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