Bee Gees – I Started A Joke (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Intro:
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A----5-3/2-0---|  Bass
E-3----------3-|

  G             Bm            C                   D
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------12--12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-|
G-12--12-12-12--------------------------------12--------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

  G             Bm    C                   D
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------12----13--13-13-13--13----15-13-12-15-13----|
G-12--12-12-12-------------------------------------------12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

  G               Bm                     C
1)I  start-ed  a  joke,                     which start-ed the
2)I  start-ed to  cry,                      which start-ed the
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----|
G-12--12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------------12--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

  D                 G                    Bm
1)whole    world    cry-ing.
2)whole    world    laugh-ing.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-15-13-12-15-13-------------------------12--12-12-12-12-12-|
G----------------12--12--12-12-12-12-12---------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

  C                       D         G
1)                    But I  didn't see
2)                Oh, if I'd  on-ly seen
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-13------------------------|
G-----------------12-----------------12--12--12-12-12-12-12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Bm                  C                     D            G
1)                                 That the joke  was on me.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-13----|
G-------------------------------------12-----------------12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

  G                   Bm                  C
1)                                   Oh,  no
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13--13-|
G-12--12-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

  D
E-------------------|  (Go to verse 2)
B-15-13-12-15-13----|
G----------------12-|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|

  Bm                  C                    D             G
2)                                That the joke  was on  me.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-13----|
G-------------------------------------12-----------------12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1: G Bm C G I looked at the skies, run-ning my hands ov-er my eyes. G D Bm Em And I fell out of bed, C Am Am7 C D hurt-ing my head, from things that I said.

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------15-13----13-----|
G-------------------------------------------------14-----14-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

G Bm C D 3)'Til I fi-nal-ly died. Which start-ed the whole D G Bm C D G Bm C world liv-ing. Oh, if I'd on-ly seen C D G that the joke was on me. Chorus 2: (Same as chorus 1) D G Bm C D 4)'Til I fi-nal-ly died. Which start-ed the whole D G Bm C D G Bm C world liv-ing. Oh, if I'd on-ly seen oh, yeah. C D G Bm C That the joke was on me, oh, oh, oh, no. C D G Bm C D G Bm C D G That the joke was on me e e e, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, no.

E-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
B-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------4-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------5-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------3-|

Chord diagrams G Bm C D Em Am Am7 355433 xx4432 032010 x00232 022000 002210 002010 The background guitar in the intro and verses 1 and 2 is neat stuff. Listen to it to get the rhythm. Once it starts it just flows right along. It's in the background behind the orchestra on verses 3 and 4 so I left it out. To play it barr the 12th fret and use the ring and little finger to play the 13 and 15 notes. E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings. Tabbed from: BeeGees. Number ones CD