Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
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