I Was Only Joking
By Rod Stewart


Capo first fret
Chords shown relative to capo

EADGBE
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002220     A1
002120     AM7
002020     A7
X04430     E9
X03230     ?  (anyone have a name for this?)
002225     A2
022100     E1
XX0232     DXXX454 (xx0232@1)    E2
XXX675     Gbm
X24232     Bm7

A1 (x02220@1)               AM7
Ever since I was a kid at school
A7 (x02020@1)                 E9I (020132@1)messed around with all the rules
?               A2 (x02420@1)         E1                  A2Apologized (x02420@1)then realized I'm not different after all
A1 (x02220@1)                     AM7           A7 (x02020@1)       E9Me (020132@1)& the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us
?                       A2 (x02420@1)         E1                 A2My (x02420@1)dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts


A1 (x02220@1)               AM7         A7 (x02020@1)              E9In (020132@1)and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society
?                      A2 (x02420@1)         E1              A2Some (x02420@1)blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
A1 (x02220@1)                 AM7               A7 (x02020@1)                   E9Promises (020132@1)made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
?                 A2 (x02420@1)              E1                 A2I (x02420@1)wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine

(Chorus)
      (A2)       D (xx0232@1)E2 (024100@1)       A1 (x02220@1)     I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear)
      (A1)          D (xx0232@1)    E2 (024100@1)    Gbm (244222@1)     Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
                   D (xx0232@1)   E2 (024100@1)A1 (x02220@1)     What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
              Bm7 (x20202@1)     I could never win (never win) 
     (Riff)
E-|-------------------0---|
B-|-------------------2---|
G-|-------------------2---|
D-|-------------------2---|
A-|-0-2-4-2-0------0------|
E-|-------------2-0-------|



Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
But you took it all too seriously
I guess it had to end

Chorus

Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho..
 
Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
The principal would like to leave the stage
The crowd don't understand