I Was Only Joking Chords by Rod Stewart

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_ Ever since I was a kid at school _ I messed around with [Eb] all the rules
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] Apologized then _ realized I'm [F] not different after [Bb] all _ _
_ Me and the boys thought we had it sussed _ _ _ _ [Eb] Valentino's all of us
[Ebm] _ My dad said [Bb] we look ridiculous _ [F] But boy we broke some [Bb] hearts _ _
In and out of jobs, running free _ Waging war [Eb] with _ society
[Ebm] _ Dumb blank [Bb] faces stare back at me [F] But nothing ever [Bb] changed _ _
Promises made in the heat of the night _ Creeping home [Eb] before it got too light
_ [C] I wasted all [Bb] that precious time [F] And blamed it on the [Bb] wine
_ I was [Eb] only [F] joking [Bb] my dear Looking [Eb] for a way to [F] [Gm] hide my fear
What [Eb] kind of fool [F] _ [Bb] was I? _
[Cm] I could never win [C] [G] everything
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[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Never found a _ compromise _ Collected lovers [Eb] like butterflies
_ [C] _ Illusions of [Bb] that grand first prize [F] Slowly wearing [Bb] thin
_ _ _ _ Suzy baby you were good to me _ Giving love [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] unselfishly
But [C] you took it all [Bb] too seriously _ [F] I guess it had to [Bb] end
_ I [Eb] was only [F] joking [Bb] my dear Looking [Eb] for a way to [F]
[Gm] hide my fear
What [Eb] kind of fool [F] _
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[Cm] I could never [C] win
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_ anything [Gm] Now _ _ _ [F] _
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you ask me if I'm sincere
That's the question [Eb] that I always fear [Ebm] _
Verse seven [Bb] is never clear
[F] But I'll tell you what you [Bb] wanna hear [Eb] _ [Bb] _
I try to give you all you want
But giving love is not [Eb] my strongest point [C]
If that's the case it's [Bb] pointless going on
[F] I'd rather [Bb] be alone _ _ Cause what I'm doing must be wrong _
Pouring my heart [Bbm] out in a [Cm] song _
[C] _ Owning up [Bb] for prosperity
[F] For the whole damn world [Bb] to see _ _ _ Quietly now while I turn a page
Act one is over [Eb] without costume change _ [C] The principal would [Bb] like to leave the stage
[F] The crowd don't _ _ [Bb] understand _ _ _
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