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I Started A Joke

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Kathryn Williams "I started a joke"
e:---A5---C#m-4----D5----E4---F#m-2----Bm2---:
B:---5----5----7----5----2----3---:
G:---6----6----7----4----2----4---:
D:---7----6----7----6----4----4---:
A:---7----4----5----7----4----2---:
E:---5-------------------2--------:
AI started C#ma jokeD, which started the Ewhole world AcryingC#m, D  
but EI didn't AseC#me    Dthat the Ejoke was on mAe,  C#moh oh D  E  
AI started C#mto cryD, which started the Ewhole world AlaughiC#mng D  
Oh, Eif I'd only AseC#men   Dthat the Ejoke was on mAe        
F#mI looked at the C#mskies, running my Dhands 
over my Aeyes, and C#mI fell out of F#mbed, 
hurting my Bmhead from things that I'd Esaid       
ATill I finaC#mlly died, Dwhich started the Ewhole world Aliving C#m  D  
Oh, Eif I'd only AseC#men   Dthat the Ejoke was on mAe    C#m  D  E  
F#mI looked at the C#mskies, running my Dhands 
over my Aeyes, and C#mI fell out of F#mbed, 
hurting my Bmhead from things that I'd Esaid      
ATill I finaC#mlly died, Dwhich started the Ewhole world Aliving C#m  D  
Oh, Eif I'd only AseC#men,  Dthat the Ejoke was on mAe,  C#moh noD  E  
ASo I finaC#mlly died

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I Started A Joke

by Kathryn Williams

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C#m

F#m

Kathryn Williams "I started a joke"

A C#m D E F#m Bm

e:---5----4----5----4----2----2---:

B:---5----5----7----5----2----3---:

G:---6----6----7----4----2----4---:

D:---7----6----7----6----4----4---:

A:---7----4----5----7----4----2---:

E:---5-------------------2--------:

A C#m D E A C#m D

I started a joke, which started the whole world crying,

E A C#m D E A C#m D E

but I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh oh

A C#m D E A C#m D

I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing

E A C#m D E A

Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me

F#m C#m D

I looked at the skies, running my hands

A C#m F#m

over my eyes, and I fell out of bed,

Bm E

hurting my head from things that I'd said

A C#m D E A C#m D

Till I finally died, which started the whole world living

E A C#m D E A C#m D E

Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me

F#m C#m D

I looked at the skies, running my hands

A C#m F#m

over my eyes, and I fell out of bed,

Bm E

hurting my head from things that I'd said

A C#m D E A C#m D

Till I finally died, which started the whole world living

E A C#m D E A C#m D E

Oh, if I'd only seen, that the joke was on me, oh no

A C#m

So I finally died

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