I Was Only Joking

A                  Amaj7
Ever since I was a kid at school
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I messed around with all the rules
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Apologized then realized I'm not 
    E              A
different after all
                         Amaj7 
Me & the boys thought we had it 
        A7         D
sussed Valentinos all of us
Dm                      A        
My dad said we looked rediculous 
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but boy we broke some hearts
                    Amaj7      A7 
In and out of jobs runnin free 
              D
wagin war with society
Dm                      A        
Some blank faces stare back at me
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 & nothin ever changed
                     Amaj7      
Promises made in the heat of the 
       A7                     D
night creepin home before it got too
 light
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I wasted all that precious time 
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and blamed it on the wine
  A          D  E         A
  I was only jo-king  my dear (my 
dear)
                D      E        A
  Looking for a way to hide my fear 
(my fear)
               D  E      A
  What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
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  I could never win (never win)
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A              Amaj7     A7     
Never found a comprimise 
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collected lovers like butterflies
Dm                 A              
Illusions of that grand first 
 E            A
prize are slowly wasted
                    Amaj7     
Suzie baby you were good to me 
 A7             D
givin' love unselfishly
Dm                       A
But you took it all too seriously
E                 A
I guess it had to end
  A          D  E         A
  I was only jo-king  my dear (my 
dear)
                D      E        A
  Looking for a way to hide my fear 
(my fear)
               D  E      A
  What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
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  I could never win (never win)
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                  Amaj7       A7  
Now you ask me if I'm sincere 
                       D
that's the question that I always 
fear
Dm                  A            
The first seven is never clear 
       E                       A
but I'll tell you what you wanna 
hear
                     Amaj7        
I'll try to give you all you want 
A7                          D
but givin' love is not my strongest 
point
Dm                                
If that's the case it's pointless 
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goin' on I'd rather be alone
                     Amaj7         
'Cause what I'm doin must be wrong 
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pourin' my heart out in a song
Dm                 A          
Owning up for prosperity for the 
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whole damn world to see
                    Amaj7       A7
Quietly now while I turn a page 
                     D
Act 20's over without costume change
    Dm                       A
The principal would like to leave 
the stage
     E                 A
The crowd don't understand