Chords for Bobby Helms "He Thought He'd Die Laughing"

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ His mind was numb [Eb] by _ alcoholic [Bb] _ beverages, _ _ _ _ [Eb] and his courage _ [F]
twice _ [Bb] what it should be. _
_ _ But he [Eb] just happened to pick [A] the wrong old [Bb] boy to bribe to.
He [B] didn't [C] know the home he was reckoned belonged [F] to me. _
_ _ _ [Bb] Well, he bought around [Eb] and related all [Bb] his good _ _ times _ [Eb] with my wife and [F] all the places _ [Bb] where they hid.
But _ when [Eb] he _ bribed [F] about his plan to take [Bb] my children, _ _ _ he [Eb] said he thought he'd [F] die a-laughing.
[Eb] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ And [Bb] he did the _ _ [Eb] sudden shock _ of [F] realization _ [Bb] when I told him who I was,
brought [Eb] a sobering look [F] of fear [Bb] into his eyes.
_ _ I [Eb] struck so quick _ that he [F] had no _
[Bb] _ indication.
_ _ _ [Ab] He [C] was tried, convicted, and sentenced by my [F] own _ hand.
_ _ He [Bb] wasn't the only _ [Eb] guilty party knocked by [Bb] a long shot. _ _ _ _
[Eb] I remember now the [F] countless times when she [Bb] left the kids.
_ _ But [Eb] he was one man who [F] really had his last [Bb] laugh on me.
_ _ He said [Eb] he thought _ he'd [F] die a [Eb]-laughing.
[E] _ _
[F] _ _ And [Bb] he did. _ _
_ _ He said [Eb] he thought he'd [F] die a-laughing.
[Eb] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] And [Bb] he did. _ _ _ _ _ _