«I Started A Joke»
(Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb)
Intro:
(acoustic guitar [open D] w/bass):
D
V v v v
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G Bm C D [2X]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
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 [1, 4: G Bm C D ; 2, 3: G]
That the joke was on me, oh no
Verse 2:
I started to cry
Which started the whole world laughing
Oh, if I’d only seen
That the joke was on me
Chorus:
Em Bm
I looked at the skies
C G
Running my hands over my eyes
Bm Em
And I fell out of bed
/D Am
Hurting my head
D [N.C.]
From things that I’d said
Verse 3:
‘Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh, if I’d only seen [4: oh, yeah]
That the joke was on me
[repeat chorus]
[repeat verse 3]
Coda:
(D) G Bm C D
That the joke was on me
G Bm C D G [end cold]
Oh…
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
