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Key: F Major
β« Intro:
F
β« Verse:
F Fm Fm
My mama always said I would regret it
C F Fm Fm C
If I ever got a tattoo
F Fm Fm C F
She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted one
Fm Fm C
With that attitude
β« Verse:
F Fm Fm C
My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift
F Fm Fm C
But every van I ever had was an automatic
F Fm Fm C
My friends said someday I would make it big
F Fm Fm C
But I'm still living in the basement
β« Chorus:
F Fm Fm C
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
F Fm Fm C
But I still make it work just like everybody else does
F F Fm C F Fm Fm C
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no way out
C F Fm Fm C
Well who's laughing now?
β« Verse:
F Fm Fm C
The TV said that I would never get a girlfriend
F Fm Fm C
Unless I had a six pack and smoked cigarettes
F Fm Fm C F
Well I've got a couple extra pounds and the hottest girl in town
Fm Fm C F
And she don't mind having a little more of me to Go around
β« Chorus:
F Fm Fm C
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
F Fm Fm C
But I still make it work just like everybody else does
F F Fm C F Fm Fm C
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no way out
C F Fm
Well who's laughing now?
Fm C F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now?
Who's laughing now?
Who's laughing now?
β« Bridge:
F Fm Fm C
The preacher told me this was only just a pipe dream
F Fm Fm C
And I've been burning both ends seven days a week
F Fm Fm C F
But baby I just paid the rent making music with my friends
Fm Fm C F
It ain't much but it could be the start of something big
β« Chorus:
F Fm Fm C
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
F Fm Fm C
But I still make it work just like everybody else does
F F Fm C F Fm Fm C
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no way out
β« Outro:
F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now? (My mama always said I would regret it)
F Fm Fm
Who's laughing now? (If I ever got a tattoo)
C F Fm Fm C F
Who's laughing now? (She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted one)
F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now? (With that attitude)
F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now? (My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift)
F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now? (But every van I ever had was an automatic)
F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now? (My friends said someday I would make it big)
F Fm Fm C
Who's laughing now? (But I'm still living in the basement)
C F
Who's laughing now?
Song History
Published: November 29, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025