START A JOKE 
 
Verse 1: 
 
	G            Bm 
	I started a joke 
	  C                 D          G      Bm   C 
	Which started the whole world crying 
	    D         G   Bm   C 
	But I didn't see 
	          D   {1, 4: G  Bm  C  D ; 2, 3: G 
	That the joke was on me, oh no 
 
Verse 2: 
 
	I started to cry 
	Which started the whole world laughing 
	Oh, if I'd only seen 
	That the joke was on me 
 
Chorus: 
 
	Em               Bm 
	I looked at the skies 
	             C            G 
	Running my hands over my eyes 
	    Bm            Em   
	And I fell out of bed 
	  D         Am 
	Hurting my head 
	                      D     {N.C.} 
	From things that I'd said 
 
Verse 3: 
 
	'Til I finally died 
	Which started the whole world living 
	Oh, if I'd only seen {4: oh, yeah} 
	That the joke was on me 
 
{repeat chorus} 
 
{repeat verse 3} 
 
Coda: 
 
	         (D)         G   Bm  C  D  
	That the joke was on me 
	G   Bm   C   D    G {end cold} 
	Oh...