Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
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Verse 1:
F#m D
Half of love is still love
F#m Em
You beg the dawn to ease you in
G
Pass the time a thousand ways
F#m D Bm
In the dump, you'll find love
F#m G
Half the time, I feel sad
D#dim Em7
And any kind of love will do
A G
But it’s a job, don't know if that's the dream
F#m Em7 A
In a style that’s insincere
Pre-Chorus:
D
For a six-dollar coffee
F#m
And municipal parking
Bm
And Disney on Ice
G
I wish I was joking
F#m
I wish I was joking
Chorus:
D
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
D#dim
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
Em7 A
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
Verse 2:
F#m D
Here's the thing about drugs
F#m A
They'll sink your mind and steal your friends
G Em
You kiss the sky below the bed
F#m D
You get in the car, but don't go
F#m G
I'm kinda into being home
D#dim Em7
It's the time for love affairs
A G
'Cause now and then, I can't tell right from wrong
F#m Em7 A
You talk me down, you raise thе dead
Pre-Chorus:
D
Nobody calls me
F#m
"The gangstеr of love" (Gangster of love)
Bm
At six in the morning
G
A new day is dawning
F#m
I wish I was joking
Chorus:
D
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
F#m
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
Bm
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
G
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
F#m
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
D
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
D#dim
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
Em7
I wish I was joking (I wish I was joking)
Outro:
A
Half of love (is joking)
A D
Half of love is still love
Other Versions & Arrangements
- I Wish I Was Joking (Bass)
Song History
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