The Joke Chords by Cat Stevens
Tempo:
153 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [E]
[Cm]
There's [Eb]
too many [F] [C] objections, and [F] not enough [C] corrections,
Too much [F] of the old [C]
way, was setting on a [F] new [C] day,
[F] No [G] no no [F]
no [C] no, [F] no [G] no no [F] no [C] no, [F] no no [G] no [F] no [C] no no,
[F]
So many [C] schemers, not enough [F] [C] dreamers.
Too many [F] bad [C] news, not enough [F] good [C] news.
[F] Na [G] na na [F] [C] na
[F] [G] [F] [C]
That's [F] what the joke is,
[G] that's what [C] the joke's made of.
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's what [E] the jokes [Am] made of,
[F] and that's what [G] the jokes [C] made of.
[F] [Db]
[Cm] [Fm]
There's too many [C] confusions, not enough [F] [C] solutions.
The ball's [F] [C] disappearing, but [F] nobody's [C] caring.
[F] La la [G] la [F] la, [C]
[F] la [G] la la [F] la [C] la.
Now that's [F] what the joke is,
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's [E] what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Yes, that's [G] what the [C] joke's made of
[F]
[Eb]
[Cm] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
[G] You say not to [F] worry, just sit back and wait
[G] You [Dm] [G] say what's the [F] hurry?
I say it's too late
[C] Too [F] late it's too late
[Cm] That's [F] what the joke is,
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of
[E] That's [Am] what the joke [F] is, and [E] that's what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Is that what [G] the [C] joke's made of?
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[F] Is that [G] what the [F] joke's made [C] of?
Is that [G] what the joke [F] is?
Is that [C] the joke is?
[G] Is that the joke [Dm] is?
Is that [C] what the joke's made of?
Is that [G] what the joke is?
[F] Why are you [C]
[F] joking?
[G] [F] [C] [Bb] [G] [Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Cm]
There's [Eb]
too many [F] [C] objections, and [F] not enough [C] corrections,
Too much [F] of the old [C]
way, was setting on a [F] new [C] day,
[F] No [G] no no [F]
no [C] no, [F] no [G] no no [F] no [C] no, [F] no no [G] no [F] no [C] no no,
[F]
So many [C] schemers, not enough [F] [C] dreamers.
Too many [F] bad [C] news, not enough [F] good [C] news.
[F] Na [G] na na [F] [C] na
[F] [G] [F] [C]
That's [F] what the joke is,
[G] that's what [C] the joke's made of.
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's what [E] the jokes [Am] made of,
[F] and that's what [G] the jokes [C] made of.
[F] [Db]
[Cm] [Fm]
There's too many [C] confusions, not enough [F] [C] solutions.
The ball's [F] [C] disappearing, but [F] nobody's [C] caring.
[F] La la [G] la [F] la, [C]
[F] la [G] la la [F] la [C] la.
Now that's [F] what the joke is,
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's [E] what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Yes, that's [G] what the [C] joke's made of
[F]
[Eb]
[Cm] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
[G] You say not to [F] worry, just sit back and wait
[G] You [Dm] [G] say what's the [F] hurry?
I say it's too late
[C] Too [F] late it's too late
[Cm] That's [F] what the joke is,
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of
[E] That's [Am] what the joke [F] is, and [E] that's what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Is that what [G] the [C] joke's made of?
[F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[F] Is that [G] what the [F] joke's made [C] of?
Is that [G] what the joke [F] is?
Is that [C] the joke is?
[G] Is that the joke [Dm] is?
Is that [C] what the joke's made of?
Is that [G] what the joke is?
[F] Why are you [C]
[F] joking?
[G] [F] [C] [Bb] [G] [Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [C]
Key:
F
C
G
E
Am
F
C
G
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ too many [F] _ [C] objections, _ _ and [F] not enough [C] corrections, _
_ Too much [F] of the old [C] _
way, was setting on a [F] new [C] day,
_ _ [F] No [G] no no _ [F]
no [C] no, [F] no [G] no no [F] no [C] no, [F] no no [G] no [F] no [C] no no, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
So many [C] _ _ _ schemers, _ not enough [F] _ [C] dreamers. _ _
Too many [F] bad [C] _ news, _ not enough [F] good [C] news. _
[F] Na [G] na na _ [F] _ [C] _ na_
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
That's [F] what the joke is, _
[G] that's what [C] the joke's made of. _
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's what [E] the jokes [Am] made of,
[F] and that's what [G] the jokes [C] made of.
[F] _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
There's too many [C] _ _ confusions, _ _ not enough [F] _ _ [C] solutions. _
The ball's [F] _ [C] disappearing, _ _ but [F] nobody's [C] caring. _ _
[F] La la [G] la [F] la, _ [C] _
[F] la [G] la la [F] la [C] la.
Now that's [F] what the joke is, _
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of _
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's [E] what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Yes, that's [G] what the [C] joke's made of
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ You _ say not to [F] worry, _ just sit back and wait
[G] You _ [Dm] _ [G] say what's the [F] hurry?
I _ say it's too late
_ _ [C] Too [F] late it's too late
_ [Cm] That's _ _ _ [F] what the joke _ is, _
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of _
[E] That's [Am] what the joke [F] is, and [E] that's what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Is that what [G] the [C] joke's made _ of? _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Is that [G] _ what the [F] joke's made [C] of?
Is that [G] what the joke [F] is?
Is that [C] the joke is?
[G] Is that the joke [Dm] is?
Is that [C] what the joke's made of?
Is that [G] what the joke is?
[F] Why are you [C]
[F] joking?
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ too many [F] _ [C] objections, _ _ and [F] not enough [C] corrections, _
_ Too much [F] of the old [C] _
way, was setting on a [F] new [C] day,
_ _ [F] No [G] no no _ [F]
no [C] no, [F] no [G] no no [F] no [C] no, [F] no no [G] no [F] no [C] no no, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
So many [C] _ _ _ schemers, _ not enough [F] _ [C] dreamers. _ _
Too many [F] bad [C] _ news, _ not enough [F] good [C] news. _
[F] Na [G] na na _ [F] _ [C] _ na_
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
That's [F] what the joke is, _
[G] that's what [C] the joke's made of. _
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's what [E] the jokes [Am] made of,
[F] and that's what [G] the jokes [C] made of.
[F] _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
There's too many [C] _ _ confusions, _ _ not enough [F] _ _ [C] solutions. _
The ball's [F] _ [C] disappearing, _ _ but [F] nobody's [C] caring. _ _
[F] La la [G] la [F] la, _ [C] _
[F] la [G] la la [F] la [C] la.
Now that's [F] what the joke is, _
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of _
[E] That's what [Am] the joke is, [F] and that's [E] what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Yes, that's [G] what the [C] joke's made of
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ You _ say not to [F] worry, _ just sit back and wait
[G] You _ [Dm] _ [G] say what's the [F] hurry?
I _ say it's too late
_ _ [C] Too [F] late it's too late
_ [Cm] That's _ _ _ [F] what the joke _ is, _
[G] that's [C] what the joke's made of _
[E] That's [Am] what the joke [F] is, and [E] that's what the [Am] joke's made of
[F] Is that what [G] the [C] joke's made _ of? _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Is that [G] _ what the [F] joke's made [C] of?
Is that [G] what the joke [F] is?
Is that [C] the joke is?
[G] Is that the joke [Dm] is?
Is that [C] what the joke's made of?
Is that [G] what the joke is?
[F] Why are you [C]
[F] joking?
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _