Chord/Tab song: 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]
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Verse 1:

[G]I started a j[Bm]oke
Wh[C]ich started the wh[D]ole world c[G]rying[Bm][C]
But [D]I didn't s[G]ee[Bm][C]
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]I looked at the s[Bm]kies
Running my ha[C]nds over my e[G]yes
And [Bm]I fell out of [Em]bed
H[/D]urting my h[Am]ead
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:

That the [(D)]joke was on [G]me[Bm][C][D]
G Bm C D G [end cold]
Oh...

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers