• Song:

    Joke

  • Artist:

    Lifehouse

Okay, so this is my first guitar tab, the chords all sound right...this is pretty much 
for the entire song. He sounds like he's got the guitar on british style electrics, not 
it matters but...

      Dm   Gm     A
E-----5-----3-----5-----|
B-----6-----3-----5-----|
G-----7-----3-----6-----|
D-----7-----5-----7-----|
A-----5-----5-----7-----|
E-----5-----3-----5-----|

When he starts singing "the joke is on you" repeatedley near the end
he adds an   Eb  into the progression
         E---6---|
         B---6---|
         G---7---|
         D---8---|
         A---8---|
         E---6---|

           Dm

When you find me in the morning


Hanging on a warning

Gm    A
Oh... The joke is on you

     Dm
You said you were pretending


Here's to unhappy endings

Gm    A
Oh... The joke is on you


Dm
To make sure yesterday doesn't repeat


I took a shortcut home


A left on the street

     Gm      A
I know they won't find me here

Dm
I found out how to make mama proud


Be real quiet, don't talk too loud

Gm     A
I try, try to disappear

Dm
My life is for the taking

Gm
Breakdown is awaking me

A
I'm ending all this pain

When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh... The joke is on you
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Oh... The joke is on you

This is my last day
Should have been my first kiss
Think to myself will I ever be missed?
I hope... Or maybe I don't care
I wear my team around my neck
I love them so much
Gonna love them to death
Tonight... See the world through my eyes

My life is for the taking
Breakdown is erasing me
I'm ending all this pain

My great escape
Is my biggest mistake
I think you better turn around
Don't throw it away
Today... Today...
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