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I Was Only Joking
By Rod Stewart
Words & Music by (Stewart & Grainger) ASCAP 1977
Transcribed by Dan Nicholas

This is the riff which is played after the Chorus

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Chords used...

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002220     AA Piano Chord 

002120     Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 

002020     A7A7 Piano Chord 

X00232     D
X00231     Dm
022100     EE Piano Chord 


AA Piano Chord 
                  Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 

Ever since I was a kid at school
A7A7 Piano Chord 
                   DD Piano Chord 

I messed around with all the rules
DmDm Piano Chord 
               AA Piano Chord 
                EE Piano Chord 
              AA Piano Chord 

Apologized then realized I'm not different after all
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
         A7A7 Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 

Me & the boys thought we had it sussed Valentinos all of us
DmDm Piano Chord 
                      AA Piano Chord 
            EE Piano Chord 
                  AA Piano Chord 

My dad said we looked rediculous but boy we broke some hearts

Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
      A7A7 Piano Chord 
               DD Piano Chord 

In and out of jobs runnin free wagin war with society
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                      AA Piano Chord 
            EE Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 

Some blank faces stare back at me & nothin ever changed
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
             A7A7 Piano Chord 
                     DD Piano Chord 

Promises made in the heat of the night creepin home before it got too light
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                  AA Piano Chord 
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               AA Piano Chord 

I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine


AA Piano Chord 
          DD Piano Chord 
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         AA Piano Chord 

Cho...I was only jo-king  my dear (my dear)
DD Piano Chord 
      EE Piano Chord 
        AA Piano Chord 

Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
DD Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 
      AA Piano Chord 

What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
EE Piano Chord 

I could never win (never win)      ......Riff

AA Piano Chord 
              Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
     A7A7 Piano Chord 
                    DD Piano Chord 

Never found a comprimise collected lovers like butterflies
DmDm Piano Chord 
                 AA Piano Chord 
               EE Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 

Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wasted
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
      A7A7 Piano Chord 
             DD Piano Chord 

Suzie baby you were good to me givin' love unselfishly
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                       AA Piano Chord 

But you took it all too seriously
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                 AA Piano Chord 

I guess it had to end

Cho...

Inst...verse,cho,verse,cho..

Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
       A7A7 Piano Chord 
                         DD Piano Chord 

Now you ask me if I'm sincere that's the question that I always fear
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                  AA Piano Chord 
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                       AA Piano Chord 

The first seven is never clear but I'll tell you what you wanna hear
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        A7A7 Piano Chord 
                          DD Piano Chord 

I'll try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
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                                AA Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 
               AA Piano Chord 

If that's the case it's pointless goin' on I'd rather be alone
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
         A7A7 Piano Chord 
                   DD Piano Chord 

'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong pourin' my heart out in a song
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                 AA Piano Chord 
               EE Piano Chord 
                  AA Piano Chord 

Owning up for prosperity for the whole damn world to see
Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
       A7A7 Piano Chord 
                     DD Piano Chord 

Quietly now while I turn a page Act 20's over without costume change
DmDm Piano Chord 
                       AA Piano Chord 

The principal would like to leave the stage
EE Piano Chord 
                 AA Piano Chord 

The crowd don't understand

Dan Nicholas
Heldan Enterprises