I Was Only Joking chords by
Rod Stewart

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Key: Db major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Ever since I was a kid in school

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I messed around with all the rules

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Apologized, then realized

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I'm not different after all

Verse 2

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Me and the boys thought we had it sussed

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Valentino's all of us

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My dad said we looked ridiculous

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But, boy, we broke some hearts

Verse 3

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In and out of jobs, running free

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Waging war with society

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Dumb, blank faces stared back at me

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But nothing ever changed

Verse 4

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Promises made in the heat of night

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Creepin' home before it got too light

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I wasted all that precious time

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And blamed it on the wine

Chorus 1
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I was only jo  king, my dear (my dear)
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Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
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What kind of fool was I?  (was I)
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I could never win (never win)
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Verse 5

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Never found a compromise

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Collected lovers like butterflies

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Illusions of that grand first prize

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Are slowly wearin' thin

Verse 6

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Susie, baby, you were good to me

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Giving love unselfishly

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But you took it all too seriously

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I guess it had to end

Chorus 2
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I was only jo  king, my dear (my dear)
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Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
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What kind of fool was I?  (was I)
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I could never win (never win)
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Solo 1

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Solo 2
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Verse 7

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Now you ask me if I'm sincere

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That's the question that I always fear

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Verse seven is never clear

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But I'll tell you what you want to hear

Verse 8

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I try to give you all you want

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But giving love is not my strongest point

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

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I'd rather be alone

Verse 9

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'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong

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Pouring my heart out in a song

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Owning up for prosperity

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For the whole damn world to see

Verse 10

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Quietly now while I turn a page

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Act one is over without costume change

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The principal would like to leave the stage

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The crowd don't understand

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