I Started A Joke Cifras

For this to match the studio recording, you need to tune your 6th string down a step (Drop D in standard
tuning). Then, place your capo at the 4th fret. The fret positions in the tab for the intro/verse and outro
figures are numbered as they would be without a capo. For those who just want to strum the verses, I placed
the chord names accordingly. The chords are named/tabbed as if in standard position.
 
  Chords:
   D       D7     F#m          G     Gm         Bm           A(Chorus)       Asus4       A (for bridge only)
e|-2      -x        -2        -3      -3          -2         -5               -0        -0
B|-3      -3        -2        -3      -3          -3         -5               -3        -2
G|-2      -5        -2        -4      -4          -4         -6               -2        -2
D|-4      -4        -4        -5      -5          -4         -7               -2        -2
A|-0      -5        -4        -5      -5          -2         -7               -0        -0
E|-x      -0        -2        -3      -3          -x         -5               -x        -x
 
 
 
[Intro/Verse]
      D                        D7                      G                    Gm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----11---------14----11------11---------12----11-----11--------12-----11----9----------11----9----|
G|----11---------11----11------9----------9-----9------8---------8------8-----7----------7-----7----|
D|----0----0-----0-----0-------0----0-----0-----0------0----0----0------0-----0----0-----0-----0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=------|
 
[Verse]
D           D7    G                 Gm             D     D7
I started a joke, which started the whole world crying
G   Gm       D     D7
But I didn't see
G        Gm          D     D7
That the joke was on me
G   Gm
Oh, no
 
[Chorus]
D            F#m
I started to cry
G                 A                      D    F#m
Which started the whole world laughing
G      A        D     F#m
Oh, if I'd only seen
G        A           D
That the joke was on me
 
[Bridge]
Bm              F#m               G             D
I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes
    F#m           Bm              G                              (single strum each)  Asus4    A
And I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said
 
[Verse]
D              D7    G                 Gm             D     D7
'Til I finally died, which started the whole world living
    G  Gm       D     F#m
Oh, if I'd only seen
G        A           D
That the joke was on me
 
[Bridge]
Bm              F#m               G             D
I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes
    F#m           Bm              G                              (single strum each)  Asus4    A
And I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said
 
[Verse]
D              D7    G                 Gm             D     D7
'Til I finally died, which started the whole world living
G      A        D     F#m
Oh, if I'd only seen
G        A           D   F#m
That the joke was on me
G        A           D   F#m
That the joke was on me
G        A           D
That the joke was on me
 
 
  [Outro]
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----11---------14----11------11---------12----11-----11-------12-------------9---------11----9------|
G|----11---------11----11------9----------9-----9------8--------8--------------7---------7-----7------|
D|----0----0-----0-----0-------0----0-----0-----0------0----0---0------0-------0----0----0-----0------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------2--------------|
B|----7---------9-----11-------9--------------3--------------|
G|----7---------7-----7--------7--------------2--------------|
D|----0---------0-----0--------0--------------4--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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