The Joker Went Wild:Brian Hyland.
#20 in 1966.
(Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) COnce (x32010@1)I was a king...I thought, always a king..
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) DCause (xx0232@1)I just captured someone's heart.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CBut (x32010@1)may I explain...I treated her mean..
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Dand (xx0232@1)then my kingdom fell apart.
CHORUS:
CI (x32010@1)found I couldn't sleep at night..
CmAnd (x3101x@1)when I found her gone from sight..
GI (320003@1)found a lover..became a joker.
#2.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)joker went wild...and he couldn't smile..
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Dbeause (xx0232@1)he had lost everything.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)joker went wild...and he couldn't smile.
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) DHe (xx0232@1)felt no longer like a king.
#3.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CSome (x32010@1)friendly advice...treat her heart nice..
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Dor (xx0232@1)she won't stay for very long, if at all.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CIf (x32010@1)you think you're a king..and you know everything..
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Djust (xx0232@1)remember the joker or you'll fall, from her arms.
CHORUS:
CYou'll (x32010@1)find you cannot sleep at night..
CmAnd (x3101x@1)when you find she's gone from sight..
GYou'll (320003@1)find a lover..becomes a joker.
#4.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)joker went wild...and he couldn't smile..
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Dbeause (xx0232@1)he had lost everything.
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CThe (x32010@1)joker went wild...and he couldn't smile.
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) DHe (xx0232@1)felt no longer like a king.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
