The Joke chords by Ben Platt

Key: C Major

♫ Intro:

 C Gm F C

♫ Verse:
C                              Gm
Feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
                 F                           C
With your quiet voice and your impeccable style
 C                              Gm
Don't ever let them steal your joy
                F                               C
Or your gentle ways, to keep them from running wild

 C
They can kick dirt in your face
 Gm                                                      F
Dress you down, and tell you that your place is in the middle
F                        C
When they hate the way you shine

C                           Gm
I see you tugging on your shirt
                  F                                 C
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts





♫ Chorus:
          C              Gm
Let 'em laugh while they can
         F
Let 'em spin
         Fm               C
Let 'em scatter in the wind
C                  E                          F
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
         Fm          C
And the joke's on them

♫ Interlude:

 C Gm F C
♫ Verse:
C                                Gm
You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
                      F                  C
It's your brother's world for a while longer
          1S                                            Gm
You gotta dance with the devil on a river to beat the stream
                      F                        C
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder

      C
They come to kick dirt in your face
  Gm
Dress you down and then displace you
         F                                           C
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert

C                            Gm
I saw your eyes behind your hair
                    F                              C
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared





♫ Chorus:
          C              Gm
Let 'em laugh while they can
         F
Let 'em spin
         Fm               C
Let 'em scatter in the wind
C                  E                          F
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
         Fm          C
And the joke's on them
          C              Gm
Let 'em laugh while they can
         F
Let 'em spin
         Fm               C
Let 'em scatter in the wind
C                  E                          F
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
         Fm          C
And the joke's on them