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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
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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)
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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|-|----------------------------------------------------|
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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
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G|--------------------------|----------------2------|--1-2-4---4-2-1-------------|
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B|-------------------------------12----|---------------------5------------|
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e|------------5----7----5----4----|--5----12--12------14----|
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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-|
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electric guitar
A
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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
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B|--12b-----12--12------10--|--9--10--12--10--9--------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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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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