Brandi Carlile – The Joke (Guitar Live)

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[Intro] D Am G D [Verse 1]
D                                   Am
You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?

                G                    D
With your quiet voice and impeccable style

                               Am
Don't ever let them steal your joy

                G                              D
And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild
They can kick dirt in your face
Am
Dress you down, and tell you that your place

          G                                  D
Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine

                          Am
I see you tugging on your shirt

                 G                               D
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts
[Refrain]
        D                Am
Let 'em laugh while they can

        G             Gm             D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

                   F#                       G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

        Gm        D       Am G D
And the joke's on them
[Verse 2]
D                                  Am
You get discouraged, don't you, girl?

                     G                       D
It's your brother's world for a while longer

         D
We gotta dance with the devil on a river

               Am
To beat the stream

                   G                           D
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder

      D
They come to kick dirt in your face

   Am
To call you weak and then displace you

      G                                             D
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert

                            Am
I saw your eyes behind your hair

                     G                         D
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared
[Refrain]
        D                Am
Let 'em laugh while they can

        G             Gm             D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

                   F#                       G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

        Gm        D       
And the joke's on them
[Interlude] D Am G D
        D                Am
Let 'em laugh while they can

        G             Gm             D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

                   F#                       G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

        Gm        D     Am -   G -   Gm
And the joke's on them
[Outro] D Am G D D Am G D D Am G D