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Joke

Boo Hewerdine
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 :
e ---------------------|--------------------- ---| (repeat a few times.
B ---------------------|--------------------- ---| Also you can play
this
G ------------------p--|---------------------.---| over the first two
D -----------------2-0-|-2---------0---------.---| lines of the verse
A -3---------3--------3|--------------------- ---| -twice per line of
 vox)
E ---------------------|--------------------- ||
 beats ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
 D'you  hear the one about the  one you're now without, did  it make you
 smile?
 D'you hear the one about the one you filled with doubt, was it worth your
 while?
 The  way you kick a life around,  deserving  to be underground.
 :
 What  is this? Explain.  Joke  is this some  kind of joke.
   Joke,  I'm laughing, I'm laughing,
   I'm  lau-ghing  I'm la-ughing
 D'you  hear the one about the  one who fell from space
 One minute in the stars, next minute lying on her face.
 She  says 'I don't know what to be',  and 'does  she look younger than me?'
 :
 For  a tumble and something  to do at night, you  kick a life a round o- ooh
 For a fumble with someone you know at sight . . .
 
   . . . D'you hear the one about the one you're now without?
 She  says 'I don't know what to be',  and 'does  she look younger than me?'
 And 'does my make up look alright, can you tell that I've been up all night?'
 x 2
 end on
 
 
 All chords are standard (open) shapes, G/B is x20003.
 Comments, improvements etc. are welcome.
 Nic

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Readable chord sheet for Joke by Boo Hewerdine

:

      e ---------------------|--------------------- ---|  (repeat a few times.
      B ---------------------|--------------------- ---|   Also you can play
this
      G ------------------p--|---------------------.---|   over the first two
      D -----------------2-0-|-2---------0---------.---|   lines of the verse
      A -3---------3--------3|--------------------- ---|   -twice per line of
vox)
      E ---------------------|--------------------- ||
beats    ^    ^    ^    ^      ^    ^    ^    ^

D[C]'you hear the one about th[G]e one you're  now  without,   did[C] it make  you     [G]
smile?
D'you hear the one about the one you filled with doubt, was it worth your
while?

T[Am]he way you kick a life arou[D]nd,  des[Am]erving to be underground[D].

:

W[C]hat is this?  Ex[G]plain. Joke[C] is this some[G] kind of joke.

 [C]           [G]             Jo[G]ke, I'm laughing, I'm laughing,

 [C]             [G]       I'[C]m lau-ghing[G]      I'm  la-ughing

D[C]'you hear the one about th[G]e one who fell from   spac[C]e           [G]
One minute in the stars, next minute lying on her face.

S[Am]he says 'I don't know what to be[D]', and 'do[Am]es she look younger than me?'[D]

:

F[Am]or a tumble and  so[G/B]mething to do   at night, you[Am] kick a life a round o- o[D]oh  [C]
For a fumble with someone you know at sight . . .

 [Am]                        [G]                           [C]  [G]  [C]

 [G]             . . . D'you hear the one about the one you're now without?

S[Am]he says 'I don't know what to be[D]', and 'do[Am]es she look younger than me?'[D]
And 'does my make up look alright, can you tell that I've been up all night?'

x 2

end on
 [a]
 [C]

All chords are standard (open) shapes, G/B is x20003.

Comments, improvements etc. are welcome.

Nic

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