They All Laughed

Words & Music by Ira & George Gershwin
Recorded by Frank Sinatra, 1979


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They all laughed at Christopher Columbus 

Bm7              Bm7-5  E7  C7    B7
When he said the world was round;

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They all laughed when Edison recorded sound;

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They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother 

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When they said that man could fly;

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They told Mar - co - ni wire-less was a pho - ney --

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It's the same old cry.  They laughed at me wan - ting you,

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Said I was reach - ing for the moon;

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But oh, you came through -- now they'll have to change their tune.

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They all said we nev - er could be hap - py; 

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They laughed at us, and how.

    A         F#7 D6             E7        A    Edim   D9  E7
But ho - ho - ho, who's got the last laugh now?


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They all laughed at Rock - e - fel - ler Cen - ter, 

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Now they're fight - ting to get in;

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They all laughed at Whit - ney and his cot - ton gin.

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They all laughed at Ful - ton and his steam boat, 

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Her - shey and his choc - 'late bar;

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Ford and his Liz - zie kept laugh - ers bu - sy,

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That's how peo - ple are.  They laughed at me want - ing you,

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Said it would be hel - lo, good - bye;

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But oh, you came through -- now they're eating hum - ble pie.

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They all said we'd nev - er get to - geth - er; 

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Dar - ling, let's take a bow,

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For ho - ho - ho, who's got the last laugh,

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He - he - he, let's at the past laugh,

A        F#7   D6            E7         A      D9    A6
Ha - ha - ha, who's got the last laugh now?




 
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