"I Started A Joke"
(Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb)
Intro:
(acoustic guitar [open D] w/bass):
A
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D F#m G A [2X]
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Verse 1:
D F#m
I started a joke
G A D F#m G
Which started the whole world crying
A D F#m G
But I didn't see
A [1, 4: D F#m G A ; 2, 3: 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:
Bm F#m
I looked at the skies
G D
Running my hands over my eyes
F#m Bm
And I fell out of bed
/A Em
Hurting my head
A [N.G.]
From things that I'd said
Verse 3:
'Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh, if I'd only seen [4: oh, yeah]
That the joke was on me
[repeat chorus]
[repeat verse 3]
Coda:
(A) D F#m G A
That the joke was on me
D F#m G A D [end cold]
Oh...
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