The Joke Explained chords by 
Wilco 
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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I never held your gaze
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I never know my place
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Oh, I stare at the eyes
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Starin' at my face
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It always ends in a tie
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There is no needing the di_ vine
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Dm
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I cry at the joke ex_ plained
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Verse 2
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Oh, but if I had known, if I had known
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If I had known, I would've never believed
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Verse 3
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I never smoked my chains
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Whoever measures the crest
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Oh, they can have my broken chest
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It's a staring con_ test
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In a hall of mirrors
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I sweat tears, but I don't ever cry
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Verse 4
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Oh, but if I had known, if I had known
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If I had known, I would've never believed
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Interlude 1
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F#m
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F#m
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I never knelt at a
Verse 5
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noose
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My pair perished in the pews
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I climbed back into the yoke
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It always ends in a tie
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There is no hitting the design
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I cry at the joke ex_ plained
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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I would've never be_ lieved
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I would've never be_
Outro 1
lieved
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