I Started A Joke

by Bee Gees · posted by Scott_Christensen

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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-6 -5   6  -6 -5    5     5  5   -5   6    
I started a joke, which started the whole
-6      5  6 
world  crying. 
 4 -3  4 -4   3   4   3   -3   4  -4   5   5 
But I didn't see that the joke was on  me. Oh,
-4 4 -4  -4  4 
 o o  o  no o. 
6   5  -5  6  5     -4    -4 -4   5   -5     
I started to cry,  which started the whole
6     5   6 
world laughing.
 4   3  -3 4 -4   3    4   3   -3   4  -4   4  
Oh, if I'd only seen  that the joke was on  me. 

 7  -6   -7  7    -7    6  -6  -7   -6   -5 6 
I looked at the skies, running my  hands over 
 -6    6    5
my  eyes. And  
6  5    -5  6   5     4 -4   5    4    3     
I fell out of  bed, hurting my  head from 
   3    -3  4    3    3
things that I  said. Till 
6  5 -5 6   5    -4    -4 -4  5    -5    
I finally died, which started the whole 
 6      5  6
world  living. 
 4   3  -3 4 -4   3   4    3   -3   4  -4 4  
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me. 
       
7   -6   -7  7    -7    6  -6  -7  -6   -5 6 
I looked at the skies, running my hands over
 -6   6    5
my eyes. And  
6   5   -5  6   5     4 -4   5    4    3     
I fell out of  bed, hurting my  head from 
   3    -3  4    3    3
things that I  said. Till 
6  5 -5 6   5      -4   -4 -4   5   -5    
I finally died,  which started the whole 
 6     5  6
world living.
 4   3 -3  4 -4   3   -3   3   -3   4   3 -3   
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me. 
 4 -4
Oo oh, 
 5   5 -4 4 -4 4 -4  4  4  3  -3   4  -4   6   no, tha a a  a a  a at the e joke was on  me.
 -6  -7   7  -7  
 Oh, oh, oh, oh 
-6 6 -4 -3  4 
n  o  o  o  o.

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