I started a joke Bee Gees Live at Festival Hall, 1971 Chords

Tempo:
135 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bm

C

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I started a joke Bee Gees Live at Festival Hall, 1971 chords
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[Bm] I
[C] [G]
[E] [Bm] [C]
[G]
[Bm] started to joke, [C]
started [D] the whole [G] world [Bm] crying, [C]
[D] but I [G] didn't see, [Bm] oh [C] no, that [D] the
joke [G] was on [Bm] me, oh [C] no.
[D]
I [G] [Bm] started to cry, [C] which [D] started the whole [G] world laughing,
[Bm] [C] [D] oh if I [G] knew they'd see,
[Bm]
oh [C] yeah, [D] that the joke [G] was on me.
[E] I [Em]
looked [Bm] up at night, running [C] my hands
[Am] over [G] my eyes, [Bm] and I fell out [Em] of bed, hurting my
[Am] head from things that [B] I [D] said, [G] till I [Bm] finally died.
I started to cry, [C] which started [D] the whole [G] world laughing, [Bm]
[C] [D] oh if I knew [G] they'd see,
[Bm]
oh [C] yeah, [D] that the joke was [G] on me.
[Em]
[Bm]
Running [C] my hands over [G] my eyes, [Bm] and I fell out [Em] of bed, hurting [Am] my head from things that
[D] I said, [G] till I [Bm] finally died.
[C] Which [D] started the whole [G] world laughing, [Bm]
[C] oh [D]
if I [G] don't receive, [Bm]
oh [C] yeah, [D]
[G] that the joke
was on me.
[Bm] [C] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[E] [G]
[Cm] [C]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Bm
13421112
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
Bm
13421112
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Bee Gees - I Started A Joke chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, D, G, Bm, C, G and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 67 BPM and then match the original tempo of 135 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ I _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] started to joke, _ _ [C] _
_ started [D] the whole [G] world _ [Bm] crying, _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] but I [G] didn't _ see, [Bm] _ _ oh [C] no, that [D] the
joke [G] was on _ [Bm] me, oh _ [C] _ no.
[D] _
I _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] started to cry, _ _ [C] _ which [D] started the whole [G] world laughing, _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] oh if I [G] knew they'd see,
_ [Bm] _
_ oh [C] _ yeah, [D] that the joke [G] was on me. _
_ _ _ [E] _ I _ [Em] _
_ looked [Bm] up at _ night, _ _ running [C] my hands _
_ [Am] over [G] my eyes, _ _ _ [Bm] and _ I fell out [Em] of bed, _ _ _ hurting my
[Am] _ head from things that [B] I [D] said, _ _ _ _ _ [G] till I [Bm] finally died.
I started to cry, _ _ [C] _ which started [D] the _ whole [G] world laughing, _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] oh if I knew [G] they'd see,
_ _ [Bm] _
_ oh [C] _ yeah, [D] that the joke was [G] on _ me. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Running [C] my hands _ _ over [G] my _ eyes, _ _ [Bm] and _ I fell out [Em] of bed, _ _ hurting [Am] my head from things that
[D] I said, _ _ _ _ [G] till I [Bm] finally died.
_ [C] _ Which [D] started the whole [G] world laughing, [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ oh [D]
if I [G] don't receive, _ [Bm] _
_ oh [C] yeah, _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] that the joke
was on _ me.
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of Melbourne 1971 album.

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