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# Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 13:16:26 -0500 From: Dan Nicholas <nicholdb@istar.ca> Subject: CRD:I Was Only Joking by Rod Stewart I Was Only Joking By Rod Stewart Words & Music by (Stewart & Grainger) ASCAP 1977 >From the LP "Footloose and Fancy Free" Transcribed by Dan Nicholas nicholdb@istar.ca This is the riff which is played after the Chorus E-|----------------------| B-|----------------------| G-|----------------------| D-|-0-2-4-2-0------------| A-|-----------2-0-2-0----| E-|----------------------| Chords used... EADGBE ====== 002220 A 002120 Amaj7 002020 A7 X00232 D X00231 Dm 022100 E
AEver since I was a Amaj7kid at school A7I messed around with Dall the rules DmApologized then rAealized I'm not dEifferent after Aall Me & the boys thoughtAmaj7 we had it susA7sed ValentiDnos all of us DmMy dad said we looked reAdiculous but Eboy we broke some hAearts
In and out of jobs rAmaj7unnin free A7wagin war with soDciety DmSome blank faces stare bAack at me &amEp; nothin eveAr changed Promises made in the Amaj7heat of the night A7creepin home before it Dgot too light DmI wasted all that prAecious time and blEamed it on the wAine
Cho...AI was only Djo-Eking my dAear (my dear) Looking for a Dway to Ehide my fAear (my fear) What kind of Dfo-Eol was AI (was I) I could nEever win (never win) ......Riff
ANever found a cAmaj7omprimise A7collected lovers like Dbutterflies DmIllusions of that gArand first prizeE are slowly wAasted Suzie baby you were Amaj7good to me A7givin' love unsDelfishly DmBut you took it all too sAeriously EI guess it had to Aend
Cho... Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho..
Now you ask me if Amaj7I'm sincere A7that's the question that I Dalways fear DmThe first seven is nAever clear but I'll Etell you what you wanna Ahear I'll try to give you Amaj7all you want A7but givin' love is not my stDrongest point DmIf that's the case it's pointless Agoin' on EI'd rather be alAone 'Cause what I'm doin Amaj7must be wrong A7pourin' my heart out Din a song DmOwning up for prospAerity for the whEole damn world to sAee Quietly now while I Amaj7turn a page A7Act 20's over without cDostume change The Dmprincipal would like to lAeave the stage The cErowd don't understAand
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