Chords for Rod Stewart - I Was Only Joking (Official Video)

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_ _ _ Ever since I was a kid at school, _ I messed around [Eb] with all the rules.
[C] _ _ _ Apologized [Bb] then, realized [F] I'm not different [Fm] after [Bb] all.
_ _ _ Me and the boys thought we had it sussed.
_ _ _ [Eb] Valentino's all of [Ebm] us.
My dad said [Bb] we looked ridiculous, [F] but boy, we broke some [Fm] [Bb] hearts.
_ _ _ In and out of jobs, running free, _ waging [Eb] war with _ society.
_ [Ebm] Dumb blank [Bb] faces stare back at me, [F] but nothing [Bb] ever 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.
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I [Eb] was 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, [C] never [D] _ [C] _ .
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_ found a _ compromise.
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Collected love [Eb] was like butterflies.
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Illusions of [Bb] that grand first prize [F] are slowly wearing [Bb] thin.
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Susie, baby, you were good to me.
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Giving love _ [Eb] _ unselfishly, _ [Ebm].
[C] but you took it all too [Bb] _ seriously.
[F] I guess it had to end.
[Bb] _ _ I was [Eb] only _ [F] joking, [Bb] my dear, looking [Eb] for a way [F] to [Gm] hide my fear.
What [Eb] kind of fool [F] _ [Bb] was I?
. [Cm] I could never win, [C] never [D] found [C] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ .
[Bb] _ a compromise.
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_ _ Now you 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.
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_ Because what I'm doing must be wrong.
_ _ Pouring my heart [Bbm] out in [Eb] a song.
_ [C] _ Owning up [Bb] for prosperity for the [F] whole damn [Bb] world to see.
_ _ _ _ Quietly now while I turn a page.
Act one is over without [Eb] costume change.
_ [Bbm] [C] The principal would [Bb] like to leave the stage.
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The crowd _ don't [Bb] understand.
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