Capo II 
 
INTRO: G  C  D 
 
G 
I stood there in the shadows as they went strollin by 
        C 
Now she ain't my gal no longer, there's no reason I should cry 
       D 
But I knew there went my future, and I couldn't stop the tears 
       C                  D            G 
At the sound of laughter ringin in my ears 
 

C                                    G 
I spent every dime I had on her and when it was gone 
          C                                D 
She said hon it's sure been fun, but it's time you moved along 
     G 
So i stood there in the shadows, and I had my forty-four 
        C 
I could hear her mockin laughter but she won't laugh anymore 
        D 
Now I'm down here in the jailhouse and i know what brought me here 
             C                D           G 
It was the sound of laughter ringin in my ears 
 
BREAK 
 

C                                             G 
Well I guess I should have left this town and her far behind 
        C                            D 
For the way that she made fun of me keeps runnin through my mind 
           G 
Well the jury showed no mercy and I never asked for none 
         C 
'Cause I know I got it comin, I'm not proud of what I done 
     D 
But down here in this darkness, more and more I seem to hear 
     C                 D            G 
The sound of laughter ringin in my ears 
           C                  D            G 
I hear the sound of laughter ringin in my ears