I Was Only Joking
Rod StewartVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
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EADGBE
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002220
002120
002020
X00232
X00231
022100
Ever since I was a kid at school
I messed around with all the rules
Apologized then realized I'm not different after all
Me & the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us
My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts
In and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society
Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine
Cho...I was only jo-king my dear (my dear)
Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
I could never win (never win) ......Riff
Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
But you took it all too seriously
I guess it had to end
Cho...
Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho..
Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
The principal would like to leave the stage
The crowd don't understand
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Readable chord sheet for I Was Only Joking by Rod Stewart
E-|----------------------| B-|----------------------| G-|----------------------| D-|-0-2-4-2-0------------| A-|-----------2-0-2-0----| E-|----------------------| Chords used... [E][A][D][G][B][E] ====== 002220 [A] 002120 [Amaj7] 002020 [A7] X00232 [D] X00231 [Dm] 022100 [E] E[A]ver since I was a ki[Amaj7]d at school I[A7] messed around with al[D]l the rules A[Dm]pologized then rea[A]lized I'm not diff[E]erent after all [A] M[Amaj7]e & the boys th[A7]ought we had[D] it sussed Valentinos all of us M[Dm]y dad said we looked redi[A]culous but boy[E] we broke some heart[A]s I[Amaj7]n and out of[A7] jobs runnin free [D]wagin war with society S[Dm]ome blank faces stare bac[A]k at me & noth[E]in ever change[A]d P[Amaj7]romises made in the[A7] heat of the night creep[D]in home before it got too light I[Dm] wasted all that prec[A]ious time and blame[E]d it on the wine [A] C[A]ho...I was o[D]nly [E]jo-king my[A] dear (my dear) [D] Loo[E]king for a[A] way to hide my fear (my fear) [D] [E] What ki[A]nd of fo-ol was I (was I) [E] I could never win (never win) ......Riff N[A]ever found a com[Amaj7]primise col[A7]lected lovers like butt[D]erflies I[Dm]llusions of that gra[A]nd first prize ar[E]e slowly waste[A]d S[Amaj7]uzie baby yo[A7]u were good to m[D]e givin' love unselfishly B[Dm]ut you took it all too ser[A]iously I[E] guess it had to en[A]d Cho... Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho.. N[Amaj7]ow you ask me[A7] if I'm sincere that's the q[D]uestion that I always fear T[Dm]he first seven is nev[A]er clear but I'll tel[E]l you what you wanna hear[A] I[Amaj7]'ll try to giv[A7]e you all you want but givin'[D] love is not my strongest point I[Dm]f that's the case it's pointless go[A]in' on I'd[E] rather be alone [A] '[Amaj7]Cause what I'm [A7]doin must be wrong pou[D]rin' my heart out in a song O[Dm]wning up for prosper[A]ity for the whole[E] damn world to see [A] Q[Amaj7]uietly now wh[A7]ile I turn a page Act 20[D]'s over without costume change T[Dm]he principal would like to[A] leave the stage T[E]he crowd don't unde[A]rstand