I Wish I Was Joking - MGMT

Key: D Verse 1: Rest for first x7 bars (Enter Bar 8) G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------7-------0---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + "Half the time, I feel sad" G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-11------------------------------|-12------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-13------------------------------|-14------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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E|---------------------------------|---------------5-----------5-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + "I'm kinda in to being home" G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4---------------------------4---|-5---------------5---5-------5---| E|---------------------------5-----|---------------5-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-----------------------8---------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------7-----|---------------------------------| A|-6-------------------x-------6---|-7-------------7-----7-----7-9---| E|---------------------------------|-------------------7-------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-12--------------12--12------12--|-10------9-------7-------5-------| E|---------------------------12----|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|-----------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------| A|-9---------------------------5-6-|-7-----------9---| E|---------------------------------|-----------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|-7---------------7---7-----7-----| A|---------------7---7---------7---| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Pre-Chorus: "No body calls me the gangster of love" G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---------------------------5---|-9-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-10------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-9-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Chorus: "I wish I was joking" G|-----------------7---7-----------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-9---9-----------9-----9-----9---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------9-----| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 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E|---------------------------------|---------------7-----x-----------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Outro: "Half of love (is joking)" G|-----------------------11------9-|---7-----------------------------| D|-7---7---------7/9---------------|-------9---7---------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------9---7---5---------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------7-5---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + ************************************ | x Dead note | r Release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | * Harmonic ************************************ I don't play Bass, so here's my best shot. I didn't really notate anything except the notes. If you wan't to sound like how it's played in the recording, pay attention to when they stop letting the notes ring.