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I Was Only Joking
Rod Stewart
Key : Bb
Capo
[Intro]
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C# | C#7 | C#aug | G# 
C#

[Pre-Verse]
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A#  | A#maj7 | A#7 | D# 
D#m | A#     | F   
A#

[Verse 1]
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A#                 A#maj7
Ever since I was a kid  in school
A#7                       D#
  I messed around with all the rules
D#m               A#
  Apologized, then realized
       F
I'm not different after all
A# A#                          A#maj7
   Me and the boys thought we had  is sussed
A#7           D#
  Valentino's all of us
D#m                       A#
  My dad said we looked ridiculous
     F                        A#
But, boy, we broke some hearts

[Verse 2]
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A#                   A#maj7
 In and out of jobs, running free
A#7                 D#
  Waging war with society
D#m                        A#
  Dumb, blank faces stared back at me
F                        A#
 But nothing ever changed
A#                   A#maj7
Promises made in the heat of the night
A#7                      D#
  Creepin' home before it got too light
D#m                A#
  I wasted all that precious time
    F
And blamed it on the wine
A#          D# F           A#
 I was only joking, my dear

[Chorus (1)]
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              D#         F   Gm
Looking for a way to hide my fear
             D#   F     A#
What kind of fool was I?
        Cm
I could never win

[Verse 3]
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A#             A#maj7
 Never found a compromise
A#7                    D#
  Collected lovers like butterflies
D#m                      A#
  Illusions of that grand first prize
    F
Are slowly wearin' thin
A# A#                    A#maj7
  Susie, baby, you were good to me
A#7             D#
  Giving love unselfishly
D#m                      A#
  But you took it all too seriously
  F
I guess it had to end
A#          D# F           A#
 I was only joking, my dear

[Chorus (2)]
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              D#         F   Gm
Looking for a way to hide my fear
             D#   F     A#
What kind of fool was I?
        Cm
I could never win
Yeah, baby

[Solo 1]
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A#  | A#maj7 | A#7 | D# 
D#m | A#     | F   | A# 
A#  | A#maj7 | A#7 | D# 
D#m | A#     | F   | A# 

[Solo 2]
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A# | D# | F  | Gm 
Cm | Gm | F  
A# | D# | F  | Gm 
Cm | Gm | F  | A# 
D# | F  | A# | D# | F | Gm 
D# | F  | A# | Cm 

[Verse 4]
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A#                 A#maj7
 Now you ask me if I'm  sincere
A#7                          D#
  That's the question that I always fear
D#m              A#
  Verse seven is never clear
         F                             A#
But I'll tell you what you want to hear
A#                 A#maj7
 I try to give you all  you want
A#7                        D#
  But giving love is not my strongest point
D#m                                 A#
  If that's the case, it's pointless going on
    F              A#
I'd rather be alone

[Outro]
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       A#             A#maj7
'Cause what I'm doing must be wrong
A#7                 D#
Pouring my heart out in a song
D#m                 A#
  Owning up for prosperity
        F                      A#
For the whole damn world to see
A#                 A#maj7
Quietly now while I     turn a page
A#7                      D#
  Act one is over without costume change
D#m                          A#
  The principal would like to leave the stage
    F                A#
The crowd don't understand
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