Intro: [Cm] [Eb] [Ebmaj7] [Ab] [Fm]
There's [Cm]always a joker [Eb]in the pack
There's [Ab]always a lonely [Fm]clown
The [Cm]poor laughing fool [Eb]falls on his back
And [Ab]everyone laughs when he's [G]down
There's [Cm]always a funny man [Eb]in the game
But [Ab]he's only funny by [Fm]mistake
[Db]And everyone laughs at him just the same
They [Dm]don't see his lonely heart [G]break
[G5]They don't care as long as [Gm]there is a jester, [G]just a [Cm]fool
[Gm]As foolish as he [Cm]can [Gm] [Cm]be
[Gm]There's always a [Eb]joker, [G]that's the [C]rule
But [Gm]fate deals the [Cm]hand that I [G]see
The joker is [Ab]me, [Cm]the joker is [Ab] [Cm]me
The joker is [Ab]me, [Cm]the joker is [Ab] [Cm]me
The joker is me
Drink the poison
'Cause [Cm]there's always a loser [Eb]in the game
The [Ab]court loves to watch them [Fm]cry
The [Cm]royals shout, [Eb]"This queen needs to sing"
To [Ab]ruffle the scene of the [G]crime
The [Cm]king wears a funny [Eb]suit, he's a clown
The [Ab]crowd rumbles with their [Fm]roars
[Dbmaj7]And everyone watches as he [Db]declines
The [Dm]queen pierces him with a [G]sword
[G5]I don't care as long as [Gm]there is a wild man [G]in the [Cm]deck
[Gm]As long as I see his [Cm] [Gm] [Cm]frown
Then [Gm]I won't be [Eb]lonely, [G]that's a [C]fact
I stand [Gm]here and [Cm]wait for his [G]sound, ha, ha, ha
The joker is [Ab]me, [Cm]the joker is [Ab] [Cm]me
The joker is [Ab]me, [Cm]the joker is [Ab] [Cm]me
The joker is [G] [C] [Gm] [Cm]me
The joker is [G] [C] [Gm] [Cm]me
The joker is me