JOKE  (Boo Hewerdine)
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Written & performed live by Boo Hewerdine, but I don't know of a recording of
it by him. For a recorded version, try Eddi Reader's first album.

[Intro]:

e ---------------------|--------------------- ||  (repeat a few times.
B ---------------------|--------------------- ||   Also you can play
this
G ------------------p--|---------------------.||   over the first two
D -----------------2-0-|-2---------0---------.||   lines of the verse
A -3---------3--------3|--------------------- ||   -twice per line of
vox)
EE Piano Chord 
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beats    ^    ^    ^    ^      ^    ^    ^    ^

CC Piano Chord 
                        GG Piano Chord 
                               CC Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

D'you hear the one about the one you're  now  without,   did it make  you
smile?
D'you hear the one about the one you filled with doubt, was it worth your
while?
AmAm Piano Chord 
                        DD Piano Chord 
      AmAm Piano Chord 
                     DD Piano Chord 

The way you kick a life around,  deserving to be underground.

[Chorus] :
CC Piano Chord 
              GG Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 

What is this?  Explain. Joke is this some kind of joke.
CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 

Joke, I'm laughing, I'm laughing,
CC Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

I'm lau-ghing      I'm  la-ughing


CC Piano Chord 
                        GG Piano Chord 
                        CC Piano Chord 
          GG Piano Chord 

D'you hear the one about the one who fell from   space
One minute in the stars, next minute lying on her face.
AmAm Piano Chord 
                             DD Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 
                          DD Piano Chord 

She says 'I don't know what to be', and 'does she look younger than me?'

[Chorus]

[Bridge]:
AmAm Piano Chord 
                G/BG/B Piano Chord 
                         AmAm Piano Chord 
                      DD Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 

For a tumble and  something to do   at night, you kick a life a round o- ooh
For a fumble with someone you know at sight . . .
AmAm Piano Chord 
                       GG Piano Chord 
                          CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

GG Piano Chord 

. . . D'you hear the one about the one you're now without?

AmAm Piano Chord 
                             DD Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 
                          DD Piano Chord 

She says 'I don't know what to be', and 'does she look younger than me?'
And 'does my make up look alright, can you tell that I've been up all night?'

[Chorus] x 2

end on a C

All chords are standard (open) shapes, G/B is x20003.


Comments, improvements etc. are welcome.

Nic