That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore Chords & Tabs

by The Smiths

[Content]
Tuning: Standard
Capo on 2nd fret for album version

[Verse 1]
AAadd9 Amaj9 Aadd9 D   E   F#m7         
Park the car at the side of the road ...
F#sus2        F#m7
you should know
G6                Gmaj7      G6      A             Fmaj7 G6/E
Time's tide will smother you...         and I will too
Amaj7                  Aadd9    Amaj7             A            D  
When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely ... their only
   E         F#m7
desire is to die
F#sus2        F#m7 
Well I'm afraid ...
   G6                  Gmaj7G6
it doesn't make me smile ...
A             Fmaj7    G6/E
?..I wish I could laugh

[Chorus]
Fadd9 Dadd11 Fmaj7 Gsus4 G C D   
But that joke isn't funny anymore
    Fadd9                       Dadd11            
It's too close to home, and it's too near the bone
    Fmaj7           Gsus4   G    C             D    
it's too close to home, and it's too near the bone ?
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7         A   Fmaj7 G6/E
more than you'll ever know......

[Instrumental]
A    Cmaj7#5  Eaug  Cmaj7#5  Gmaj7 G6    Cmaj7   Em9     (x4)

[Verse 2]
Fadd9 Dadd11 Fmaj7 Gsus4     G     C     D
It was dark as I drove the point home ...
      Fadd9                         Dadd11            
and on cold leather seats, well, it suddenly struck me
Fmaj7        Gsus4   G       C           D       Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7
I just might die ... with a smile on my face after all
A   Fmaj7  G6/E

