{"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":2234669,"song":"The Joke","artist":"Brandi Carlile","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2234669-the-joke-chords-by-brandi-carlile/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2234669?type=chord","rating":4.94185,"votes":1637,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith your quiet voice and impeccable style[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDon't ever let them steal your joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey can kick dirt in your face\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDress you down, and tell you that your place[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs in the middle, when they hate the way you shine[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI see you tugging on your shirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTrying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLet 'em laugh while they can[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the joke's on them[/tab]\r\n   \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou get discouraged, don't you, girl?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's your brother's world for a while longer[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe gotta dance with the devil on a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo beat the stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCall it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey come to kick dirt in your face[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo call you weak and then displace you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAfter carrying your baby on your back across the desert[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI saw your eyes behind your hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you're looking tired, but you don't look scared[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLet 'em laugh while they can[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nAnd the joke's on them[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n \r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLet 'em laugh while they can[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch] -   [ch]G[/ch] -   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd the joke's on them[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD  Am  G  D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\nThey can kick dirt in your face\n\n\n\n\n \n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n   \n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Interlude]\nD  Am  G  D\n \n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD  Am  G  D\nD  Am  G  D\nD  Am  G  D","chords":["D","Am","G","Gm","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}