I Was Only Joking


I Was Only Joking By Rod Stewart Intro: E-|---5-55---5-5h7-55—55555-5h7-5----------------------| B-|--------7----------------------8-8—10b10-8-10b10-8--| G-|----------------------------------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------------------| A-|----------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------| G-|-11/12-11-9-7--7-9-11-9-7-9-7-------------------| D-|------------------------------9/10-9-7-5--------| A-|------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------| A-Amaj7-A7-D-Dm-A-E-A 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 E-|----------------------| B-|----------------------| G-|----------------------| D-|-0-2-4-2-0------------| A-|-----------2-0-2-0----| E-|----------------------| 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 Instrumental: acoustic guitar 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'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 Note: compied some tabs tabs from other site