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Version 1 Version 3Thanks to gordonmjulian for laying down the bare bones. Just with the after G chord, to shake it up a little and upset people, move the bass note on G down a fret E-----3------ --------3------------------------------------| B------------ ---------------------------------------------| G------------THEN---------------------------------------------| D------------ ---------------------------------------------| A-----2------ ---------------------------------------------| E-----3------ --------2------------------------------------| tricky, ain't it. Enjoy. Capo 1st. [Verse 1] Am Em No one laughs at God in a hospital D G No one laughs at God in a war Em No one’s laughing at God Bm C/G When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor Am Em No one laughs at God when the doctor calls D G After some routine tests Em No one’s laughing at God Bm when it’s gotten real late C/G And their kid’s not back from that party yet Am Em No one laughs at God when their airplane D G Starts to uncontrollably shake Em No one’s laughing at God Bm C/G When they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they’re mistaken Am Em No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door D G And they say “We’ve got some bad news, sir,” Em No one’s laughing at God Bm C/G When there’s a famine, fire or flood [Chorus] Am Em But God can be funny D G At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or Em Or when the crazies say He hates us C/G D And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke Am Em God can be funny, D G When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way Em C/G And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini D Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus D God can be so hilarious Am Em D G Ha ha Am Em D G Ha ha [Verse 5] Am Em No one laughs at God in a hospital D G No one laughs at God in a war Em No one’s laughing at God Bm when they’ve lost all they got C/G And they don’t know what for [Bridge] Am Em No one laughs at God on the day they realize D G that the last sight they’ll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes Em No one’s laughing at God C/G When they’re saying their goodbyes [Chorus] Am Em But God can be fuuuuuunny D G At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or Em Or when the crazies say He hates us C/G D And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke Am Em God can be fuuuuuunny, D G When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way Em C/G And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini D Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus D God can be so hilarious [Bridge] Am Em No one laughs at God in a hospital D G No one laughs at God in a war Am Em No one’s laughing at God in a hospital D G No one’s laughing at God in a war Em No one’s laughing at God Bm C/G When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor (carry on C/G chord) [Outro] No one’s laughing at God No one's laughing at God No one's laughing at God G We’re all laughing with God