♫ Intro: Cm Eb Ab Fm ♫ Verse: Cm Eb There's always a joker in the pack Ab Fm There's always a lonely clown Cm Eb The poor laughing fool falls on his back Ab G And everyone laughs when he's down Cm Eb There's always a funny man in the game Ab Fm But he's only funny by mistake Db And everyone laughs at him just the same G They don't see his lonely heart break
♫ PRE-Chorus: G They don't care as long as there is a jester, just a fool G As foolish as he can be G There's always a joker, that's the rule G But fate deals the hand that I see ♫ Chorus: Ab Cm Ab Cm The joker is me, the joker is me Ab Cm Ab Cm The joker is me, the joker is me Cm The joker is me ♫ Verse: Cm Drink the poison 'cause there's always a loser in the game Cm The court loves to watch them cry Cm The royals shout, "This queen needs to sing" Cm To ruffle the scene of the crime Cm Eb The king wears a funny suit, he's a clown Ab Fm The crowd rumbles with their roars Db And everyone watches as he declines G The queen pierces him with a sword ♫ PRE-Chorus: G I don't care as long as there is a wild man in the deck G As long as I see his frown G Then I won't be lonely, that's a fact G I stand here and wait for his sound, ha, ha, ha ♫ Chorus: Ab Cm Ab Cm The joker is me, the joker is me Ab Cm Ab Cm The joker is me, the joker is me G The joker is me ♫ Outro: G The joker is me G Cm The joker is me