Intro:



	(acoustic guitar open D w/bass):



	 D

	 v   v   v   v

	---------7-5-4---

	---------------7-

	-----------------

	-----------------



	G        Bm       C        D7         2X

	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /



Verse 1:



	G            Bm

	I started a joke

	  C                 D7         G      Bm   C

	Which started the whole world crying

	    D7        G   Bm   C

	But I didn't see

	          D7  , 4: G  Bm  C  %D7;% , 3: G

	That the joke was on me, oh no



Verse 2:



	I started to cry

	Which started the whole world laughing

	Oh, if I'd only seen

	That the joke was on me



Chorus:



	Em               Bm

	I looked at the skies

	             C            G

	Running my hands over my eyes

	    Bm            Em  

	And I fell out of bed

	 /D        Am7

	Hurting my head

	                      D7    N.C.

	From things that I'd said



Verse 3:



	'Til I finally died

	Which started the whole world living

	Oh, if I'd only seen 4: oh, yeah

	That the joke was on me



repeat chorus



repeat verse 



Coda:



	         (D7)        G   Bm  C  D7

	That the joke was on me

	G   Bm   C   D7   G end cold

	Oh...