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I Was Only Joking Tab by Rod Stewart

Capo: No capo

  • C

  • C7

  • F

  • Fm6

  • G

  • A

  • Amaj7

  • A7

  • D6/9

  • Dm6

  • E

  • Dm6/9

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • A6

Intro 1
C
C
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-------8---8--------------8--8h-|-10------8---8--------------------| G|-------------------------9--------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C7
F
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Fm6
C
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-8-----8-----6---8-----8-----6----|-5h6p5---------------------8--6---| G|----------------------------------|---------5---5--------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G
C
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-5--8--6-5------------------------|----------------------------------| G|------------7--5-4----------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------7--5-3--------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------7--5--|-4--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
Amaj7
A7
D6/9
Dm6
A
E
A
Verse 1
A
Amaj7
Ever since I was a kid in school
A7
D6/9
I messed around with all the rules
Dm6
A
Apologized, then realized
E
A
I'm not different after all

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Verse 2
A
Amaj7
Me and the boys thought we had it sussed
A7
D6/9
Valentino's all of us
Dm6/9
A
My dad said we looked ridiculous
E
A
But, boy, we broke some hearts
Verse 3
A
Amaj7
In and out of jobs, running free
A7
D6/9
Waging war with society
Dm6/9
A
Dumb, blank faces stared back at me
E
A
But nothing ever changed
Verse 4
A
Amaj7
Promises made in the heat of night
A7
D6/9
Creepin' home before it got too light
Dm6/9
A
I wasted all that precious time
E
A
And blamed it on the wine
Chorus 1
D
E
A
I was only jo king, my dear (my dear)
D
E
F#m
Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
D
E
A
What kind of fool was I? (was I)
I could
Bm
never win (never win)
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------7---9----| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Bm
E
A
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------|---------6---6--------------------| D|---------9-------7----------------|----------------------------------| A|-------------------------9--------|-7--------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 5
A
Amaj7
Never found a compromise
A7
D6/9
Collected lovers like butterflies
Dm6
A
Illusions of that grand first prize
E
A
Are slowly wearin' thin
Verse 6
A
Amaj7
Susie, baby, you were good to me
A7
D6/9
Giving love unselfishly
Dm6
A
But you took it all too seriously
E
A
I guess it had to end
Chorus 2
D
E
A
I was only jo king, my dear (my dear)
D
E
F#m
Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
D
E
A
What kind of fool was I? (was I)
I could
Bm
never win (never win)
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------7---9----| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Bm
E
A
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------|---------6---6--------------------| D|---------9-------7----------------|-----------------------------2----| A|-------------------------9--------|-7-------------------0--2-4-------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Solo 1
A
Amaj7
E|----------------------------------|------------------------5---------| B|-----------------5-------7---5----|-----------------------5-5---7----| G|---------2--4-6-------------------|-5-4------------------6-----------| D|-4--------------------------------|------7--7-----------7------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A7
D6/9
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7-8---7-----5--7-8----7-----5----|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-7-------------------7---9---10---| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Dm6
A
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E
A
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------5--------------------|----------------------------------| G|-4-6-4---------------7---6---4----|----------------------------------| D|-------7-6------------------------|-7---------------------------7----| A|----------------------------------|---------------------7---9--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------7h9---------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
Amaj7
E|-----------------9---10--12-------|-(12)-----------------------------| B|---------10-----------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----9----------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-11-------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A7
D6/9
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Dm6
A
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E
A
E|-16-------------------------------|-17-------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Solo 2
A
D
E|-17--------------17------17-------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-17-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
F#m
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-(17)--------15--17--17------15---|-14-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------------------18--19---| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm
F#m
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E
E
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-(16)--------16--16----------14---|-13--14--16--14--13---------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
D
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10--------------10---------------|----------------------------------| G|-----9---------------9------------|----------------------------------| D|---------11--------------11-------|-12----------12--12----------11---| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
F#m
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-12--14--14------12--11-----------|----------------------------------| A|-------------------------12--14---|-14-16-----------------------9----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm
F#m
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------1012141515-|-17------15--14----------------------| G|---------------9-11-13------------|-----------------14---------13h14p13-| D|-------9-11-12--------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-11-12----------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
A
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------14--16--16-------|-14-------------------------------| D|-14--16--16-----------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D
E
A
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-----9---11--9--------------------| D|---------4---7---9-------7--------|-11--------------11------9---7----| A|-----5----------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D
E
F#m
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|-----------------17----17----17---| G|----------------------------------|----14-1616-----------------------| D|-----4---7---9-----------7---9----|-16-------------------------------| A|-5--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D
E
A
E|-----17--17------17---------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------17--17---|-15--14--17--15--14----------14---| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm
Bm
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-15-------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------7---9----|-11------9-------7----------------| A|----------------------------------|-------------------------9--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
A
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-7-----------7--------------------| E|---------9------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Verse 7
A
Amaj7
Now you ask me if I'm sincere
A7
D6/9
That's the question that I always fear
Dm6
A
Verse seven is never clear
E
A
But I'll tell you what you want to hear
Verse 8
A
Amaj7
I try to give you all you want
A7
D6/9
But giving love is not my strongest point
Dm6
A
If that's the case, it's pointless going on
E
A
I'd rather be alone
Verse 9
A
Amaj7
'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong
A7
D6/9
Pouring my heart out in a song
Dm6
A
Owning up for prosperity
E
A
For the whole damn world to see
Verse 10
A
Amaj7
Quietly now while I turn a page
A7
D6/9
Act one is over without costume change
Dm6/9
A
The principal would like to leave the stage
E
A6
The crowd don't understand
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