Difficulty
Intermediate
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[Intro/Verse]
Dm C F
knock knock who's there
Bb A7 Dm
I wanna know
C F
tell me a joke
Bb Dm A7
i've got one for you
Dm C F
a man walks into a bar
Dm C F
what's the deal with airline food?
Bb A Dm
that reminds me of my ex wife
Dm C F
Verse:
F Am A7 Dm
knock knock, who's there? tell me the truth
C Dm
a familiar shadow that everyone knew
C F C
reached through the walls, you saw right through
F Am A7 Dm
laughin' at you, I had so many things left to do
C Dm
and it's funny, you said it's too soon
C F C
stuck in the red, came out the blue
F
how am I doing this?
Am A7 Dm
bone dry skeleton, humerous
A Dm C F A7
i tried to walk myself out of the ground
Chorus:
Dm C F
all i could hear were the crickets
A7 Dm
funny the joke is on me
C F
i tried hard not to miss it
Gm Dm
everything I couldn't be
C F Gm
ha ha, laugh to the grave
Bb C F A7
ha ha, ha ha, laugh to the grave
Verse:
F Am A7 Dm
knock knock who's there, tell me a joke
C F
something feels off, was it the words that i spoke
C F C
or was it something else, the door must've broke
F Am A7 Dm
how can it be, it's a setup, the punchline was me
A7 F
over my head, I couldn't see
C F C
reached through the walls, felt for a key
F
i'm a social experiment
Am A7 Dm
aren't you relieved to be hearing it
A Dm C F A7
all of the cameras were pointing away
Chorus:
Dm C F
all i could hear were the crickets
A7 Dm
funny the joke is on me
C F
i tried hard not to miss it
Gm Dm
everything I couldn't be
C F Gm
ha ha, laugh to the grave
Bb C F A7
ha ha, ha ha, laugh to the grave
[Interlude]
F A7 F A7
F Dm A7
F Bb A7
Chorus:
F D7
all i could hear were the crickets
Gm
funny the joke is on me
Am
i tried hard not to miss it
C F
everything i couldn't be
D7
ha ha, laugh to the grave
Gm Am C
ha ha, ha ha, laugh to the grave
F Dm C F
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Published: January 6, 2026
Last Updated: January 6, 2026