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I Started A Joke

The Wallflowers
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I  started a joke,
 which started the whole world  crying,
 but  I didn't see
 that the joke  was on me,
oh  no.
I  started to cry,
 which started the whole world  laughing,
 oh, if I'd  only seen
 that the joke  was on me.
I,  I looked at the skies,  running my hands over  my eyes,
 and  I, I fell out of  bed, hurting my head from  things that I'd said.
 Til  I finally died,
 which started the whole world  living,
 oh, if I'd  only seen
 that the joke  was on me.
I  looked at the skies,  running my hands over  my eyes,
 and  I, I fell out of  bed, hurting my head from  things that I'd said.
 'Til  I finally  died,
 which started the whole world  living
 oh, if  I'd only seen
 that the joke  was on me
 that the joke  was on me
 that the joke  was on me

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Readable chord sheet for I Started A Joke by The Wallflowers

[E]    [Bm]    [F#m]    [Am]
[E]    [Bm]    [F#m]    [Am]

[E]I started a jok[Bm]e,     [F#m]
which started the whole wor[Am]ld crying,      [E]             [Bm]                     [F#m]
but[Am] I didn't [E]see   [Bm]          [F#m]
that the jo[Am]ke was on me,   [E]          [Bm]
[F#m]oh no. [Am]

[E]I started to cr[Abm]y,        [A]
which started the whole worl[B]d laughing,       [E]                    [Abm]                           [A]
oh, if [B]I'd only see[E]n      [Abm]              [A]
that the jok[B]e was on me.     [E]

[C#m]I, I looked at the sk[Abm]ies, running my hands ov[A]er my eyes,          [E]
and[Abm] I, I fell out o[C#m]f bed, hurting my head [A]from things that I'd said.       [E]              [B]

Til[E] I finally [Bm]died,  [F#m]
which started the whole wo[Am]rld living,    [E]             [Bm]                     [F#m]
oh, if [Am]I'd only se[E]en     [Abm]              [A]
that the jok[B]e was on me.     [E]

[C#m]I looked at the sk[Abm]ies, running my hands ove[A]r my eyes,          [E]
an[Abm]d I, I fell out o[C#m]f bed, hurting my head [A]from things that I'd said.       [E]              [B]

'Ti[E]l I finally[Bm] died,  [F#m]
which started the whole wo[Am]rld living     [E]             [Bm]                    [F#m]
oh, if[Am] I'd only s[E]een    [Abm]             [A]
that the jok[B]e was on me      [E]             [Abm]                      [A]
that the jok[B]e was on me      [E]             [Abm]                      [A]
that the jok[B]e was on me      [E]            [Bm]                   [F#m]                           [Am]                                  [E]

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