The Joker chords by Steve Miller Band (Ver. 2)

Song: The joker
Artist: Steve Miller
Composer: Steve Miller, Eddie Curtis & Ahmet Ertsgun
Album: The joker


Tuning: DGCFAD
De-tune all strings down a full tone

Chords are named as if in standard tuning
but will sound a tone lower in the key of F.
G   = 320033
Cadd9 = x32033
D   = xx0232
Dsus4 = xx0233

Most people would play this with a straight C major,
but I like the Cadd9, it sounds good to me, and makes
for a very smooth change between the other chords in
this progression, and the bass riff can be added with
the index and middle fingers.

This arrangement combines elements of the acoustic
and bass guitars. With two players, one could strum
the chords, the other concentrating mainly on adding
the bass riffs.

[Main riff]
  (F)     (Bbadd9)   (C)     (Bbadd9)
  G      Cadd9    D      Cadd9
d |------3--------3--------|-------2-----------------|
A |------3--------3--------|-------3-----------------|
F |------0--------0--------|-------2-----------------|
C |------0--------2--0-h2--|--0-0--------------------|
G |--------0-2-3--3--------|----------0-2-3-3-3-2-0--|
D |--3-3-------------------|-------------------------|


[Additional riff at end of some lines]
  (C)    (Bbadd9)       (F)
  D     Cadd9        G
d |------2----------------------|----------|
A |------3----------------------|----------|
F |------2------------------0---|---0------|
C |--0-0---------------0-h2-----|----------|
G |---------0-2-3-3-3-----------|----------|
D |-----------------------------|----------|

N.B. The single version fades out on Verse 5,
so I suggest finishing with another chorus

*********************************************************

[Verse 1]
G    Cadd9            D   Cadd9
  Some people call me 'The Space Cowboy',    yeah,
G    Cadd9           D   Cadd9
  Some call me 'The Gangster of Love',
G    Cadd9         D   Cadd9
  Some people call me 'Maur - ice',
      G       Cadd9    D  Cadd9
'Cause I speak ...of the pompatus of love!


[Verse 2]
G  Cadd9      D       Cadd9
  People talk a - bout me, baby,
G      Cadd9       D       Cadd9
  Say I'm doing you wrong, doing you wrong--------,
G     Cadd9       D         Cadd9
  Well, don't you worry, baby, don't worry--------,
       G
'Cause I'm right here, right here,
Cadd9           D   Cadd9
Right here, right here at home!


[Chorus]
        G      Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
    G        Cadd9
I'm a lover, then I'm a sinner,
G      Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  I play my music in the sun--------,
    G     Cadd9      G   Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G       Cadd9       D  Cadd9
  I sure don't want to hurt no one--------!

    G      Cadd9
I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
    G        Cadd9
I'm a lover, then I'm a sinner,
G      Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  I play my music in the sun--------,
    G     Cadd9      G   Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G      Cadd9     D
  I get my loving on the run!
Dsus4      D    Dsus4
 Woo - hoo, oo - oo---!  Woo - hoo, oo - oo!


[Break]
   G  Cadd9   D  Cadd9
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x4]


[Verse 3]
 G        Cadd9     D    Cadd9
You're the cutest thing that I ever did see,
  G        Cadd9      D    Cadd9
I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree,
G       Cadd9            D      Cadd9
  A -Lovey- dovey, lovey -dovey, lovey -dovey all the time,
G      Cadd9       D          Cadd9
  Hoo - ee, baby, I'll sure show you a good time------!

[Chorus]
        G      Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
    G        Cadd9
I'm a lover, then I'm a sinner,
G      Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  I play my music in the sun--------,
    G     Cadd9      G   Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G      Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  I get my loving on the run--------!

    G      Cadd9
I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
    G       Cadd9
I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner,
G     Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  Play my music in the sun--------,
    G     Cadd9      G   Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G       Cadd9       D  Cadd9
  I sure don't want to hurt no one--------!


[Break]
 G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  D  Cadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

 G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Dsus4    D       Dsus4
   Woo - hoo, oo - oo! Woo - hoo, oo - oo!


[Verse 4]
G  Cadd9         D       Cadd9
  People keep talk a - bout me, baby,
G  Cadd9        D  Cadd9
   Say I'm doing you wrong--------,
G     Cadd9
  Well, don't you worry,
    D       Cadd9
Don't worry, no, don't worry, mamma,
G       Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  'Cause I'm right here at home!


[Verse 5]
G  Cadd9           D    Cadd9
   You're the cutest thing I ever did see,
 G        Cadd9      D    Cadd9
Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree,
G     Cadd9             D     Cadd9
  Lovey- dovey, lovey -dovey, lovey -dovey all the time,
G     Cadd9      D       Cadd9
  Come on, baby, now, ...show you a good time!


[Suggestion for ending...]

[Chorus]
        G      Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
    G        Cadd9
I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner,
G      Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  I play my music in the sun---------,
    G     Cadd9      G   Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G      Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  I get my loving on the run---------!

        G      Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
    G        Cadd9
I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner,
G     Cadd9     D  Cadd9
  Play my music in the sun--------,
    G     Cadd9      G   Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G        Cadd9      D
  I sure don't want to hurt no one!

Dsus4       D   Dsus4      G