Mel Torme

They All Laughed(Chords)

Mel Torme

Key: A

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Intro: A F#m Bm7 E7 

A                   F#m              Bm7           E7 
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus  
Bm7              Bm5-/7  E7  C7    B7 
When he said the world was round 
A                    F#m           Bm7          E7      A 
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound 
A                 F#m          Bm7                 E7 
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother  
Gdim                G#7       C#m5-/7   F#7 
When they said that man could fly 
E                         C#m5-/7                    B7 
They told Marconi wireless was a phoney  
E7   F#7  G7  F#7 E7           E7M     A7/9 A         A7 
It's the same old cry. They laughed at me wanting you 
           A6          C#7              F#7 
Said I was reaching for the moon 
    B7                                  Bm7              D6               C#7      E7 
But oh, you came through now they'll have to change their tune 
A                F#m     Bm7                  E7       C#7              F#7      B7 
They all said we never could be happy; 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 
A                  F#m        Bm7               E7  Bm7         Bm5-/7     E7 C7  B7 
They all laughed at Rockefeller Center, now they're fightting to get in 
A         F#m       Bm7           Bm5-/7   E7      A 
They all laughed at Whitney and his cotton gin 
A                 F#m         Bm7                        E7   Gdim            G#7      C#m5-/7   F#7 
They all laughed at fulton and his steam boat, hershey and his choc'late bar 
E                      C#m5-/7                  B7 
Ford and his Lizzie kept laughers busy 
 E7   F#7   G7   F#7   E7          E7M      A7/9 A         A7 
That's how people are.  They laughed at me wanting you 
              A6            C#7        F#7 
Said it would be hello, goodbye 
    B7                                  Bm7    D6        C#7   E7 
But oh, you came through now they're eating humble pie 
A        F#m       Bm7                     E7    C#7               F#7    B7 
They all said we'd never get together; Darling, let's take a bow 
    A         F#7  D6            E7 
For ho - ho - ho, who's got the last laugh 
A        F#7   D6           E7 
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
	        

Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

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