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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
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[Intro]:
      e ---------------------|--------------------- ---|  (repeat a few times.
      B ---------------------|--------------------- ---|   Also you can play
this
      G ------------------p--|---------------------.---|   over the first two
      D -----------------2-0-|-2---------0---------.---|   lines of the verse
      A -3---------3--------3|--------------------- ---|   -twice per line of
vox)
      E ---------------------|--------------------- ||
beats    ^    ^    ^    ^      ^    ^    ^    ^
CD'you hear the one about Gthe one you're  now  without,   Cdid it make  youG  
AmThe way you kick a life arDound,  Amdeserving to be undergrDound.
[Chorus] :
CWhat is this?  GExplain. JCoke is this Gsome kind of joke.
                         CJoke, I'm Glaughing, I'm Glaughing,
                     I'm Clau-ghing      GI'm  Cla-ughingG  
CD'you hear the one about Gthe one who fell from   sCpaceG  
AmShe says 'I don't know what to Dbe', and Am'does she look younger than Dme?'
[Chorus]
[Bridge]:
AmFor a tumble and  G/Bsomething to do   at night, Amyou kick a life a round Do- Cooh
                    Am                       G                          C G C
              G. . . D'you hear the one about the one you're now without?
AmShe says 'I don't know what to Dbe', and Am'does she look younger than Dme?'
[Chorus] x 2
end on  A  C  
All chords are standard (open) shapes, G/B is x20003.

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Joke

by Boo Hewerdine

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G/B

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

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

[Intro]:

e ---------------------|--------------------- ---| (repeat a few times.

B ---------------------|--------------------- ---| Also you can play

this

G ------------------p--|---------------------.---| over the first two

D -----------------2-0-|-2---------0---------.---| lines of the verse

A -3---------3--------3|--------------------- ---| -twice per line of

vox)

E ---------------------|--------------------- ||

beats ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

C G C G

D'you hear the one about the one you're now without, did it make you

Am D Am D

The way you kick a life around, deserving to be underground.

[Chorus] :

C G C G

What is this? Explain. Joke is this some kind of joke.

C G G

Joke, I'm laughing, I'm laughing,

C G C G

I'm lau-ghing I'm la-ughing

C G C G

D'you hear the one about the one who fell from space

Am D Am D

She says 'I don't know what to be', and 'does she look younger than me?'

[Chorus]

[Bridge]:

Am G/B Am D C

For a tumble and something to do at night, you kick a life a round o- ooh

Am G C G C

. . . D'you hear the one about the one you're now without?

Am D Am D

She says 'I don't know what to be', and 'does she look younger than me?'

[Chorus] x 2

A C

end on

All chords are standard (open) shapes, G/B is x20003.

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