I Was Only Joking

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Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 13:16:26 -0500
From: Dan Nicholas 

 
Subject: CRD:I Was Only Joking   by Rod Stewart

I Was Only Joking
By Rod Stewart
Words & Music by (Stewart & Grainger) ASCAP 1977
>From the LP "Footloose and Fancy Free"
Transcribed by Dan Nicholas
nicholdb@istar.ca


This is the riff which is played after the Chorus

E-|----------------------|
B-|----------------------|
G-|----------------------|
D-|-0-2-4-2-0------------|
A-|-----------2-0-2-0----|
E-|----------------------|


Chords used...

EADGBE
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002220     
 A
002120     
 Amaj7
002020     
 A7
X00232     
 D
X00231     
 Dm
022100     
 E



 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


                    
 Amaj7      
 A7               
 D
In and out of jobs runnin free wagin 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

      
 A          
 D  
 E         
 A
Cho...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



 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


Cho...

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


                  
 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


Dan Nicholas
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