The Joker chords by Jamie Webster

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

SONG:   THE JOKER
ARTIST: JAMIE WEBSTER
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/2g4N-3TQoyw
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                               THE JOKER
                             JAMIE WEBSTER

CAPO: NONE

INTRO:
Bmaj7  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m7
Bmaj7  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m7

VERSE:
Bmaj7                                       C#m7
Can`t seem to fit the mould no matter how I tried
 Bmaj7                                          C#m7
Phasing the days out; barely existing while the others pass him by

             D#m7               Bmaj7        Emaj7             E
And then he thinks he`s found direction in a lighter shade of blue.
 D#m7           D#m             E
There`s no resurrection, just another voice
 E      N.C.        B  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m7
Telling him what to do

B  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m7


VERSE:
   Bmaj7                   C#m7                              Bmaj7  Bmaj7 C#m7 C#m7
If comedy`s subjective; it seems nobody out there shared his lessons
    Bmaj7
You can`t queue with the big boys
          C#m7                             Bmaj7  Bmaj7 C#m7 C#m7
`Cos your image has not yet received their blessing

         D#m7       D#m            E                   E
And they take their time while he waits and stands in line
        D#m                                         E
And the back street tales of crime don`t leave us thinking...


PRE-CHORUS:
 E   N.C.                      G#m7
What if you were one of the others?
G#m         F#  F#
Just for a while...


CHORUS:
   D#m7                     D#m
No chance in life yet still they`re told to just
 E                    E
Nod their heads and smile
N.C.                   G#m7     G#m7
If you lived with what they did;
              F#  F#
Would you be down?
     D#m7                D#m          E
It`s hard to know what`s really going on
            E   N.C.         Bmaj7
Behind the face of a smiling clown


INSTRUMENTAL:
Bmaj7  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m7
Bmaj7  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m7


VERSE:
Bmaj7                                             C#m7  C#m
Everyone`s an article written by what`s gone on before
    B                Bmaj7               C#m7
So does it really surprise you when some fall short of the law?
         D#m           Bmaj7     E
And he`s taken all the beatings; unarmed and unmanned
D#m
Two days since he`s eaten.
 E               E   N.C.        B   Bmaj7  C#m
Surely some can give this one a hand?
C#m                  B  Bmaj7  C#m7  C#m
`Cos he can hardly stand.


VERSE:
           B
He says, `Won`t somebody help me?
      C#m                                  B   B  C#m  C#m
Cos I just can`t play this deadly game of poker`
  B
`None of these suits fit me,
      C#m            F#m     F#       B   B  C#m  C#m
So I guess it`s up to me to play the joker`

          D#m                      E
When the walls they fall and he`s left to reap it all.
         D#m                                    E
For the things he ain`t been taught, maybe we should have thought.


PRE-CHORUS:
 E   N.C.                   G#m7
What if you were one of the others?
            F#  F#
Just for a while.


CHORUS:
    D#m7
No chance in life yet still they`re told to just
 E
Nod their heads and smile
N.C.                   G#m7     G#m7
If you lived with what they did;
              F#  F#
Would you be down?
     D#m7                D#m          E
It`s hard to know what`s really going on
            E   N.C.          B   B  C#m7
Behind the face of a smiling clown
F#                        B  B  C#m7
`Cause life will get you down


OUTRO:
C#m         B           C#m7  C#m
Ooh, ooh, oooooh,  ooh, ooh
C#m         B           C#m7  C#m
Ooh, ooh, oooooh,  ooh, ooh
C#m         D#m D#m7
Ooh, ooh, oooooooooh,
            E
Wooh, ooh, wooh ooh, ooh
  D#m7        E      E
Wooooooooh  ooooooooh
  D#m7        E      E
Wooooooooh  ooooooooh
D#m7    E
Woooh, woah



============================ CAPO: 2nd FRET ============================



SONG:   THE JOKER
ARTIST: JAMIE WEBSTER
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/2g4N-3TQoyw
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                               THE JOKER
                             JAMIE WEBSTER

CAPO: 2nd FRET

INTRO:
Amaj7  Amaj7  Bm7   Bm7
Amaj7  Amaj7  Bm7   Bm7


VERSE:
Amaj7                                       Bm7
Can`t seem to fit the mould no matter how I tried
 Amaj7                                          Bm7
Phasing the days out; barely existing while the others pass him by

             C#m7               Amaj7        Dmaj7             D
And then he thinks he`s found direction in a lighter shade of blue.
 C#m7           C#m             D
There`s no resurrection, just another voice
 D      N.C.        A  Amaj7  Bm7  Bm7
Telling him what to do

A  Amaj7  Bm7   Bm7


VERSE:
   Amaj7                   Bm7                               Amaj7  Amaj7 Bm7  Bm7
If comedy`s subjective; it seems nobody out there shared his lessons
    Amaj7
You can`t queue with the big boys
          Bm7                              Amaj7  Amaj7 Bm7  Bm7
`Cos your image has not yet received their blessing

         C#m7       C#m            D                   D
And they take their time while he waits and stands in line
        C#m                                         D
And the back street tales of crime don`t leave us thinking...


PRE-CHORUS:
 D   N.C.                      F#m7
What if you were one of the others?
F#m         E   E
Just for a while...


CHORUS:
   C#m7                     C#m
No chance in life yet still they`re told to just
 D                    D
Nod their heads and smile
N.C.                   F#m7     F#m7
If you lived with what they did;
              E   E
Would you be down?
     C#m7                C#m          D
It`s hard to know what`s really going on
            D   N.C.         Amaj7
Behind the face of a smiling clown


INSTRUMENTAL:
Amaj7  Amaj7  Bm7   Bm7
Amaj7  Amaj7  Bm7   Bm7


VERSE:
Amaj7                                             Bm7   Bm
Everyone`s an article written by what`s gone on before
    A                Amaj7               Bm7
So does it really surprise you when some fall short of the law?
         C#m           Amaj7     D
And he`s taken all the beatings; unarmed and unmanned
C#m
Two days since he`s eaten.
 D               D   N.C.        A   Amaj7  Bm
Surely some can give this one a hand?
Bm                   A  Amaj7  Bm7   Bm
`Cos he can hardly stand.


VERSE:
           A
He says, `Won`t somebody help me?
      Bm                                   A   A  Bm   Bm
Cos I just can`t play this deadly game of poker`
  A
`None of these suits fit me,
      Bm             Em      E        A   A  Bm   Bm
So I guess it`s up to me to play the joker`

          C#m                      D
When the walls they fall and he`s left to reap it all.
         C#m                                    D
For the things he ain`t been taught, maybe we should have thought.


PRE-CHORUS:
 D   N.C.                   F#m7
What if you were one of the others?
            E   E
Just for a while.


CHORUS:
    C#m7
No chance in life yet still they`re told to just
 D
Nod their heads and smile
N.C.                   F#m7     F#m7
If you lived with what they did;
              E   E
Would you be down?
     C#m7                C#m          D
It`s hard to know what`s really going on
            D   N.C.          A   A  Bm7
Behind the face of a smiling clown
E                         A  A  Bm7
`Cause life will get you down


OUTRO:
Bm          A           Bm7   Bm
Ooh, ooh, oooooh,  ooh, ooh
Bm          A           Bm7   Bm
Ooh, ooh, oooooh,  ooh, ooh
Bm          C#m C#m7
Ooh, ooh, oooooooooh,
            D
Wooh, ooh, wooh ooh, ooh
  C#m7        D      D
Wooooooooh  ooooooooh
  C#m7        D      D
Wooooooooh  ooooooooh
C#m7    D
Woooh, woah