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A Joke

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[Intro]
1, 2
[Chorus]
EmIt's just a joke I Gwasn't trying to Dtell
AWhat the Ghell?
EmI do not know what GI am foDr
I wasn't Areally Gkeeping score
It wasn't Emreally a game
DFloAwers don't Ggrow in an Emorganized way
DWhy Ashould GI?
[Verse]
EmA bowl of sugar Gand some floDwer stems
Their Aspikes groGwing
EmI wanted to come Gfrom a paiDnting
An AabstracGtion
EmCalling up Time and DwaitAing on the Gline
EmTil I finally say, "DI AquGit, Embaby"
[Chorus]
EmIt's just a joke I Gwasn't trying Dto tell
AWhat the Ghell?
EmI still don't know what GI am fDor
I wasn't Areally Gkeeping score
EmIt wasn't really a game
DFloAwers don't Ggrow in an Emorganized way
DWhy Ashould GI?

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A Joke

by Frankie Cosmos

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

1, 2

[Chorus]

Em G D

It's just a joke I wasn't trying to tell

A G

What the hell?

Em G D

I do not know what I am for

A G

I wasn't really keeping score

It wasn't really a game

D A G Em

Flowers don't grow in an organized way

D A G

Why should I?

[Verse]

Em G D

A bowl of sugar and some flower stems

A G

Their spikes growing

Em G D

I wanted to come from a painting

A G

An abstraction

Em D A G

Calling up Time and waiting on the line

Em D A G Em

Til I finally say, "I quit, baby"

[Chorus]

Em G D

It's just a joke I wasn't trying to tell

A G

What the hell?

Em G D

I still don't know what I am for

A G

I wasn't really keeping score

It wasn't really a game

D A G Em

Flowers don't grow in an organized way

D A G

Why should I?

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