{"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":85327,"song":"I Was Only Joking","artist":"Rod Stewart","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/85327-i-was-only-joking-chords-by-rod-stewart/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/85327?type=chord","rating":4.76688,"votes":885,"content":"I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart\r\n\r\n[tab]This is the riff which is played after the Chorus\r\ne|---------------------|\r\nB|-----------------2-2-|\r\nG|-----------------2-2-|\r\nD|-----------------2-2-|\r\nA|-0-2-4-2-0-------0-0-|\r\nE|------------2-0------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nEver since I was a kid at school[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n I messed around with all the rules[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Apologised then realised I'm not different after all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Me and the boys thought we had it sussed, Valentinos, all of us[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n My dad said we looked ridiculous but boy, we broke some hearts[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n In and out of jobs, runnin' free, waging war with society[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Dumb, blank faces stare back at me but nothing ever changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPromises made in the heat of the night, creepin' home before it got too light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was only jo-king my dear (my dear)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nLooking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat kind of fo-ol was I (was I)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI could never win (never win) ......Riff[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Never found a compromise, collected lovers like butterflies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wearin' thin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSusie, baby, you were good to me, givin' love unselfishly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n But you took it all too seriously[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI guess it had to end[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was only jo-king my dear (my dear)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nLooking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat kind of fo-ol was I (was I)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI could never win (never win) ......Riff[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Now you ask me if I'm sincere, that's the question that I always fear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Verse seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n I try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n If that's the case it's pointless goin' on, I'd rather be alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause what I'm doin' must be wrong, pourin' my heart out in a song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Owning up for prosperity, for the whole damn world to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nQuietly now while I turn a page, Act One is over without costume change[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n The principal would like to leave the stage[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe crowd don't understand[/tab]","plain_text":"I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nA Amaj7 A7 D Dm A E A x2\n\nA D E F#m Bm F#m E\nA D E F#m Bm F#m E A\n\nD E A\nD E F#m\nD E A Bm\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","Amaj7","A7","Dm","F#m","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}