The Joke Chords by Brandi Carlile

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You're feeling nervous, aren't you [Am] boy?
_ With your [G] quiet voice, an [D] impeccable style Don't _ _ ever let them steal your [Am] joy
And your gentle [G] ways, to keep them from running [D] wild
They can kick dirt in your face, [Am] dress you down
And tell you that your place is [G] in the middle When they hate the way you [D] shine
I _ _ see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, trying to [G] hide inside of it
And hide how [D] much it hurts _
Let them laugh while they [Am] can Let them [G] spin, let them [Gm] scatter and _ [D] win
I have been to the [F#] movies, I've seen hell [G] ends And the [Gm] jokes that
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_ _ get discouraged, don't you [Am] girl? _
It's your [G] brother's world, for a while longer
[D] We _ gotta dance with the devil on a river to beat the [Am] stream
Call it living [G] the dream
Call it kicking [D] a ladder
They [G] [D] come to kick dirt in your [Am] face, to call you weak
And then displace [G] you after carrying your baby on your back across the [D] desert
I _ saw your eyes behind your [Am] hair, and you're looking [G] tired
But you don't [D] look scared
Let them laugh while they [Am] can Let [G] them spin, let [Gm] them scatter and _ [D] win
I have been [F#] to the movies, I've seen hell [G] _ ends [Gm] And the jokes that
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Let them laugh while they [Am] _
can Let them [G] spin, let [Gm] them scatter and _ _ [D] win
I have been to [F#] the movies, I've seen hell [G] _ _ ends [Gm] And the jokes that
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