I Was Only Joking

I Was Only Joking easy guitar chords by Rod Stewart

1977Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • C

  • F

  • Fm

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Dm

  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • F

  • Fm

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Dm

  • E

  • F#m

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • Intro 1




    Verse 1
    Ever 
    since 
    was 
    kid 
    in 
    school 

    messed 
    around 
    with 
    all 
    the 
    rules 

    Apologized, 
    then 
    realized 

    I'm 
    not 
    different 
    after 
    all 

    Verse 2
    Me 
    and 
    the 
    boys 
    thought 
    we 
    had 
    it 
    sussed 

    Valentino's 
    all 
    of 
    us 

    My 
    dad 
    said 
    we 
    looked 
    ridiculous 

    But, 
    boy, 
    we 
    broke 
    some 
    hearts 

    Verse 3
    In 
    and 
    out 
    of 
    jobs, 
    running 
    free 

    Waging 
    war 
    with 
    so
    ciety 

    Dumb, 
    blank 
    faces 
    stared 
    back 
    at 
    me 

    But 
    nothing 
    ever 
    changed 

    Verse 4
    Promises 
    made 
    in 
    the 
    heat 
    of 
    night 

    Creepin' 
    home 
    before 
    it 
    got 
    too 
    light 

    wasted 
    all 
    that 
    precious 
    time 

    And 
    blamed 
    it 
    on 
    the 
    wine 

    Chorus 1
    was 
    only 
    jo
    king, 
    my 
    dear 
    (my 
    dear) 

    Looking 
    for 
    way 
    to 
    hide 
    my 
    fear 
    (my 
    fear) 

    What 
    kind 
    of 
    fool 
    was 
    I? 
    (was 
    I) 

    could 
    never 
    win 
    (never 
    win) 


    Verse 5
    Never 
    found 
    compromise 

    Collected 
    lovers 
    like 
    butterflies 

    Illusions 
    of 
    that 
    grand 
    first 
    prize 

    Are 
    slowly 
    wearin' 
    thin 

    Verse 6
    Susie, 
    baby, 
    you 
    were 
    good 
    to 
    me 

    Giving 
    love 
    unselfishly 

    But 
    you 
    took 
    it 
    all 
    too 
    seriously 

    guess 
    it 
    had 
    to 
    end 

    Chorus 2
    was 
    only 
    jo
    king, 
    my 
    dear 
    (my 
    dear) 

    Looking 
    for 
    way 
    to 
    hide 
    my 
    fear 
    (my 
    fear) 

    What 
    kind 
    of 
    fool 
    was 
    I? 
    (was 
    I) 

    could 
    never 
    win 
    (never 
    win) 


    Solo 1




    Solo 2








    Verse 7
    Now 
    you 
    ask 
    me 
    if 
    I'm 
    sincere 

    That's 
    the 
    question 
    that 
    always 
    fear 

    Verse 
    seven 
    is 
    never 
    clear 

    But 
    I'll 
    tell 
    you 
    what 
    you 
    want 
    to 
    hear 

    Verse 8
    try 
    to 
    give 
    you 
    all 
    you 
    want 

    But 
    giving 
    love 
    is 
    not 
    my 
    strongest 
    point 

    If 
    that's 
    the 
    case, 
    it's 
    pointless 
    going 
    on 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    alone 

    Verse 9
    'Cause 
    what 
    I'm 
    doing 
    must 
    be 
    wrong 

    Pouring 
    my 
    heart 
    out 
    in 
    song 

    Owning 
    up 
    for 
    prosperity 

    For 
    the 
    whole 
    damn 
    world 
    to 
    see 

    Verse 10
    Quietly 
    now 
    while 
    turn 
    page 

    Act 
    one 
    is 
    over 
    with
    out 
    costume 
    change 

    The 
    principal 
    would 
    like 
    to 
    leave 
    the 
    stage 

    The 
    crowd 
    don't 
    under
    stand 

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