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#Transcribed by chris_hodge01@msn.com   17/aug/2003

		I Was Only Joking. Rod Stewart



This is the riff which is played after the Chorus

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verse 1:
	A                  Amaj7
	Ever since I was a kid at school 
	A7                   D 
	I messed around with all the rules
	Dm               A                E              A      
	Apologized then realized I'm not different after all
	                         Amaj7         A7         D     
	Me & the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us  
	Dm                      A            E                  A
	My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts

verse 2:
	A                   Amaj7      A7               D 
	In and out of jobs runnin free waging war with society
	Dm                      A            E            A  
	Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
	                     Amaj7             A7                     D
	Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
	Dm                  A                 E               A
	I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine
	
chorus	            A    D     E         A   
	I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear)
	      	      D      E        A
	Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
	             D     E   A   
	What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
 	              E
	 I could never win (never win)      ......Riff

verse 3:
A       	       Amaj7     A7                    D 
	Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
	Dm                 A               E            A
	Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
	                    Amaj7      A7             D 
	Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
	Dm                       A
	But you took it all too seriously
	E                 A
	I guess it had to end


Chorus:

Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho..

verse 4:
	                  Amaj7       A7                         D
	Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
	Dm                  A                   E                       A 
	The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
	                     Amaj7        A7                          D    
	I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
	Dm                                A        E               A 
	If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
	                     Amaj7         A7                   D 
	'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
	Dm                 A               E                  A 
	Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
	                    Amaj7       A7                     D    
	Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
	    Dm                       A 
	The principal would like to leave the stage
	     E                 A
	The crowd don't understand
	

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