Rod Stewart - I was only joking

^AEver since I was a ^Amaj7kid at school ^A7I messed around with ^Dall the rules ^DmApologized then r^Aealized I'm not d^Eifferent after ^Aall ^AMe and the boys thought we ^Amaj7had it sussed ^A7Valentinos ^Dall of us ^DmMy dad said we looked ri^Adiculous but ^Eboy we broke some h^Aearts

^AIn and out of jobs ^Amaj7runnin free ^A7wagin war with so^Dciety ^DmSome blank faces stare b^Aack at me and ^Enothin ever c^Ahanged ^APromises made in the ^Amaj7heat of the night ^A7creepin home before it ^Dgot too light ^DmI wasted all that ^Aprecious time and ^Eblamed it on the ^Awine

^AI was only ^Djo-^Eking my de^Aar my dear Looking for a ^Dway to ^Ehide my f^Aear my fear ^AWhat kind of ^Dfo-^Eol was ^AI was I I could never w^Ein never win

^ANever found a c^Amaj7omprimise ^A7collected lovers like ^Dbutterflies ^DmIllusions of that g^Arand first prize ^Eare slowly wa^Asted ^ASuzie baby you were ^Amaj7good to me ^A7givin' love uns^Delfishly ^DmBut you took it all too s^Aeriously I ^Eguess it had to ^Aend

^AI was only ^Djo-^Eking my de^Aar my dear Looking for a ^Dway to ^Ehide my f^Aear my fear ^AWhat kind of ^Dfo-^Eol was ^AI was I I could never w^Ein never win

^ANow you ask me if ^Amaj7I'm sincere ^A7that's the question that I ^Dalways fear ^DmVerse seven is ^Anever clear but I'll ^Etell you what you wanna ^Ahear ^AI'll try to give you ^Amaj7all you want ^A7but givin love is not my ^Dstrongest point ^DmIf that's the case it's pointless ^Agoin' on ^EI'd rather be al^Aone ^ACause what I'm doin ^Amaj7must be wrong ^A7pourin my heart out i^Dn a song ^DmOwning up for prosp^Aerity for the ^Ewhole damn world to ^Asee

^AQuietly now while I ^Amaj7turn a page ^A7Act twenty's over without ^Dcostume change The ^Dmprincipal would like to l^Aeave the stage The c^Erowd don't under^Astand