Chords for Brandi Carlile on Austin City Limits "The Joke"

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This is a song for [G] anybody that feels _ _ _
[D] unloved or _ unaccepted _ or unnatural _ _ or illegal. _
_ _ We have seen how it ends. _ _
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_ _ _ _ You're feeling nervous, aren't you [A] boy? _ _ _ _
With your [G] quiet voice _ _ and [D] impeccable _ _ style.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Don't ever let them steal your [Am] joy _ _ and your [G] gentle _ ways _ to keep them from running wild.
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They can kick dirt in your _ face, dress you [Am] down and tell you that your place is [G] in the middle.
When they hate the way you [D] shine. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, _ _ _ [A] _
trying to hide [G] inside of it, _ but hide how much it [D] hurts. _ _ _ _
Your little _ _ _ lip, oh I'll let it [Am] get. _ _ _
_ _ Let [G] them spin, _ _ _ let them [Gm] scatter in _ _ the [D] wind. _
_ I have been to [F#] the movies, I've seen it all.
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You get discouraged, don't you [Am] girl?
_ _ _ It is your brother's [G] world _ for a while longer.
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_ _ _ _ _ You gotta dance with the devil on a river to beat the [Am]
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_ _ _ Call it living [G] the dream, _ _ call it kicking [D] the ladder. _ _ _ _ _ _
They come to kick dirt in your face, [Am] to call you weak and then displace you
You got [G] to carry your baby on your back across the [D] desert. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I saw your eyes behind your [Am] hair.
_ _ _ And you're looking [G] tired, _ _ but you don't [D] look _ scared.
_ Your little _ _ lip, oh I'll let it [Am] get.
_ _ _ _ _ Let [G] them spin, _ _ _ let them scatter.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ have been [F#] to the movies, _ _ _ _ _
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