(Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb)



Intro:



	(acoustic guitar [open D] w/bass):



	 D

	 v   v   v   v

	---------7-5-4---

	---------------7-

	-----------------

	-----------------



	G        Bm       C        D          [2X]

	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /



Verse 1:



	G            Bm

	I started a joke

	  C                 D          G      Bm   C

	Which started the whole world crying

	    D         G   Bm   C

	But I didn't see

	          D   [1, 4: G  Bm  C  D ; 2, 3: G]

	That the joke was on me, oh no



Verse 2:



	I started to cry

	Which started the whole world laughing

	Oh, if I'd only seen

	That the joke was on me



Chorus:



	Em               Bm

	I looked at the skies

	             C            G

	Running my hands over my eyes

	    Bm            Em  

	And I fell out of bed

	 /D         Am

	Hurting my head

	                      D     [N.C.]

	From things that I'd said



Verse 3:



	'Til I finally died

	Which started the whole world living

	Oh, if I'd only seen [4: oh, yeah]

	That the joke was on me



[repeat chorus]



[repeat verse 3]



Coda:



	         (D)         G   Bm  C  D 

	That the joke was on me

	G   Bm   C   D    G [end cold]

	Oh...












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