Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
(acoustic guitar open D: w/bass):
F
v v v v
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F Dm F F 2X:
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🎸 Verse 1:
F Dm
I started a joke
F F F Dm F
Which started the whole world crying
F F Dm F
But I didn't see
F 1, 4: F Dm F F ; 2, 3: F:
That the joke was on me, oh no
🎸 Verse 2:
I started to cry
Which started the whole world laughing
Oh, if I'd only seen
That the joke was on me
🎸 Chorus:
Dm Dm
I looked at the skies
F F
Running my hands over my eyes
Dm Dm
And I fell out of bed
/F Dm
Hurting my head
F N.F.:
From things that I'd said
🎸 Verse 3:
'Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh, if I'd only seen 4: oh, yeah:
That the joke was on me
repeat 🎸 Chorus:
repeat 🎸 Verse 3:
Coda:
(F) F Dm F F
That the joke was on me
F Dm F F F end cold:
Oh...
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers