Pet Shop Boys – I Started A Joke (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)