LIFEHOUSE
Song: THE JOKE
Tuning: It’s normal tuning but sometimes when they play it live they use ½ step down tuning.
I’ve been searching for this tab everywhere but just couldn’t 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 don’t know the name so I called them X and Z as you’ll see
Pay attention in the intro chorus he just plays Dm and Gm. These also repeats again
the last chorus.
Chorus and Slow Verse Pre- Chorus
Dm Gm A A#m X C Z
E-----5-----3-----5------------1-------x---------0-------x---|
B-----6-----3-----5------------2-------2---------1-------2---|
G-----7-----3-----6------------3------ 3---------0-------2---|
D-----7-----5-----7------------3-------3---------2-------x---|
A-----5-----5-----7------------1-------2---------3-------4---|
E-----x-----3-----5------------x-------x---------x-------x---|
Part after the second chorus
D Gm C A
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
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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
