I Was Only Joking chords
byRod StewartTempo:
106.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
[Db] .
[Abm] [F] [Db] .
[Gb] [Abm] .
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[G] [Bb] .
[Eb] .
[Ebm] [Bb] .
[F] [Bb] .
Ever since I was a kid at school, I messed around [Eb] with all the rules.
[C] Apologized [Bb] then, realized [F] I'm not different [Fm] after [Bb] all.
Me and the boys thought we had it sussed.
[Eb] Valentino's all of [Ebm] us.
My dad said [Bb] we looked ridiculous, [F] but boy, we broke some [Fm] [Bb] hearts.
In and out of jobs, running free, waging [Eb] war with society.
[Ebm] Dumb blank [Bb] faces stare back at me, [F] but nothing [Bb] ever changed.
Promises made in the heat of the night, creeping home [Eb] before it got too light.
[Ebm] I wasted all [Bb] that precious time [F] and blamed it on the [Bb] wine.
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I [Eb] was only [F] joking, [Bb] my dear, looking [Eb] for a way [F] to hide [Gm] my fear.
What [Eb] kind of [F] fool [Bb] was I?
. [Cm] I could never win, [C] never [D] [C] .
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb] .
found a compromise.
.
Collected love [Eb] was like butterflies.
[C] .
Illusions of [Bb] that grand first prize [F] are slowly wearing [Bb] thin.
.
Susie, baby, you were good to me.
.
Giving love [Eb] unselfishly, [Ebm].
[C] but you took it all too [Bb] seriously.
[F] I guess it had to end.
[Bb] I was [Eb] only [F] joking, [Bb] my dear, looking [Eb] for a way [F] to [Gm] hide my fear.
What [Eb] kind of fool [F] [Bb] was I?
. [Cm] I could never win, [C] never [D] found [C] [Bb] [Gm] [F] .
[Bb] a compromise.
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[Eb] .
[C] [Bb] .
[F] [Eb] [Bb] .
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[F] [Gm] .
[Cm] [Gm] .
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[Bb] [Eb] .
[F] [Gm] .
[Cm] [Gm] .
[F] [Bb] .
[Eb] [F] [Bb] .
[Eb] [F] [Gm] .
[Eb] [F] [Bb] .
[Cm] [D] [C] [Bb] .
[Gm] [F] [Bb] .
Now you ask me if I'm sincere.
That's the question that [Eb] I always fear.
[Ebm] Verse seven [Bb] is never clear, [F] but I'll tell you what you [Bb] want to hear.
.
I try to give you all you want, but giving love is [Eb] not my strongest point.
[C] If that's the case, it's [Bb] pointless going on.
[F] I'd rather be [Bb] alone.
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Because what I'm doing must be wrong.
Pouring my heart [Bbm] out in [Eb] a song.
[C] Owning up [Bb] for prosperity for the [F] whole damn [Bb] world to see.
Quietly now while I turn a page.
Act one is over without [Eb] costume change.
[Bbm] [C] The principal would [Bb] like to leave the stage.
[F].
The crowd don't [Bb] understand.
.
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[Abm] [F] [Db] .
[Gb] [Abm] .
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[G] [Bb] .
[Eb] .
[Ebm] [Bb] .
[F] [Bb] .
Ever since I was a kid at school, I messed around [Eb] with all the rules.
[C] Apologized [Bb] then, realized [F] I'm not different [Fm] after [Bb] all.
Me and the boys thought we had it sussed.
[Eb] Valentino's all of [Ebm] us.
My dad said [Bb] we looked ridiculous, [F] but boy, we broke some [Fm] [Bb] hearts.
In and out of jobs, running free, waging [Eb] war with society.
[Ebm] Dumb blank [Bb] faces stare back at me, [F] but nothing [Bb] ever changed.
Promises made in the heat of the night, creeping home [Eb] before it got too light.
[Ebm] I wasted all [Bb] that precious time [F] and blamed it on the [Bb] wine.
.
I [Eb] was only [F] joking, [Bb] my dear, looking [Eb] for a way [F] to hide [Gm] my fear.
What [Eb] kind of [F] fool [Bb] was I?
. [Cm] I could never win, [C] never [D] [C] .
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb] .
found a compromise.
.
Collected love [Eb] was like butterflies.
[C] .
Illusions of [Bb] that grand first prize [F] are slowly wearing [Bb] thin.
.
Susie, baby, you were good to me.
.
Giving love [Eb] unselfishly, [Ebm].
[C] but you took it all too [Bb] seriously.
[F] I guess it had to end.
[Bb] I was [Eb] only [F] joking, [Bb] my dear, looking [Eb] for a way [F] to [Gm] hide my fear.
What [Eb] kind of fool [F] [Bb] was I?
. [Cm] I could never win, [C] never [D] found [C] [Bb] [Gm] [F] .
[Bb] a compromise.
.
[Eb] .
[C] [Bb] .
[F] [Eb] [Bb] .
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[Eb] .
[Ebm] [Bb] .
[F] [Bb] .
[Eb] .
[F] [Gm] .
[Cm] [Gm] .
[F] .
[Bb] [Eb] .
[F] [Gm] .
[Cm] [Gm] .
[F] [Bb] .
[Eb] [F] [Bb] .
[Eb] [F] [Gm] .
[Eb] [F] [Bb] .
[Cm] [D] [C] [Bb] .
[Gm] [F] [Bb] .
Now you ask me if I'm sincere.
That's the question that [Eb] I always fear.
[Ebm] Verse seven [Bb] is never clear, [F] but I'll tell you what you [Bb] want to hear.
.
I try to give you all you want, but giving love is [Eb] not my strongest point.
[C] If that's the case, it's [Bb] pointless going on.
[F] I'd rather be [Bb] alone.
.
Because what I'm doing must be wrong.
Pouring my heart [Bbm] out in [Eb] a song.
[C] Owning up [Bb] for prosperity for the [F] whole damn [Bb] world to see.
Quietly now while I turn a page.
Act one is over without [Eb] costume change.
[Bbm] [C] The principal would [Bb] like to leave the stage.
[F].
The crowd don't [Bb] understand.
.
.
[N] .