G
one with that attitude.
[Verse 2]
D F# Bm G
My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift
D F# Bm G
but every van I ever had was an automatic.
D F# Bm G
My friends said someday I would make it big
D F# Bm G
but I'm still living in the basement.
[Chorus]
D F# Bm G
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
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but I still make it work just like everybody else does.
D F# Bm G
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows
D F# Bm G (C)
there's no way out. Well, who's laughing now?
[Interlude]
| D | F# | Bm | G |
[Verse 3]
D F# Bm G
The TV said that I would never get a girlfriend
D F# Bm G
unless I had a six pack and smoked cigarettes.
D F# Bm G
Well, I've got a couple extra pounds and the hottest girl in
D F# Bm G D
town, she don't mind having a little more of me to go around.
[Chorus]
F# Bm G D
I'm just as broke as the day I was born but I still make it
F# Bm G D
work just like everybody else does.
F# Bm G D
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no
F# Bm G D
way out. Well, who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
Who's laughing now?
[Interlude]
| F# | Bm | G | D |
[Verse 4]
F# Bm G D
The preacher told me this was the only just a pipe dream
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and I've been burning both ends seven days a week.
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But, baby, I just paid rent making music with my friends,
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it ain't much but it could be the start of something big.
[End-Chorus]
F# Bm G D
I'm just as broke as the day I was born but I
F# Bm G D
still make it work just like everybody else does.
F# Bm G D
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no
F# Bm G D
way out. Well, who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(My mama always said I would regret it) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(If I ever got a tattoo) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted one) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(With that attitude) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(But every van I ever had was an automatic) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(My friends said someday I would make it big) Who's laughing now?
F# Bm G D
(But I'm still living in the basement) Who's laughing now?