I STARTED A JOKE

Bee Gees

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(acoustic guitar	w/bass):

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Verse 1:

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	I started a j	oke

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Wh	ich started the wh	ole world c	rying

	D	G	Bm	C
But	I didn't s	ee

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 s	kies

	C	G
Running my ha	nds over my e	yes

	Bm	Em
And	I fell out of	bed

	/D	Am
H	urting my h	ead

	N.C.
D

From things that I'd said

Verse 3:

'Til I finally died

Which started the whole world living

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Oh, if I'd only seen

That the joke was on me

repeat cborus

repeat verse 3

Coda:

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That the	joke was on	me

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Oh...