I Was Only Joking By Rod Stewart Capo first fret Chords shown relative to capo EADGBE ====== 002220 A 002120 Am7 002020 A7 X04430 E9 X03230 ? (anyone have a name for this?) 002225 A2 022100 E1 XX0232 D XXX454 E2 XXX675 F#m X24232 Bm7 A Am7 Ever since I was a kid at school A7 E9 I messed around with all the rules ? A2 E1 A2 Apologized then realized I'm not different after all A Am7 A7 E9 Me & the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us ? A2 E1 A2 My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts A Am7 A7 E9 In and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society ? A2 E1 A2 Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed A Am7 A7 E9 Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light ? A2 E1 A2 I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine (Chorus) (A2) D E2 A I was only jo-king my dear (my dear) (A) D E2 F#m Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear) D E2 A What kind of fo-ol was I (was I) Bm7 I could never win (never win) (Riff) E-|-------------------0---| B-|-------------------2---| G-|-------------------2---| D-|-------------------2---| A-|-0-2-4-2-0------0------| E-|-------------2-0-------| Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly But you took it all too seriously I guess it had to end Chorus Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho.. Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone 'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change The principal would like to leave the stage The crowd don't understand