I Was Only Joking chords by Rod Stewart
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Intro 1
(C major) (C major) (C major) (F major)
(F minor) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(A major) (A major) (A major) (D major)
(D minor) (A major) (E major) (A major)
Verse 1
(A major) Ever since I was a kid in school
I messed around with all (D major) the rules
(D minor) Apologized, then (A major) realized
I'm not (E major) different after all (A major)
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Verse 2
(A major) Me and the boys thought we had it sussed
Valentino's (D major) all of us
(D minor) My dad said we looked ridiculous (A major)
But, (E major) boy, we broke some hearts (A major)
Verse 3
(A major) In and out of jobs, running free
Waging war with so (D major) ciety
(D minor) Dumb, blank faces stared (A major) back at me
(E major) But nothing ever changed (A major)
Verse 4
(A major) Promises made in the heat of night
Creepin' home before it (D major) got too light
(D minor) I wasted all that (A major) precious time
And (E major) blamed it on the wine (A major)
Chorus 1
I was only (D major) jo (E major) king, my dear (A major) (my dear)
Looking for a (D major) way to hide (E major) my (F sharp minor) fear (my fear)
What kind of (D major) fool (E major) was I? (A major) (was I)
I could (B minor) never win (never win)
(B minor) (E major) (A major)
Verse 5
(A major) Never found a compromise
Collected lovers like (D major) butterflies
(D minor) Illusions of that grand (A major) first prize
Are slowly (E major) wearin' thin (A major)
Verse 6
(A major) Susie, baby, you were good to me
Giving love unselfishly (D major)
(D minor) But you took it all too (A major) seriously
I (E major) guess it had to end (A major)
Chorus 2
I was only (D major) jo (E major) king, my dear (A major) (my dear)
Looking for a (D major) way to hide (E major) my (F sharp minor) fear (my fear)
What kind of (D major) fool (E major) was I? (A major) (was I)
I could (B minor) never win (never win)
(B minor) (E major) (A major)
Solo 1
(A major) (A major) (A major) (D major)
(D minor) (A major) (E major) (A major)
(A major) (A major) (A major) (D major)
(D minor) (A major) (E major) (A major)
Solo 2
(A major) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(B minor) (F sharp minor) (E major) (E major)
(A major) (D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(B minor) (F sharp minor) (E major) (A major)
(D major) (E major) (A major)
(D major) (E major) (F sharp minor)
(D major) (E major) (A major)
(B minor) (B minor) (E major) (A major)
Verse 7
(A major) Now you ask me if I'm sincere
That's the question that I (D major) always fear
(D minor) Verse seven is (A major) never clear
But I'll (E major) tell you what you want to hear (A major)
Verse 8
(A major) I try to give you all you want
But giving love is not my (D major) strongest point
(D minor) If that's the case, it's pointless (A major) going on
I'd (E major) rather be alone (A major)
Verse 9
'Cause (A major) what I'm doing must be wrong
Pouring my heart out (D major) in a song
(D minor) Owning up for prosperity (A major)
For the (E major) whole damn world to see (A major)
Verse 10
(A major) Quietly now while I turn a page
Act one is over without (D major) costume change
(D minor) The principal would like to (A major) leave the stage
The (E major) crowd don't understand (A major)
I Was Only Joking
Rod Stewart
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