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The Joke Explained

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                    THE JOKE EXPLAINED - Wilco
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Tabbed by: jvwald
This tab is based on this YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/Z8U4zw84gyE?t=9m49s
If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.
A
 x02220
E
 022100
D
 x00232
G
 320033
F#m
 244222
                   A
I never held your gaze
E                 A   E
I never know my place
        D          A
Oh, I stare at the eyes
               E
Starin' at my face
                     A
It always ends in a tie
E                          A
There is no needing the divine
    D         A       E
I cry at the joke explained
                   D               A
Oh, but if I had known, if I had known
           D                E       A     E   A
If I had known, I would've never believed
E                   A
I never smoked my chains
E                      A
Whoever measures the crest
      D       A               E
Oh, they can have my broken chest
                   A
It's a staring contest
E             A
In a hall of mirrors
         D         A              E
I sweat tears, but I don't ever cry
                   D               A
Oh, but if I had known, if I had known
           D                E       A     E   A   E
If I had known, I would've never believed
G   D   G   D   F#m   E   F#m   E
                    A
I never knelt at a noose
E                        A
My pair perished in the pews
    D      A             E
I climbed back into the yoke
                     A
It always ends in a tie
E                          A
There is no hitting the design
    D         A       E
I cry at the joke explained
                   D               A
Oh, but if I had known, if I had known
           D                E       A
If I had known, I would've never believed
E                   A
I would've never believed
E                   D     E   A
I would've never believed
E  A
    x2
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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The Joke Explained chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Joke Explained by Wilco. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    THE JOKE EXPLAINED - Wilco
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: jvwald
This tab is based on this YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/Z8U4zw84gyE?t=9m49s
If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.
A x02220
E 022100
D x00232
G 320033
F#m 244222
G   D   G   D   F#m   E   F#m   E
E   A x2
************************************
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
************************************

The Joke Explained Chords by Wilco

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