The Joke

	  		
Intro: D  Am  G  D 

verse 1 
D                                   Am 
You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy? 
                G                    D 
With your quiet voice and impeccable style 
                               Am 
Don't ever let them steal your joy 
                G                              D 
And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild 

They can kick dirt in your face 
Am 
Dress you down, and tell you that your place 
          G                                  D 
Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine 
                          Am 
I see you tugging on your shirt 
                 G                               D 
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts 

  
        D                Am 
Let 'em laugh while they can 
        G             Gm             D 
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind 
                   F#                       G 
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends 
        Gm        D 
And the joke's on them 

    
verse 2 
D                                  Am 
You get discouraged, don't you, girl? 
                     G                       D 
It's your brother's world for a while longer 
         D 
We gotta dance with the devil on a river 
               Am 
To beat the stream 
                   G                           D 
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder 
      D 
They come to kick dirt in your face 
   Am 
To call you weak and then displace you 
      G                                             D 
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert 
                            Am 
I saw your eyes behind your hair 
                     G                         D 
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared 
  
Refrain 
        D                Am 
Let 'em laugh while they can 
        G             Gm             D 
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind 
                   F#                       G 
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends 
        Gm        D 
And the joke's on them 

  
Interlude 
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        D                Am 
Let 'em laugh while they can 
        G             Gm             D 
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind 
                   F#                       G 
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends 
        Gm        D     Am -   G -   Gm 
And the joke's on them 

Outro 
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