The Joke

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[Verse 1]
C                              Gm
  Feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
                F             
With your quiet voice and your 
            C
impeccable style
                               Gm
Don't ever let them steal your joy
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Or your gentle ways, to keep them 
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from running wild

They can kick dirt in your face
Gm                                
Dress you down, and tell you that 
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your place is in the middle
                      C
When they hate the way you shine
                             Gm
I see you tugging on your shirt
                  F                
Trying to hide inside of it and 
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hide how much it hurts

[Chorus]
                          Gm
Let 'em laugh while they can
         F
Let 'em spin
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         Fm             C
Let 'em scatter in the wind
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I have been to the movies, I've 
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seen how it ends
         Fm         C
And the joke's on them

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
  You get discouraged, don't you, 
   Gm
girl?
                    F          
It's your brother's world for a 
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while longer
You gotta dance with the devil on a 
                  Gm
river to beat the stream
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Call it living the dream, call it 
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kicking the ladder

They come to kick dirt in your face
Gm
  Dress you down and then displace 
you
      F                         
After carrying your baby on your 
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back across the desert
                             Gm
I saw your eyes behind your hair
                    F            
And you're looking tired, but you 
                  C
don't look scared

[Chorus]
                          Gm
Let 'em laugh while they can
         F
Let 'em spin
         Fm             C
Let 'em scatter in the wind
                    E              
I have been to the movies, I've 
         F
seen how it ends
         Fm         C  C  Gm  F  C
And the joke's on them
                         Gm
Let 'em laugh while they can
         F
Let 'em spin
         Fm             C
Let 'em scatter in the wind
                    E              
I have been to the movies, I've 
         F
seen how it ends
         Fm         C   Gm F C
And the joke's on them