INTRO ||: G  Bm | C  D7 :||

    G           Bm   | 
    I started a joke
  C                   D7             G      Bm
    Which started the whole    world crying
  C       D7       G   Bm |
    But   I didn't see
  C          D7              G   Bm      C   D7 |
    That the joke     was on me,____ Oh, no.

    G            Bm  | 
    I started to cry
  C                   D7             G        Bm |  
    Which started the whole    world laughing,
  C        D7       G    Bm |
    Oh, If I'd only seen
  C          D7          G    |
    That the joke was on me

    Em                   Bm
    I____ looked at the skies,
               C                 G
    Running my hands,    over my eyes,
        Bm                Em
    And I____ feel out of bed,
    Em/D       Am                         D7
    Hurting my head    from things that I said.

         G         Bm   |
    Till I finally died
  C                   D7             G      Bm |
    Which started the whole    world living,
  C        D7       G    Bm  |
    Oh, If I'd only seen
  C          D7          G   |
    That the joke was on me.

    Em                   Bm
    I____ looked at the skies,
               C                 G    |
    Running my hands,    over my eyes,
        Bm                Em
    And I____ feel out of bed,
    Em/D       Am                          D7  
    Hurting my head     from things that I said.

         G         Bm    |
    Till I finally died
  C                   D7             G      Bm |
    Which started the whole    world living,
  C        D7       G    Bm       C
    Oh, If I'd only seen,____ Oh, Yeh!___
             D7          G    Bm        C        
    That the joke was on me,____ Oh, ___No__
             D7          G  Bm | C  D7 |
    That the joke was on me,___________
    G          Bm         C         D7     G  |
    Ooooh,____ Ooooh,____ Ooooh,___ Oh     Oh.