Chords for THE BEE GEES "I STARTED A JOKE" 1968 HQ AUDIO

Tempo:
142.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Bm

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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THE BEE GEES  "I STARTED A JOKE"   1968   HQ AUDIO chords
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[D] [G]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [G] I started [Bm] a joke [C] which [D] started the whole [G] world crying
[Bm]
[C] But [D] I [G] didn't see [Bm] that
[C] [D] the joke [G] was on [Bm] me Oh [C] no
[D] I
[G] [Bm] started to cry [C]
which [D] started the whole [G]
world laughing
[C]
Oh [D] if [G] I'd only seen that [Bm] [C]
[D] the joke [G] was on me
Up [Em]
[Bm] the sky [C]
[G]
[Bm] and out [Em] of bed
Hurting [Am] my head from things that I [D] said
[G] Till I [Bm] finally died
[C]
Which started [D] the whole [G] world living
[Bm] [C] Oh [D] if I'd [G] only seen that [C]
[D] the joke was [G] on me
[Em] Up [Bm] the sky [C] running my hands over [G] my eyes
And [Bm] I fell out [Em] of bed
Hurting [Am] my head from things that I [D]
said
Till [G]
I finally [Bm] died
[C]
Which started [D] the whole [G] world living
[Bm] [C]
Oh if [D] I'd [G] only seen [Bm] Oh [C] yeah
[D] That the joke [G] was on [Bm] me
[C] Was
[D] [G] on
[Bm] me
[C] [D] [G] Oh
[Bm] [C]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:Β Β 
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To learn Bee Gees - (Mono) I Started A Joke chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, G, C, D, G and Bm of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 143. Given the song's key of G# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] I started [Bm] a joke _ [C] _ which [D] started the whole [G] world _ crying
[Bm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ But _ [D] I [G] didn't see _ [Bm] that _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] the joke [G] was on _ _ [Bm] me _ Oh [C] no
_ _ [D] _ I _
[G] _ _ [Bm] started to cry [C] _
which [D] started the whole _ [G]
world laughing
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Oh [D] if _ [G] I'd only seen that [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] the joke [G] was on _ _ _ me
Up [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] the sky _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] and out _ _ _ _ [Em] of bed
_ _ Hurting [Am] my head from things that I [D] said
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Till I [Bm] finally died
_ [C] _
Which started [D] the _ whole [G] world _ living
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] Oh _ _ [D] if _ I'd [G] only seen _ that _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] the joke was [G] on _ _ me
_ [Em] _ _ Up _ _ _ _ [Bm] the _ sky _ _ _ [C] running my _ _ _ hands over [G] my _ _ eyes
And [Bm] I _ _ fell out [Em] of bed
_ _ Hurting [Am] my head from things that I [D] _
said
_ _ Till _ [G] _
I finally [Bm] _ died
_ [C] _
Which started [D] the whole [G] world _ living
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ Oh if [D] _ I'd [G] only _ seen [Bm] _ _ Oh [C] yeah
_ [D] That the joke _ [G] was on _ [Bm] me
_ _ [C] Was _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] on _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ me
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] Oh
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb.

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