I Started A Joke

Written by: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb
From maxi-single: “Winner” (2012)
Now on: "Further Listening 2011-2012" (2017)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Gmaj7/B   x-2-0-0-0-2

Intro

| G Gmaj7/B | C D |
| G Gmaj7/B | C D |
| G Gmaj7/B | C D |

Verse 1

G           Gmaj7/B
I started a joke
C                  D           | G Gmaj7/B |
 Which started the whole world crying
C     D        | G Gmaj7/B |
  But I couldn't see
C          D         | G Gmaj7/B | C D |
  That the joke was on me,      oh no

Verse 2

G            Gmaj7/B
I started to cry
C                  D           | G Gmaj7/B |
 Which started the whole world laughing
C     D        | G Gmaj7/B | C D |
  Oh, if I'd only seen
C          D           G
  That the joke was on me

Bridge

Em              Bm
I looked at the skies
           C             G
Running my hands over my eyes
    Bm            Em
And I fell out of bed
Em/D       Am7
Hurting my head
                     D
From things that I'd said

Verse 3

G              Gmaj7/B
'Til I finally died
C                  D           | G Gmaj7/B |
 Which started the whole world living
C        D       | G Gmaj7/B | C D |
  Oh, if I'd only seen
C          D          | G Gmaj7/B | C D |
  That the joke was on me

Bridge

Em              Bm
I looked at the skies
           C             G
Running my hands over my eyes
    Bm            Em
And I fell out of bed
Em/D       Am7
Hurting my head
                     D
From things that I'd said

Verse 4

G              Gmaj7/B
'Til I finally died
C                  D           | G Gmaj7/B |
 Which started the whole world living
C        D       | G Gmaj7/B | C D |
  Oh, if I'd only seen,     oh yeah
         D          [ G ]
That the joke was on me
      (break)

Outro

|  G  |  Gmaj7/B  |  C  |  D  |
|  G  |  Gmaj7/B  |  C  |  D  |      [ G ]
                  That the joke was on me
|  G  |  Gmaj7/B  |  C  |  D  | [ G ]
               O the joke was on me
|  G  |  Gmaj7/B  |  C  |  D  |
(repeat and fade)