Bee Gees - I Started A Joke

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i started a joke chords
the bee gees *

G Bm C D

G Bm
i started a joke ,
C D G Bm C
which started the whole world crying ,
D G Bm C
but i didn’t see
D G Bm C D
that the joke was on me , oh no

G Bm
i started to cry ,
C D G Bm C
which started the whole world laughing
D G Bm C
oh , if i’d only seen
D G
that the joke was on me

Em Bm
i looked at the skies ,
C
running my hands
G
over my eyes ,
Bm Em
and i fell out of bed ,
Am
hurting my head
D
from things that i’d said

G Bm
till i finally died ,
C D G Bm C
which started the whole world living
D G Bm C
oh , if i’d only seen
D G
that the joke was on me

Em Bm
i looked at the skies ,
C
running my hands
G
over my eyes ,
Bm Em
and i fell out of bed ,
Am
hurting my head
D
from things that i’d said

G Bm
till i finally died ,

C D G Bm C
which started the whole world living
D G Bm C
oh , if i’d only seen ,
D G Bm C
that the joke was one me , oh no
D G Bm C D G Bm C D G
that the joke was one me oh

* alternate :

capo ii

G = F
Bm = Am
C = A#
D = C
Em = Dm
Am = Gm

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