I Started A Joke Ukulele chords by Bee Gees

🎸 Intro:

  (acoustic guitar open D: w/bass):

 F
 v   v   v   v
  ---------7-5-4---
  ---------------7-
  -----------------
  -----------------
F Dm F F          2X:
  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /



🎸 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