Chords for Brandi Carlile performing "The Joke" Live on KCRW

[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ You're feeling nervous, aren't you [Am] boy? _
With your [G] quiet voice and [D] impeccable style.
[G] _ _ [D] Don't ever let them steal your [Am] joy and [A] your [G] gentle ways to keep them from running wild.
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_ _ They can kick dirt in your [Am] face, dress you down and tell you that [G] your place is in the
middle and they hate the way you [D] shine.
_ _ _ I'll see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, _ trying to hide [G] inside of it and hide how [D] much it hurts.
_ You get all up in the air for a while and [Am] again, _ let them [G] spin, let [Gm] them scare you.
_ _ [D] _ _ I have to [F#] tell them all I've seen [G] and _ [Gm] it's all so [D] _ real. _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ You get discouraged, don't [Am] you girl?
_ It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
[D] _ _ _ [G] [D] You got to dance with the devil on a river to feed [Am] the stream.
_ Call it [G] living the dream, call it [D] kicking the ladder.
_ _ They come to kick dirt in your [Am] face, to call you weak and then [G] displace you after carrying
your baby on your back across [D] the desert.
_ _ _ I saw your eyes behind [Am] your hair and you're [G] looking tired, but you [D] don't look scared. _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ [D] You get _ discouraged, [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ don't _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[Am] you girl?
_ [G] Let them spin, _ [Gm] let them scare you.
_ _ [D] I have [F#] to tell them all I've seen and [G] it's _ _ [Gm] all so _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] real. _ _
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