INTRO  |  | : G  Bm  |  C  D7 : |  | 

    G           Bm    |  
    I started a joke
  C                   D7             G      Bm
    Which started the whole    world crying
  C       D7       G   Bm  | 
    But   I didn't see
  C          D7              G   Bm      C   D7  | 
    That the joke     was on me,____ Oh, no.


    G            Bm   |  
    I started to cry
  C                   D7             G        Bm  |   
    Which started the whole    world laughing,
  C        D7       G    Bm  | 
    Oh, If I'd only seen
  C          D7          G     | 
    That the joke was on me


    Em                   Bm
    I____ looked at the skies,
               C                 G
    Running my hands,    over my eyes,
        Bm                Em
    And I____ feel out of bed,
    Em/D       Am                         D7
    Hurting my head    from things that I said.


         G         Bm    | 
    Till I finally died
  C                   D7             G      Bm  | 
    Which started the whole    world living,
  C        D7       G    Bm   | 
    Oh, If I'd only seen
  C          D7          G    | 
    That the joke was on me.


    Em                   Bm
    I____ looked at the skies,
               C                 G     | 
    Running my hands,    over my eyes,
        Bm                Em
    And I____ feel out of bed,
    Em/D       Am                          D7  
    Hurting my head     from things that I said.


         G         Bm     | 
    Till I finally died
  C                   D7             G      Bm  | 
    Which started the whole    world living,
  C        D7       G    Bm       C
    Oh, If I'd only seen,____ Oh, Yeh!___
             D7          G    Bm        C        
    That the joke was on me,____ Oh, ___No__
             D7          G  Bm  |  C  D7  | 
    That the joke was on me,___________
    G          Bm         C         D7     G   | 
    Ooooh,____ Ooooh,____ Ooooh,___ Oh     Oh.