The Joke
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Intro
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Verse 1
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This isn't a dream don't know why you don't care
Em
See your face in a photograph, you say you weren't there
C Am
You say, "I wasn't there,"
Em
You say, "I wasn't there."
Em
This is a storm and this is the warning
Em
This is a war and this is it forming
C Am
Still feels like no one cares
Em
Still feels like no one cares
Pre-chorus
C
Anything you wanna keep
B D# Em
Otherwise go back to sleep
Chorus
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There's some things we don't want to see
Em Bm C Am
While the world burns we warm our feet
G Em C Am
Old men in bed by ten, the joke's on me
Em Bm C
Nothing left now but a memory
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Verse 2
Em
Shot by the pig with the badge and the gun
Em
Killed by an elephant, and not just the one
C Am
Maybe we should burn it down
Em
We should burn you down
Em
Poor little pharmacy who lit in a fire
Em
Mister commissioner why don't you retire?
C Am
We're gonna burn it down
Em
We're gonna burn it all down
Pre-chorus
C
Anything you wanna keep
B D# Em
Otherwise go back to sleep
Chorus 2
Em Bm C Am
There's some things we don't want to see
Em Bm C Am
While the world burns we warm our feet
G Em C Am
Old men in bed by ten, the joke's on me
Em Bm C Am
There's some things we don't want to see
Em Bm C Am
While the world burns we warm our feet
G Em C Am
Old men in bed by ten, the joke's on me
Em Bm C
Nothing but a memory
Guitar Solo
(must be tabbed, this is a rhythm part)
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Outro
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