Chords for Rod Stewart - I Was Only Joking (Lyrics)

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_ Ever since I was a kid at school I messed around [Eb] with all the rules
_ [Ebm] _ _ Apologized [Bb] then, realized [F] I'm not different after [Bb] all _
_ Me and the boys thought we had it sussed _ _ [Eb] Valentino's all of us
[Ebm] My dad said we [Bb] looked ridiculous [F] But boy we broke some [Bb] hearts _ _
_ In and out of jobs, running free _ Waging war [Eb] with society
_ _ Dumb blank [Bb] faces stare back at me _ [F] But nothing ever changed _
_ Promises made in the heat of the night [Bb] _ Creeping home before [Eb] it got too light
I [Ebm] wasted all [Bb] that precious time [F] And blamed it on the wine
[Bb] _ [C] I was [Eb] only [F] joking [Bb] my dear Looking [Eb] for a way to [F] hide [Gm] my fear
What kind [Eb] of fool [F] _ [Bb] was I?
I [Cm] could never win that [D] game
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Never found a _ compromise _ Collected love [Eb] was like butterflies
_ [Ebm] _ Illusions of [Bb] that grand first prize [F] Were slowly wearing [Bb] thin
_ _ _ _ Suzy baby you were good to me _ Giving love [Eb] _ _ unselfishly
[Ebm] But you took it all [Bb] too _ seriously [F] I guess it had to end
[Bb] _ I was [Eb] only joking [G] my [Bb] dear [Eb] Looking for a way to [F] hide [Gm] my fear
What kind [Eb] of [F] fool [Bb] was I?
I [Cm] could never win [C] that game
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_ Now you ask me if I'm sincere _ _ That's the question [Eb] that I always fear
_ [Ebm] Verse 7 [Bb] is never clear [F] But I'll tell you what you wanna [Bb] hear _ _
_ I try to give you all you want But giving love [Eb] is not my strongest point
[Ebm] If that's the case [Bb] it's pointless going on [F] I'd rather [Bb] be alone _
_ Cause what I'm doing must be wrong _ Pouring my heart [Eb] out in a song
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] Owning up for [Bb]
prosperity For the [F] whole damn world [Bb] to see
_ _ _ Quietly now while I [Bb] turn a page Act one is over without [Gm] costume change
_ [C] The principal would [Bb] like to leave the stage The [F] crowd don't _ understand _
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