Wilco – The Joke Explained (Guitar)

                   A
I never held your gaze

E                 A   E
I never know my place

        D          A
Oh, I stare at the eyes

               E
Starin' at my face

                     A
It always ends in a tie

E                          A
There is no needing the divine

    D         A       E
I cry at the joke explained

                   D               A
Oh, but if I had known, if I had known

           D                E       A     E   A
If I had known, I would've never believed

E                   A
I never smoked my chains

E                      A
Whoever measures the crest

      D       A               E
Oh, they can have my broken chest

                   A
It's a staring contest

E             A                     
In a hall of mirrors

         D         A              E
I sweat tears, but I don't ever cry

                   D               A
Oh, but if I had known, if I had known

           D                E       A     E   A   E
If I had known, I would've never believed

                    A
I never knelt at a noose

E                        A
My pair perished in the pews

    D      A             E
I climbed back into the yoke

                     A
It always ends in a tie

E                          A                  
There is no hitting the design

    D         A       E
I cry at the joke explained

                   D               A
Oh, but if I had known, if I had known

           D                E       A
If I had known, I would've never believed

E                   A
I would've never believed

E                   D     E   A
I would've never believed