[Instrumental]
A    Cmaj7#5  Eaug  Cmaj7#5  Gmaj7 G6    Cmaj7   Em9

[Verse 3]
                 A       Cmaj7    Eaug Cmaj7 
I've seen this happen in other people's lives
    Gmaj7    G6            Cmaj7 Em9
and now it's happening in mine
                 A       Cmaj7    Eaug Cmaj7 
I've seen this happen in other people's lives
    Gmaj7    G6            Cmaj7   Em9      
and now it's happening in mine..............
TAB:
   A   Aadd9 Amaj9    Aadd9     D     E     F#m7   F#sus2    F#m7  
e|-0-----0-----4--------0-------5-----0---------------------------|
B|-5-----0-----0--------0-------7-----0---------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----6--------6-------7-----1-------2------1--------2---|
D|-7-----7-----7--------7-------0-----2-------4------4--------4---|
A|-0-----0-----0--------0-------0-----2-------4------4--------4---|
E|------------------------------------0-------0---------------0---|
Park the car...              You should know
   G6               Gmaj7      G6    A            Fmaj7     G6/E   
e|-0------------------2--------0-----0--------------0--------0----|
B|-0------------------0--------0-----2--------------1--------3----|
G|-7------------------0--------0-----2--------------2--------4----|
D|-5------------------0--------0-----2--------------3--------5----|
A|-5------------------2--------2-----0--------------3--------5----|
E|-0------------------3--------3--------------------0--------0----|
Times tide....                        I will too...
  Amaj7 Aadd9 Amaj7     A       D     E      F#m7  F#sus2    F#m7  
e|-4-----0-----4--------5-------5-----0---------------------------|
B|-5-----0-----0--------5-------7-----0---------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----6--------6-------7-----1-------2------1--------2---|
D|-7-----7-----7--------7-------0-----2-------4------4--------4---|
A|-0-----0-----0--------0-------0-----2-------4------4--------4---|
E|------------------------------------0-------0---------------0---|
When you laugh...           only desire..          you should know
   G6               Gmaj7      G6    A            Fmaj7     G6/E   
e|-0------------------2--------0-----0--------------0--------0----|
B|-0------------------0--------0-----2--------------1--------3----|
G|-7------------------0--------0-----2--------------2--------4----|
D|-5------------------0--------0-----2--------------3--------5----|
A|-5------------------2--------2-----0--------------3--------5----|
E|-0------------------3--------3--------------------0--------0----|
It doesn't make me smile               I wish I could smile..
 Fadd9     Dadd11           Fmaj7       Gsus4     G     C   D        
e|-8---------5----------------0-----------3-------3---------2-------|
B|-6---------3----------------1-----------1-------0-----1---3-------|
G|-0---------0----------------2-----------0-------0-----0---2-------|
D|-7---------4----------------3-----------0-------0-----2---0-------|
A|-8---------5----------------3-----------2-------2-----3-----------|
E|----------------------------0-----------3-------3-----------------|
That joke isn't funny any more
 Fadd9     Dadd11           Fmaj7       Gsus4     G     C   D        
e|-8---------5----------------0-----------3-------3---------2-------|
B|-6---------3----------------1-----------1-------0-----1---3-------|
G|-0---------0----------------2-----------0-------0-----0---2-------|
D|-7---------4----------------3-----------0-------0-----2---0-------|
A|-8---------5----------------3-----------2-------2-----3-----------|
E|----------------------------0-----------3-------3-----------------|
It's too close to...              ...too near the bone
 Fmaj7    Fmaj7         Fmaj7    A      Fmaj7    G6/E                
e|-0---------0------------0------0--------0-------0-----------------|
B|-1---------0------------1------2--------1-------3-----------------|
G|-2---------2------------2------2--------2-------4-----------------|
D|-3---------3------------3------2--------3-------5-----------------|
A|-------------------------------0--------3-------5-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------0-------0-----------------|
More than you'll ever know
   A    Cmaj7    Eaug  Cmaj7     Gmaj7   G6    Cmaj7     Em9       
e|-5-------7-------8-----7---------2-----0-------0--------0-------|
B|-5-------5-------5-----5---------0-----0-------0--------0-------|
G|-6-------5-------5-----5---------0-----0-------0--------0-------| (x4)
D|-7-------6-------6-----6---------0-----0-------2--------4-------|
A|-0-------7-------7-----7---------2-----2-------3--------5-------|
E|---------0-------------0---------3-----3------------------------|
 Fadd9     Dadd11           Fmaj7       Gsus4     G     C   D        
e|-8---------5----------------0-----------3-------3---------2-------|
B|-6---------3----------------1-----------1-------0-----1---3-------|
G|-0---------0----------------2-----------0-------0-----0---2-------|
D|-7---------4----------------3-----------0-------0-----2---0-------|
A|-8---------5----------------3-----------2-------2-----3-----------|
E|----------------------------0-----------3-------3-----------------|
It was dark...
 Fadd9     Dadd11           Fmaj7       Gsus4     G     C   D        
e|-8---------5----------------0-----------3-------3---------2-------|
B|-6---------3----------------1-----------1-------0-----1---3-------|
G|-0---------0----------------2-----------0-------0-----0---2-------|
D|-7---------4----------------3-----------0-------0-----2---0-------|
A|-8---------5----------------3-----------2-------2-----3-----------|
E|----------------------------0-----------3-------3-----------------|
On cold leather..            I just might die with a smile...
 Fmaj7    Fmaj7         Fmaj7    A      Fmaj7   G6/E                 
e|-0---------0------------0------0--------0-------0-----------------|
B|-1---------0------------1------2--------1-------3-----------------|
G|-2---------2------------2------2--------2-------4-----------------|
D|-3---------3------------3------2--------3-------5-----------------|
A|-------------------------------0--------3-------5-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------0-------0-----------------|
after all...
   A    Cmaj7    Eaug  Cmaj7     Gmaj7   G6    Cmaj7     Em9       
e|-5-------7-------8-----7---------2-----0-------0--------0-------|
B|-5-------5-------5-----5---------0-----0-------0--------0-------|
G|-6-------5-------5-----5---------0-----0-------0--------0-------|
D|-7-------6-------6-----6---------0-----0-------2--------4-------|
A|-0-------7-------7-----7---------2-----2-------3--------5-------|
E|---------0-------------0---------3-----3------------------------|
I've seen it happen.....