Guitar chord I Started A Joke

I Started a Joke was fabricated by the Gibb brothers, famous as the Bee Gees. According to Robin Gibb, the song was inspired by a moment of melancholy while on tour. The lyrics reflect feelings of isolation and the irony of causing sorrow unintentionally. This track showcases the Bee Gees ability to craft memorable melodies aligned with deep lyrics.

Key:  G 
  
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Bm
   
C
 
I started a joke
                  
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Bm
   
C
 
Which started the whole world crying
    
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G
   
Bm
   
C
 
But I didn't see
          
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G
   
Bm
  
C
  
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That the joke was on me, oh no

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Bm
   
C
 
I started to cry
                  
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G
        
Bm
   
C
 
Which started the whole world laughing
       
D
          
G
      
Bm
   
C
 
Oh, if I'd only seen
         
D
            
G
 
That the joke was on me

Em
               
Bm
 
I looked at the skies
             
C
            
G
 
Running my hands over my eyes
    
Bm
            
Em
 
And I fell out of bed
Em/D
       
Am
 
Hurting my head
                      
D
 
From things that I'd said

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Bm
      
C
 
'Til I finally died
                 
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Bm
   
C
 
Which started the whole world living
  
C
    
D
       
G
      
Bm
   
C
 
Oh, if I'd only seen
         
D
           
G
 
That the joke was on me

Em
               
Bm
 
I looked at the skies
             
C
            
G
 
Running my hands over my eyes
    
Bm
            
Em
 
And I fell out of bed
Em/D
       
Am
 
Hurting my head
                      
D
 
From things that I'd said

G
            
Bm
    
C
 
'Til I finally died
                  
D
           
G
      
Bm
   
C
 
Which started the whole world living
       
D
          
G
      
Bm
   
C
 
Oh, if I'd only seen
         
D
           
G
   
Bm
   
C
 
That the joke was on me

          
D
         
G
   
Bm
  
C
  
D
 
That the joke was on me
G
   
Bm
   
C
   
D
    
G
 
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