I Started a Joke
(Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb)
Intro:
open D
(acoustic guitar w/bass):
D
v v v v
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2X
G Bm C D
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Verse 1:
G Bm
I started a joke
C D G Cm
Which started the whole world crying
D G Cm
But I didn't see
1, 4: G Bm C D ; 2, 3: G
D
That the joke was on me, oh no
Verse 2:
I started to cry
Which started the whole world laughing
Oh, if I'd only seen
That the joke was on me
Chorus:
Em Bm
I looked at the skies
C G
Running my hands over my eyes
Bm Em
And I fell out of bed
/D Am
Hurting my head
N.C.
D
From things that I'd said
Verse 3:
'Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
4: oh, yeah
Oh, if I'd only seen
That the joke was on me
repeat chorus
repeat verse 3
Coda:
(D) G Dm
That the joke was on me
end cold
G Bm C D G
Oh...
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers