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Verse 1:
[C] I started a [Em] joke
[F] Which started the [G] whole world [C] [Em] [F] crying
But [G] I didn't [C] [Em] [F] see
That the [G] joke was on me,
oh no (1, 4: C Em F G ; 2, 3: C)
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Verse 2:
I started to cry
Which started the whole world laughing
Oh, if I'd only seen
That the joke was on me
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Chorus:
[Am] I looked at the [Em] skies
Running my [F] hands over my [C] eyes
And [Em] I fell out of [Am] bed
[G] Hurting my [Dm] head
From things that I'd [G] said
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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
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repeat chorus
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repeat verse 3
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Coda:
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That the [G] joke was on [C] [Em] [F] [G] me
[C] [C] [Em] [F] [G] Oh…