Rod Stewart – I Was Only Joking (Guitar)

This is the riff which is played after the Chorus
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A                  Amaj7
Ever since I was a kid at school

A7                      D
  I messed around with all the rules

Dm               A                E                    A
  Apologised then realised I'm not different after all

A                            Amaj7        A7            D
  Me and the boys thought we had it sussed, Valentinos, all of us

Dm                       A             E                       A
  My dad said we looked ridiculous but boy, we broke some hearts

A                     Amaj7       A7                  D
  In and out of jobs, runnin' free, waging war with society

Dm                        A         E                    A
  Dumb, blank faces stare back at me but nothing ever changed

A                    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

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

A               Amaj7     A7                     D
  Never found a compromise, collected lovers like butterflies

Dm                    A                   E                   A
  Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wearin' thin

A                     Amaj7     A7              D
Susie, 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

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

A                   Amaj7      A7                           D
  Now you ask me if I'm sincere, that's the question that I always fear

Dm               A                    E                            A
  Verse seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear

A                   Amaj7       A7                         D
  I 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 One is over without costume change

Dm                            A
  The principal would like to leave the stage

     E                 A
The crowd don't understand