I Started A Joke tab by Bee Gees

Intro:
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A----5-3/2-0---| Bass
E-3----------3-|

 G       Bm      C          D
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------12--12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-|
G-12--12-12-12--------------------------------12--------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

 G       Bm  C          D
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------12----13--13-13-13--13----15-13-12-15-13----|
G-12--12-12-12-------------------------------------------12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

 G        Bm           C
1)I start-ed a joke,           which start-ed the
2)I start-ed to cry,           which start-ed the
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----|
G-12--12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------------12--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

 D         G          Bm
1)whole  world  cry-ing.
2)whole  world  laugh-ing.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-15-13-12-15-13-------------------------12--12-12-12-12-12-|
G----------------12--12--12-12-12-12-12---------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

 C            D     G
1)          But I didn't see
2)        Oh, if I'd on-ly seen
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-13------------------------|
G-----------------12-----------------12--12--12-12-12-12-12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

 Bm         C           D      G
1)                 That the joke was on me.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-13----|
G-------------------------------------12-----------------12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

 G          Bm         C
1)                  Oh, no
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13--13-|
G-12--12-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

 D
E-------------------| (Go to verse 2)
B-15-13-12-15-13----|
G----------------12-|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|

 Bm         C          D       G
2)                That the joke was on me.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-12--12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-12-----15-13-12-15-13----|
G-------------------------------------12-----------------12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1:
G         Bm          C         G
I  looked at the skies, run-ning my hands ov-er my eyes.
G  D  Bm      Em
And I  fell out of bed,
C     Am Am7     C       D
hurt-ing my head, from things that I said.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------15-13----13-----|
G-------------------------------------------------14-----14-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

    G      Bm   C          D
3)'Til I fi-nal-ly died.  Which start-ed the whole
D   G    Bm   C    D     G  Bm  C
world liv-ing.     Oh, if I'd on-ly seen
C    D      G
that the joke was on me.

Chorus 2: (Same as chorus 1)

  D  G      Bm   C          D
4)'Til I fi-nal-ly died.  Which start-ed the whole
D   G    Bm   C    D     G   Bm   C
world liv-ing.     Oh, if I'd on-ly seen   oh, yeah.
C    D      G  Bm       C
That the joke was on me,  oh, oh, oh, no.
C    D      G Bm C D  G  Bm C  D      G
That the joke was on me e e e, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, no.
E-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
B-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------4-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------5-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------3-|

Chord diagrams
G   Bm   C   D   Em   Am   Am7
355433 xx4432 032010 x00232 022000 002210 002010

The background guitar in the intro and verses 1 and 2 is
neat stuff. Listen to it to get the rhythm. Once it starts
it just flows right along. It's in the background behind the
orchestra on verses 3 and 4 so I left it out. To play it
barr the 12th fret and use the ring and little finger to
play the 13 and 15 notes.

E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings.