The Joke
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#LIFEHOUSE
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#Song: THE JOKE
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#Tuning: Its normal tuning but sometimes when they play it live they use step down tuning.
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#Ive been searching for this tab everywhere but just couldnt find one that sounded
# So here is the way I play it! Any suggestions please send me an email.
#Email: torombolo70@hotmail.com
#There are some chords that I dont know the name so I called them X and Z as youll see
#Pay attention in the intro chorus he just plays Dm and Gm. These also repeats again
#the last chorus.
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#Chorus and Slow Verse Pre- Chorus
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# Dm Gm A A#m X C Z
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E-----5-----3-----5------------1-------x---------0-------x---|
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B-----6-----3-----5------------2-------2---------1-------2---|
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G-----7-----3-----6------------3------ 3---------0-------2---|
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D-----7-----5-----7------------3-------3---------2-------x---|
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A-----5-----5-----7------------1-------2---------3-------4---|
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E-----x-----3-----5------------x-------x---------x-------x---|
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# Part after the second chorus
DGCA
E-------2-----------3-----------0-----------0---------------|
B-------3-----------3-----------1-----------2---------------|
G-------2-----------3---------- 0-----------2---------------|
D------ 0-----------5-----------2-----------2---------------|
A-------------------5-----------3-----------0---------------|
E-------------------3-----------x-----------x---------------|
Dm
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Gm
Oh... The joke is on you
Dm
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Gm A
Oh... The joke is on you
Dm
To make sure yesterday doesn't repeat
I took a shortcut home
A left on the street
Gm A
I know they won't find me here
Dm
I found out how to make mama proud
Be real quiet, don't talk too loud
Gm A
I try, try to disappear
A#m
My life is for the taking
X C
Breakdown is awaking me
Z
I'm ending all this pain
Dm
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Gm A
Oh... The joke is on you
Dm
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Gm A
Oh... The joke is on you
Dm
This is my last day
Should have been my first kiss
Think to myself will I ever be missed?
Gm A
I hope... Or maybe I don't care
Dm
I wear my T around my neck
I love them so much
Gonna love them to death
Gm A
Tonight... I See the world through my eyes
A#m
My life is for the taking
X C
Breakdown is erasing me
Z
I'm ending all this pain
(CHORUS)
D
My great escape
Gm
Is my biggest mistake
C
I think you better turn around
A
Don't throw it away
Today... Today...
Dm
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Gm
Oh... The joke is on you
Dm
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Gm A
Oh... The joke is on you
D
The joke is on you
Gm
The joke is on you
C
The joke is on you
A
The joke is on you