Verses go like this - DAGA repeated throughout the song ending on the last line of each verse with DAD as shown in the 1st verse.
Verse 1
When I’m [D]gone [A] [G]
[A]I hope you [D]laugh [A] [G]
[A] How you [D]laugh well [A] [G]
That’ll [A]be up to [D]you [A] [G]
[A]You may laugh [D]at me [A] [G]
Or [A]you may laugh [D]with me [A] [G]
Or [A]you might laugh [D]at
[A]What I [G]never [A]got to [D]do [A] [D]
Choruses are like this:
GAD
GAEm
GADG
AGA
Chorus 1
[G]But I [A]meant to [D]some day
[G]Other stuff[A]got in the [Em]way
[G]Guess I might not [A]get to it in the [D]end [G]
[A]Worth a little laughter at the [G]plans of [A]men
Verse 2
If I go before
I hope you can laugh
At the funny ways
A life can be lived
Start in one direction
And get all turned around
But I hope I end up
With whatever life had to give
Chorus 2
Maybe something to believe in
Or maybe the mischevians
Will make my life a lesson for others
Cautionary tales passed on by their mothers
Verse 3
The world could use
More laughter
And if leaving helps
I guess I’ll go
Leave ‘em laughing
Some folks say
Before the closing curtains
Will end the show
Chorus 3
A tear or two will be okay
Needed for a good laugh anyway
Those laughs from deep down in your soul
Yeah…that’s the way I’ll want to go
Ending ½ Verse
When I’m gone
I hope you laugh
How you laugh well
That’ll be up to you
End on you with [D] [A] [D]