The Joke Explained chords by Wilco

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Verse 1
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I never held your gaze
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G 
D 
I never know my place
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G 
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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G 
There is no needing the divine
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Cm 
G 
I cry at the joke explained
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Verse 2

Oh, but if I had known, if I had known

If I had known, I would've never believed

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Verse 3

I never smoked my chains

Whoever measures the crest

Oh, they can have my broken chest

It's a staring contest

In a hall of mirrors

I sweat tears, but I don't ever cry

Verse 4

Oh, but if I had known, if I had known

If I had known, I would've never believed

Interlude 1

I never knelt at a

Verse 5
G 
noose
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G 
My pair perished in the pews
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G 
D 
I climbed back into the yoke
G 
It always ends in a tie
D 
G 
There is no hitting the design
C 
G 
I cry at the joke explained