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Verse 1:
[C]I started a [Em]joke
[F]Which started the [G]whole world [C] [Em] [F]crying
But [G]I didn't [C] [Em] [F]see
That the [G]joke was on me,
oh no (1, 4: C Em F G ; 2, 3: C)
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Verse 2:
I started to cry
Which started the whole world laughing
Oh, if I'd only seen
That the joke was on me
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Chorus:
[Am]I looked at the [Em]skies
Running my [F]hands over my [C]eyes
And [Em]I fell out of [Am]bed
[G]Hurting my [Dm]head
From things that I'd [G]said
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Verse 3:
'Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh, if I'd only seen (4: oh, yeah)
That the joke was on me
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repeat chorus
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repeat verse 3
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Coda:
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That the [G]joke was on [C] [Em] [F] [G]me
[C] [C] [Em] [F] [G]Oh...