The Joke Chords & Tabs

by Brandi Carlile

[Version Description]
The Joker is Brandi Carlile's first single from her upcoming album "By the way, I forgive you". I confirmed the chords by watching the NPR live recording from Studio A.
Strumming Patterns:
Beginning :
BPM: 70
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [3, 202, 1, 202, 3, 202, 1, 202, 3, 202, 1, 202, 3, 202, 1, 101, 3, 202, 1, 202, 3, 202, 1, 202, 3, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 101]

[Intro]
D  Am  G  D

[Verse 1]
D                                   Am  
You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
                G                    D    
With your quiet voice and impeccable style
                               Am 
Don't ever let them steal your joy
                G                              D   
And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild
They can kick dirt in your face
Am                                          
Dress you down, and tell you that your place
          G                                  D    
Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
                          Am   
I see you tugging on your shirt
                 G                               D    
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts


[Refrain]
        D                Am 
Let 'em laugh while they can
        G             Gm             D   
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
                   F#                       G   
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
        Gm        D   Am G D
And the joke's on them


[Verse 2]
D                                  Am
You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
                     G                      D
It's your brother's world for a while longer
         D                              
We gotta dance with the devil on a river
               Am 
To beat the stream
                   G                           D    
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
      D                            
They come to kick dirt in your face
   Am                                 
To call you weak and then displace you
      G                                             D  
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
                            Am  
I saw your eyes behind your hair
                     G                         D   
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared


[Refrain]
        D                Am 
Let 'em laugh while they can
        G             Gm             D   
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
                   F#                       G   
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
        Gm        D   
And the joke's on them


[Interlude]
D  Am  G  D

        D                Am 
Let 'em laugh while they can
        G             Gm             D   
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
                   F#                       G   
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
        Gm        D   Am G Gm
And the joke's on them

[Outro]
D  Am  G  D
D  Am  G  D
D  Am  G  D