Joking Chords by Indigo Girls

_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
You said [G] the world was magic I [Em] was wide-eyed and laughing
[C] We were dancing [D] up to the bright [G] side forget about your ego forget about your pride
_ [C] And you will never [D] have to compromise
_ And you were only [G]
joking
_ [E] _ You were [G] only joking brother
[D] _ _ _ We talked about mothers kissing [Em] wounds of our fathers
I [C] could have been your sister.
[D] I would have been your brother.
You [G] kissed me like I was a soldier
[Em] Headed for war.
I'm [C] a dying man, but I [D] don't know what for
And you were only [G] joking _ _
[E] _ You were [G] only joking brother
[D] _ You were only [G] joking
I [E] was wide-eyed and laughing
You were [G] only joking
Dancing up [D] to the bright side
I [G] was
You _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ were [D] only joking
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ Rattling glass on the bottom [Em] of my feet
I [C] bruised my heels on the [D] swollen street
We were girls in bars
_ [Em] Boys on the town
Bumping like a pinball Careless crowds
[G] You said good friends are [Em] hard to come by I [C] laughed
Your boss, he's a beer, it's [D] too corny to cry
Well, [G]
sentimental giving [Em] off _ Sentimental laws
[C]
You should be off with [D] a smirk and pause _
And you were [G] only joking
_ _ [Em] _
You were only [C] joking brother _
You were [G] only joking
_ _ [Em] _
You were [G] only joking brother _
And you [D] were only
Rattling glass [E] on the bottom of my feet
I bruised my heels on the swollen street
You kissed [G] me like a soldier
[Em] And _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] you were only [G] joking
And [E] _
you were [A] only joking
_ You were only joking brother
[D] And you were only
And you were only
And you were only [G] joking _ [Em] Brother
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
One, two, three _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] shy _ [Em] I'm shy _ I'm [G] shy _ [D] I'm shy I'm _ shy I'm [Em] _ _ _ [G] shy I'm [D] shy _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I'm _ _ [C] shy _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _