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I Was Only Joking By Rod Stewart Capo first fret Chords shown relative to capo EADGBE ====== 002220 A1 002120 AM7 002020 A7 X04430 E9 X03230 ' (anyone have a name for this') 002225 A2 022100 E1 XX0232 D XXX454 E2 XXX675 Gbm X24232 Bm7
A1Ever since I was a AM7kid at school A7I messed around with E9all the rules ' A2 E1 A2 Apologized then realized I'm not different after all A1Me & the boys thoughtAM7 we had it susA7sed ValentiE9nos all of us ' A2 E1 A2 My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts
A1In and out of jobs AM7runnin free A7wagin war with socE9iety ' A2 E1 A2 Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed A1Promises made in the AM7heat of the night A7creepin home before it E9got too light ' A2 E1 A2 I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine
(Chorus) (A2) D E2 A1 I was only jo-king my dear (my dear) (A1) D E2 Gbm Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
What kind of Dfo-ol E2was A1I (was I) I could Bm7never win (never win) (Riff) E-|-------------------0---| B-|-------------------2---| G-|-------------------2---| D-|-------------------2---| A-|-0-2-4-2-0------0------| E-|-------------2-0-------|
Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly But you took it all too seriously I guess it had to end Chorus Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho.. Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone 'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change The principal would like to leave the stage The crowd don't understand