I Started A Joke Ukulele chords by Bee Gees

🎸 Intro:

 (acoustic guitar open D: w/bass):

 F
 v  v  v  v
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F Dm F F     2X:
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🎸 Verse 1:

 F      Dm
 I started a joke
  F        F     F   Dm F
 Which started the whole world crying
   F    F Dm F
 But I didn't see
      F  1, 4: F Dm F F ; 2, 3: F:
 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:

 Dm        Dm
 I looked at the skies
        F      F
 Running my hands over my eyes
   Dm      Dm
 And I fell out of bed
  /F     Dm
 Hurting my head
            F   N.F.:
 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:

      (F)     F Dm F F
 That the joke was on me
 F Dm F F F end cold:
 Oh...


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers