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I Was Only Joking by Rod Stewart




                           I Was Only Joking


 




This is the riff which is played after the Chorus

E|---------------------|
B|-----------------2-2-|
G|-----------------2-2-|
D|-----------------2-2-|
A|-0-2-4-2-0-------0-0-|
E|------------2-0------|


[Verse]

A                  Amaj7
Ever since I was a kid at school
A7                   D
I messed around with all the rules
Dm               A                E              A
Apologized then realized I'm not different after all
                         Amaj7         A7         D
Me & the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us
Dm                      A            E                  A
My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts


                    Amaj7      A7               D
In and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society
Dm                      A            E            A
Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
                     Amaj7             A7                     D
Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
Dm                  A                 E               A
I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine


      [Chorus]

      A          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 fo-ol was I (was I)
               Bm
      I could never win (never win)      ......Riff


[Verse]

A              Amaj7     A7                    D
Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
Dm                 A                        E     A
Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
                    Amaj7      A7             D
Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
Dm                       A
But you took it all too seriously
E                 A
I guess it had to end


[Chorus]

      A          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 fo-ol was I (was I)
               Bm
      I could never win (never win)      ......Riff


[Instrumental]

A Amaj7 A7 D Dm A E A

A D E F#m Bm F#m Bm Riff


[Verse]

          A       Amaj7       A7                         D
Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
Dm                  A                   E                       A
The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
                     Amaj7        A7                          D
I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
Dm                                A        E               A
If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
      A              Amaj7         A7                   D
'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
Dm                 A               E                  A
Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
 A                  Amaj7       A7                     D
Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
    Dm                       A
The principal would like to leave the stage
     E                 A
The crowd don't understand








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version 2







Capo first fret
Chords shown relative to capo

EADGBE
======
002220     A1
002120     AM7
002020     A7
X04430     E9
X03230     ?  (anyone have a name for this?)
002225     A2
022100     E1
XX0232     D
XXX454     E2
XXX675     Gbm
X24232     Bm7

A1                 AM7
Ever since I was a kid at school
A7                   E9
I messed around with all the rules
?               A2           E1                  A2
Apologized then realized I'm not different after all
A1                       AM7           A7         E9
Me & the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us
?                       A2           E1                 A2
My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts


A1                 AM7         A7                E9
In and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society
?                      A2           E1              A2
Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
A1                   AM7               A7                     E9
Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
?                 A2                E1                 A2
I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine

(Chorus)
      (A2)       D  E2         A1
      I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear)
      (A1)          D      E2      Gbm
      Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
                   D     E2  A1
      What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
              Bm7
      I could never win (never win) 
     (Riff)
E-|-------------------0---|
B-|-------------------2---|
G-|-------------------2---|
D-|-------------------2---|
A-|-0-2-4-2-0------0------|
E-|-------------2-0-------|



Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
But you took it all too seriously
I guess it had to end

Chorus

Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho..
 
Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
The principal would like to leave the stage
The crowd don't understand










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version 3







[Intro]

e|-|---5-55---5-5h7-55—55555-5h7-5----------------------|
B|-|--------7----------------------8-8—10b10-8-10b10-8--|
G|-|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-|------------------------------------------------|
B|-|------------------------------------------------|
G|-|-11/12-11-9-7--7-9-11-9-7-9-7-------------------|
D|-|------------------------------9/10-9-7-5--------|
A|-|------------------------------------------------|
E|-|------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

A Amaj7 A7 D Dm A E A

[Verse 1]
A                  Amaj7
Ever since I was a kid at school
A7                   D
I messed around with all the rules
Dm               A                E              A
Apologized then realized I'm not different after all
                         Amaj7          A7         D
Me & the boys thought we had it sussed, Valentinos all of us
Dm                      A             E                  A
My dad said we looked rediculous, but boy we broke some hearts

                    Amaj7      A7               D
In and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society
Dm                      A            E            A
Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
                     Amaj7             A7                     D
Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
Dm                  A                 E               A
I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine

[Chorus]

      A          D  E         A
      I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear)
                    D      E        A
      Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
                   D  E      A
      What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
               E
      I could never win (never win)      ......Riff

e|-|----------------------|
B|-|----------------------|
G|-|----------------------|
D|-|-0-2-4-2-0------------|
A|-|-----------2-0-2-0----|
E|-|----------------------|

[Verse 2]
A              Amaj7     A7                    D
Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
Dm                 A               E            A
Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
                    Amaj7      A7             D
Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
Dm                       A
But you took it all too seriously
E                 A
I guess it had to end

[Chorus]

Instrumental: acoustic guitar

e|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------2--5--7----|--7--5--2h0--------5-5-5-5--|
G|-------------------|-------------------------|------------2---------------|
D|-------------------|------2--4---------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------0--|--0-4--------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|----------------------|
B|--7----8----7----5----8----7----|--5--3----------3--5--|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------|

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------0----------|
B|--6--------3-6-5-3-6-5-3--|--3--3--2----0---------|--------2-------------3--2--|
G|--------------------------|----------------2------|--1-2-4---4-2-1-------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|

e|------------------------|-----------5----9--10--12--|
B|--0---------------------|--------5------------------|
G|-----2------------------|--2--6---------------------|
D|------------------2--4--|---------------------------|
A|--------------0-4-------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|

e|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12----12----12----10----9----------|--10--9--7--5--5--5---------------|
B|-------------------------------12----|---------------------5------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------7--7------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|------------5----7----5----4----|--5----12--12------14----|
B|-------6------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--7-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|

e|--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
electric guitar
                                              A

e|------|------|------|------|------------------|--17--------19----17----|
B|------|------|------|------|------------------|------------------------|
G|------|------|------|------|------------------|------------------------|
D|------|------|------|------|------------------|------------------------|
A|------|------|------|------|------------------|------------------------|
E|------|------|------|------|------------------|------------------------|
  D                    E                              A

e|--------------------|------------------14--12--10--|--9------------9--10--|
B|--17b---------------|--17------15--17--------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
  D                            A

e|--10b-----10-9-10b-----10-9-|--10--9----------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------12--10----10--12--|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  E                          A

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--12b-----12--12------10--|--9--10--12--10--9--------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  A                            D                      E

e|----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B|--10-----------10-----------|----------------------|-------------------------|
G|------9------------9--------|--9------7--7------6--|--6--9--9----7--6-----4--|
D|---------11-----------11----|----------------------|-------------------7-----|
A|----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
  A                   D

e|-------------------|------------------------------------------9--|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------9--10--12-----|
G|--4b---------------|------------------------9--11----------------|
D|-------------------|-------------9--11--12-----------------------|
A|-------------------|--9--11--12----------------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|

    A                              D
e|--10b---10--9-----------------|-----------------------9------|
B|---------------10-------------|---------------10--12-----12--|
G|-----------------------9h11h9-|--9--11--11-------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

    A                    A                       A
e|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|--10----------------|-----------------------|-----5--7--5------------|
G|--------------------|----------2--4----2----|--6-----------6----2----|
D|--------------------|-------4---------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|----5------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

    A                       A
e|-----------------------|----------------------------12b-----|
B|-----------------------|------------12--14--12--------------|
G|----------2--4----2----|----11--14--------------14----------|
D|-------4---------------|------------------------------------|
A|----5------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|

    D                            A
e|----14--17--17b---17----14--|--12----------12--------------|
B|----------------------------|------15--14------15--14------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

    D                        A                            A
e|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
B|--14-14-14b-------------|--10--12--14----12----10----|------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------------|--11----9--------9------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|-------------11---------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|

                  Amaj7       A7                         D
Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
Dm                  A                   E                       A
The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
                     Amaj7        A7                          D
I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
Dm                                A        E               A
If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
                     Amaj7         A7                   D
'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
Dm                 A               E                  A
Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
                    Amaj7       A7                     D
Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
    Dm                       A
The principal would like to leave the stage
     E                 A
The crowd don't understand











| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up 








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version 4






Tuning: Standard

4/4 Time

Intro
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9-9~~~---9-----9/11--9-9--------9-9-9-9-9/11—9\7-7-7—9hb-7-9hb-7—6h7p6--|
G|----------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9-7-6-9-7-6----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6--------------8-6-5----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------8-6-4----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------8-6-4----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verses:
4/4 time - figure out the strumming pattern; the chords are all there.
|Bb	|Bbmaj7	|Bb7	|Eb	|
|Ebm	|Bb	|F	|Bb	|

Chorus:
|Eb  F	|Bb	|Eb    F|G	|
|Eb  F	|Bb	|Cm	|Riff	|

Riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5---------5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6-8---8-6-3-1-----------------------------------------------------------|

Acoustic Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------6-8-6--------6-6-6---8-8/9-8--6-8/9--8--6--4--4-6-7-------|
G|-----------3-3/7-------5-3-3--7-7-7----------------------------------------|
D|-------3-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-3/5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------6~~|
B|--6-7-6---7-6----------------------------6--4-------------------------6----|
G|--------8-----8-8-8-7-5--------5-7-5-3-7------7-5---------------3-3/7------|
D|------------------------8—7-8---------------------8---------3-5------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------1-3/5----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--10-11-13-13-13-----------13-11-10----11-10-------------------------------|
B|--------------trem.picking----------13-------13--11-11-11------------7-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------10-8-8---8-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--6-6/8--6--5-6-13-13---15--17-----------18--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------trem.picking-trem.picking----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Electric Solo
e|-18-18-18b-18-18-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18b~~~~~~~~~-16-18-18br-16-15~~~~~~~-15-16-16b-15-16b-15--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------6------6--------------|
B|-16-15\13-11~~11h13-13b--13-13~~~-11-10-11-13-11-10----6------6------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------7~~----7~~8b------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------8-10--|
B|----------------6-6~~~~--------------------------------------8-10-11-------|
G|-8-8~~~~~~~~7-7--------8-7-3/5/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------7-8-10---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5-7-8-10----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11/13-11-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------11~~~~10h11p10-----------11-13-13br-11-11~~~~~~~--------------|
G|----------------------------10-12-12~~---------------------------3-3/5-3---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------6-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------13b~~~~----1818b-18------|
B|---6-8-6----------------------------11-13-13br-11--------18b---------------|
G|-7-------7-5\3\------3-3/5---3-5/12----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------/6---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18/20--18-16-15-18-16-15~~~-15-16~~~--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------3-5-7-5-3-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------5-3-----3-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3/5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|








| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| hb half bend
| b  full bend
| br bend/release







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