Chords for That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

Tempo:
114.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

Bm

A

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore chords
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[B] Park [E] the car at [F#] the side of the [G#m] road
[F#] You [G#m] should know
[A] Time's tide will swallow you
[B] [G#m] I'll [G] die with [A] her
[B] When you laugh about people
Who feel so very [D#m] lonely
[E] Their only [F#] desire [G#m] is to die
[F#] But I'm [G#m] afraid
[A] It doesn't make me smile
[B]
I wish [G#m] I [G] could [A] laugh
[G]
But [E] [G] that joke [D] isn't funny anymore
[E] [G] It's too close to home
And it's [A] too near the [D] bone
It's too close to home
Too [G] near the bone
Won't you ever [B] know?
[G#m] [G] [B]
[Bm] [A] You're a woman [E] that falls [D] [E] [B]
[F#] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [B]
[F#] [A]
[D] [E] [B]
down
[F#] [A]
[D] It [B] [G] was [E] [G] dark as [A] I [D] drove to Point Hall
[E] And [G] I'm cold out of sleep
Well [E] it suddenly struck [Bm] me
I just might die with a smile on my face [G] after [F#m]
all
[G] [F#m] I've [B]
[G] [B]
[Bm] [A] [C#m]
[Bm] [B] seen this happen
[Bm] In other people's [F#m] lives
But now [C#m] it's [Bm] happened in mine
[B] I've seen this happen
[Bm] In other people's [A] lives
But now it's happened [D] in [G#m] mine
I've [B] seen this happen
[G#m] In [Bm] other people's [A] lives
But [C#m] now it's [Bm] happened in mine
[E] I've [B] seen this happen
[F#] In other [Bm] people's lives
[A] But now [E] it's [Bm] happened in mine
[B] I've seen this happen
[G#m]
[F#] In other [F#m] people's [A] lives
But now [C#m] it's happened [Bm] in mine
[B] It's happened in mine
It happened in mine
[D] It happened [A] in mine
It happened [Bm] in mine
[B]
[F#] I'm not [A] [C#m] happy.
[Bm] [B] I'm not [G#m] happy.
[F#] [A] [C#m]
[Bm] [E] [B] I'm not happy.
[D#m] I'm [Bm] [A] [C#m] not [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [D] happy.
[A] [E] [B]
[Bm] [A] [C#m]
[Bm] [B]
[F#m] [E]
[Bm] [B] [G#]
[A] [C#m]
[Bm] [B]
[G#] [Bm] [A] [C#m]
[Bm] [G#m] [B]
[G#] [F#m] [A]
[B]
[G#] [F#m] [A]
[D] [B]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [B]
[G#] [F#m] [A]
[B]
[Bm] [F#m] [C#m]
[Bm] [B] [G#]
[F#m] [C#m]
Key:  
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To learn The Smiths - That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, A, C#m, Bm, A, D, E, B, Bm, B, Bm and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 57 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 114. Given the song's key of B Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Park [E] the car at [F#] the side of the [G#m] road
[F#] You [G#m] should know
[A] _ _ Time's tide will swallow you
_ [B] _ [G#m] I'll [G] die with [A] her
_ [B] When you laugh about people
Who feel so very [D#m] lonely
[E] Their only [F#] desire [G#m] is to die
[F#] But I'm [G#m] afraid
_ [A] It doesn't make me smile
_ [B] _
I wish [G#m] I [G] could _ [A] laugh
[G]
But _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] that joke [D] isn't funny anymore
[E] _ [G] It's too close to home
And it's [A] too near the [D] bone
It's too close to home
Too [G] near the bone
Won't you _ ever _ [B] know? _ _
_ [G#m] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ You're a woman [E] that falls _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
down
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] It [B] _ _ [G] _ was _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] dark as [A] I [D] drove to Point Hall
[E] And [G] I'm cold out of sleep
Well [E] it suddenly struck [Bm] me
I just might die with a smile on my face [G] after _ [F#m]
all
[G] _ [F#m] I've [B] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] seen this happen _
[Bm] In other people's [F#m] lives
But now [C#m] it's [Bm] happened in mine
[B] I've seen this happen
[Bm] In other people's [A] lives
But now it's happened [D] in [G#m] mine
I've [B] seen this happen
[G#m] In [Bm] other people's [A] lives
But [C#m] now it's [Bm] happened in mine
[E] I've [B] seen this happen _
[F#] In other [Bm] people's lives
[A] But now [E] it's [Bm] happened in mine
[B] I've seen this happen
[G#m]
[F#] In other [F#m] people's [A] lives
But now [C#m] it's happened [Bm] in mine
[B] It's happened in mine
It happened in mine
[D] It happened [A] in mine
It happened [Bm] in mine
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ I'm not [A] _ [C#m] happy. _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ I'm not _ [G#m] happy.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [B] I'm not happy. _
[D#m] I'm _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] not [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] happy.
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _

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