I Started a Joke — Bee Gees
Chords and lyrics for I Started a Joke by Bee Gees (key of G).
Intro
(acoustic guitar [open D] w/bass):
[D]
[G] [Bm] [C] [D7]
Verse 1
[G]I started a [Bm]joke[C]
Which started the [D]whole world[G] [Bm]crying[C]
But [D]I didn't [G][Bm]see[C]
That the [D]joke was on[G] me,[Bm] oh [C]no[D]
Verse 2
[G]I started to [Bm]cry[C]
Which started the [D]whole world[G] [Bm]laughing[C]
Oh, if [D]I'd only [G]seen[C][Bm]
That the [D]joke was on [G]me
Chorus
[Em]I looked at the [Bm]skies
Running my [C]hands over my [G]eyes
And [Bm]I fell out of [Em]bed
[Em/D]Hurting my [Am]head
From things that I'd [D]said
Verse 3
[G]'Til I [Bm]finally died[C]
Which started the[D] whole world [G][Bm]living[C]
[C]Oh, if [D]I'd only[G] [Bm]seen[C]
That the [D]joke was on [G]me
Chorus
[Em]I looked at the [Bm]skies
Running my [C]hands over my [G]eyes
And [Bm]I fell out of [Em]bed
[Em/D]Hurting my [Am]head
From things that I'd [D]said
Verse 4
[G]'Til I [Bm]finally died[C]
Which started the [D]whole world [G][Bm]living[C]
Oh, if [D]I'd only [G]seen[C][Bm]
That the [D]joke was on [G][Bm]me[C]
Coda
That the [D]joke was on[G] [Bm]me[D][C]
[G][Bm][C]Oh...[G][D]
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