Chords for Indigo Girls - Joking (Official Video)
Tempo:
133.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D] You [G] said 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, [Em] forget about your [C] pride.
And you will never [D] have to compromise.
And you were [G] only joking.
[E]
You were [G] only joking, brother.
[D] [G] We talked about mothers, [Em] pissed wounds of our fathers.
[C] I 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.
[C] I'm a dying man, [D] but I don't know what for.
And you were [G] only joking.
[Em] You [A] were only joking, brother.
[D] You were [G] only joking.
I [E] was wide-eyed and laughing.
You were [G] only joking, brother.
Dancing up to [D] the bright side.
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [E]
Rattling glass on the [Em] bottom of my feet.
[C] I bruised my heels on [D] the swollen street.
We [G] were girls in bars, [Em] boys on the [C] town.
[Bm] Woofing like a [D] pinball for fearless [G] crowds.
You said good friends are [Em] hard to come by.
[C] I laughed and bought some beer.
[D] It's too corny to cry.
[G] Well, sentiment giving [Em] off, sentiment lost.
[C] We should get off [D] with a smirk and pause.
And you were [G] only joking.
[Em] You were [C] only joking, brother.
[D] You were [G] only joking.
[Em] You were [G] only joking, brother.
[D] And you were only [G] joking, brother.
Rattling [E] glass on the bottom of my feet.
I bruised my heels on the [D] swollen street.
You [G] kissed me like a soldier, headed for war.
I am [D] mad.
And you were [G] only joking.
[E]
You were [A] only joking, brother.
[D]
And you were only, and you were only,
and you were only [G] joking, [Em]
[G] brother.
[D]
[G]
One, two, three.
[Em]
[C] [D]
And I am [G]
shocked.
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G] Shocked.
[D]
Shocked.
Shocked.
But I'm [Em] not very.
[G] Shocked.
And I'm not too [D] friendly.
Shocked.
But I'm [Em]
not very.
[D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D] You [G] said 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, [Em] forget about your [C] pride.
And you will never [D] have to compromise.
And you were [G] only joking.
[E]
You were [G] only joking, brother.
[D] [G] We talked about mothers, [Em] pissed wounds of our fathers.
[C] I 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.
[C] I'm a dying man, [D] but I don't know what for.
And you were [G] only joking.
[Em] You [A] were only joking, brother.
[D] You were [G] only joking.
I [E] was wide-eyed and laughing.
You were [G] only joking, brother.
Dancing up to [D] the bright side.
[G] [Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [E]
Rattling glass on the [Em] bottom of my feet.
[C] I bruised my heels on [D] the swollen street.
We [G] were girls in bars, [Em] boys on the [C] town.
[Bm] Woofing like a [D] pinball for fearless [G] crowds.
You said good friends are [Em] hard to come by.
[C] I laughed and bought some beer.
[D] It's too corny to cry.
[G] Well, sentiment giving [Em] off, sentiment lost.
[C] We should get off [D] with a smirk and pause.
And you were [G] only joking.
[Em] You were [C] only joking, brother.
[D] You were [G] only joking.
[Em] You were [G] only joking, brother.
[D] And you were only [G] joking, brother.
Rattling [E] glass on the bottom of my feet.
I bruised my heels on the [D] swollen street.
You [G] kissed me like a soldier, headed for war.
I am [D] mad.
And you were [G] only joking.
[E]
You were [A] only joking, brother.
[D]
And you were only, and you were only,
and you were only [G] joking, [Em]
[G] brother.
[D]
[G]
One, two, three.
[Em]
[C] [D]
And I am [G]
shocked.
[C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G] Shocked.
[D]
Shocked.
Shocked.
But I'm [Em] not very.
[G] Shocked.
And I'm not too [D] friendly.
Shocked.
But I'm [Em]
not very.
[D] [G] [Em]
Key:
G
D
Em
C
E
G
D
Em
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ You [G] said 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, [Em] forget about your [C] pride.
And you will never [D] have to compromise. _
And you were [G] only joking.
_ [E] _
_ You were [G] only joking, brother.
[D] _ _ _ [G] We talked about mothers, [Em] pissed wounds of our fathers.
[C] I 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.
[C] I'm a dying man, [D] but I don't know what for.
And you were [G] only joking.
_ _ [Em] _ You [A] were only joking, brother.
[D] _ You were [G] only joking.
I [E] was wide-eyed and laughing.
You were [G] only joking, brother.
Dancing up to [D] the bright side. _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Rattling glass on the [Em] bottom of my feet.
[C] I bruised my heels on [D] the swollen street.
We [G] were girls in bars, [Em] boys on the [C] town.
[Bm] Woofing like a [D] pinball for fearless [G] crowds.
You said good friends are [Em] hard to come by.
[C] I laughed and bought some beer.
[D] It's too corny to cry.
[G] Well, sentiment giving [Em] off, sentiment lost.
[C] We should get off [D] with a smirk and pause.
And you were [G] only joking. _ _
[Em] _ You were [C] only joking, brother.
[D] _ You were [G] only joking. _ _
[Em] _ You were [G] only joking, brother. _
[D] And you were only [G] joking, brother.
Rattling [E] glass on the bottom of my feet.
I bruised my heels on the [D] swollen street.
You [G] kissed me like a soldier, headed for war.
I am [D] mad.
And you were [G] only joking.
_ _ [E] _
You were [A] only joking, brother.
[D]
And you were only, and you were only,
and you were only [G] joking, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] brother.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
One, two, three.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
And I am _ _ _ [G] _
shocked.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ Shocked.
_ [D] _
_ Shocked.
Shocked.
But I'm [Em] not very.
_ [G] Shocked.
And I'm not too [D] friendly.
_ _ _ Shocked.
But I'm [Em] _ _
_ not very.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ You [G] said 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, [Em] forget about your [C] pride.
And you will never [D] have to compromise. _
And you were [G] only joking.
_ [E] _
_ You were [G] only joking, brother.
[D] _ _ _ [G] We talked about mothers, [Em] pissed wounds of our fathers.
[C] I 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.
[C] I'm a dying man, [D] but I don't know what for.
And you were [G] only joking.
_ _ [Em] _ You [A] were only joking, brother.
[D] _ You were [G] only joking.
I [E] was wide-eyed and laughing.
You were [G] only joking, brother.
Dancing up to [D] the bright side. _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Rattling glass on the [Em] bottom of my feet.
[C] I bruised my heels on [D] the swollen street.
We [G] were girls in bars, [Em] boys on the [C] town.
[Bm] Woofing like a [D] pinball for fearless [G] crowds.
You said good friends are [Em] hard to come by.
[C] I laughed and bought some beer.
[D] It's too corny to cry.
[G] Well, sentiment giving [Em] off, sentiment lost.
[C] We should get off [D] with a smirk and pause.
And you were [G] only joking. _ _
[Em] _ You were [C] only joking, brother.
[D] _ You were [G] only joking. _ _
[Em] _ You were [G] only joking, brother. _
[D] And you were only [G] joking, brother.
Rattling [E] glass on the bottom of my feet.
I bruised my heels on the [D] swollen street.
You [G] kissed me like a soldier, headed for war.
I am [D] mad.
And you were [G] only joking.
_ _ [E] _
You were [A] only joking, brother.
[D]
And you were only, and you were only,
and you were only [G] joking, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] brother.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
One, two, three.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
And I am _ _ _ [G] _
shocked.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ Shocked.
_ [D] _
_ Shocked.
Shocked.
But I'm [Em] not very.
_ [G] Shocked.
And I'm not too [D] friendly.
_ _ _ Shocked.
But I'm [Em] _ _
_ not very.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _