Intro
(acoustic guitar [open D] w/bass):
A
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---------7-5-4---|
D|---------------7-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
D F#m G A x2
[Verse 1]
D F#m G
I started a joke
A D F#m G
Which started the whole world crying
A D F#m G
But I didn't see
A D F#m G A
That the joke was on me, oh no
[Verse 2]
D F#m G
I started to cry
A D F#m G
Which started the whole world laughing
A D F#m G
Oh, if I'd only seen
A D
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
Bm/A Em
Hurting my head
A N.C.
From things that I'd said
[Verse 3]
D F#m G
'Til I finally died
A D F#m G
Which started the whole world living
G A D F#m G
Oh, if I'd only seen
A D
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
Bm/A Em
Hurting my head
A N.C.
From things that I'd said
[Verse 4]
D F#m G
'Til I finally died
A D F#m G
Which started the whole world living
A D F#m G
Oh, if I'd only seen
A D F#m G
That the joke was on me
[Coda]
A D F#m G A
That the joke was on me
D F#m G A D
Oh...