I Was Only Joking Chords by Rod Stewart

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_ _ Ever since I was a kid at school I messed around [Eb] with all the rules
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] Apologized then realized I'm [F] not different after [Fm] [Bb] all _
_ _ Me and the boys thought we had it sussed _ _ [Eb] Valentino was all of us
[C] _ My dad said [Bb] we look ridiculous _ [F] but boy we broke some [Bb] hearts _
_ In and out of jobs running free _ Waging war [Eb] with _ society
[Ebm] _ Dumb [Bb] blank faces stare back at me [F] But nothing ever [Bb] changed _
_ Promises made in the heat of the night _ Creeping home [Eb] before it got too light
_ [Ebm] I wasted all [Bb] that precious time [F] And blamed it on the [Bb] wine _
I was [Eb] only _ [F] joking [Bb] my dear Looking [Eb] for a way [F] to hide [Gm] my fear
What [Eb] kind of [F] fool [Bb] was I? _
[Cm] I could never win
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found a _ compromise _ Collected lovers [Eb] like butterflies
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Illusions of [Bb] that grand first prize [F] Are slowly wearing [Bb] thin
_ _ _ _ Susie baby you were good to me _ Giving love [Eb] _ _ unselfishly
[Ebm] _ But you took it [C] all [Bb] too seriously [F] I guess it had [Bb] to end
I was [Eb] only [F] joking [Bb] my dear [Eb] Looking for a way to [F] [Gm] hide my fear
What kind [Eb] of fool [F] _ [Bb] was I?
[Cm] I could never [C] win
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_ _ ask me if I'm sincere _ That's the question that [Eb] I always fear
[Ebm] _ Verse seven [Bb] is never clear _ [F] But I'll tell you what you [Bb] want to hear
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I try to give you all you want But giving love is [Eb] not my strongest point
[C] _ If that's the case it's [Bb] pointless going on [F] I'd rather be [Bb] alone
Cause _ what I'm doing must be wrong _ _ Pouring my heart [Bbm] out in a [Eb] song
_ [C] Owning up for [Bb] prosperity For [F] the whole damn [Bb] world to _ see
_ _ Quietly now while I turn a page Act one is over without [Eb] costume change
[C] The principal would like [Bb] to leave the stage _ [F] The crowd _ don't [Bb] understand _ _
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