{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":16882,"song":"I Started A Joke","artist":"Bee Gees","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11212855-i-started-a-joke-chords-by-bee-gees/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/16882?type=chord","rating":4.759,"votes":2421,"content":"[tab][Intro]\r\n(acoustic guitar [open D] w/bass):\r\n  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------|\r\nB|-----------------|\r\nG|---------7-5-4---|\r\nD|---------------7-|\r\nA|-----------------|\r\nE|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI started a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich started the whole world crying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I didn't see[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the joke was on me, oh no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI started to cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich started the whole world laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, if I'd only seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat the joke was on me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI looked at the skies[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRunning my hands over my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I fell out of bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/D[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHurting my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]     N.C.\r\nFrom things that I'd said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Til I finally died[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich started the whole world living[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, if I'd only seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat the joke was on me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI looked at the skies[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRunning my hands over my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I fell out of bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/D[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHurting my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]     N.C.\r\nFrom things that I'd said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Til I finally died[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich started the whole world living[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, if I'd only seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat the joke was on me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the joke was on me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh...[/tab]","plain_text":"G    Bm    C   D7   x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]","chords":["D","B","G","A","E","Bm","C","D7","Em","Em/D","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}