THE JOKE - Lifehouse
This is the live version.
Live recordings just slightly differ from the studio version.
(...which fades out though. The live doesn't.)
Bass comes in at 0:12
You said you were pretending... ...happy endings...
| G | |
| D | 5 5 53 |
| A | 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 5\ |
| E | 5 5 5 5 1 3 3 3 |
The joke is on you.
To make sure.. I took a shortcut.. I know...
| G | |
| D | 5 |
| A | 5 7 8 0h5h5 5p3 |
| E | 5 7 h5p3 3 34 5 5 5 |
I found out how to make...
| G | 5/7 5 |
| D | 5\ |
| A | 5 7 |
| E | 5 5 7 8 3 3 34 5 5 5 |
My life is... Break down... ...me I'm ending...
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 1 1 1/13\ 1 1 1 1/13\ 1 1 1 1/13\ 0 |
| E | 5 5 5555 8 |
When you find me... hanging... Oooh...
| G | |
| D | 5 5 53 |
| A | 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 5\ |
| E | 5 5 5 5 1 3 3 3 |
The joke is on you.
You said you were pretending... ...happy endings...
| G | |
| D | 5 5 53 |
| A | 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 5\ |
| E | 5 5 5 5 1 3 3 3 |
The joke is on you.
This is my last day... I hope... Or maybe...
| G | 5 7 5 7/9 10 9 7 5 |
| D | 5 7 7 5 5/14 12 |
| A | 5 7 8 14 12 12 10 8 7 |
| E | 3 |
I wear my team... Tonight...
| G | 7 |
| D | 5 |
| A | 5 7 8 3 |
| E | 5 3 3 34 5 555 |
My life is... Break down... ...me I'm ending...
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 1 1 1/13\ 1 1 1 1/13\ 1 1 1 1/13\ 0 |
| E | 5 5 5555 8 |
When you find me... hanging... Oooh...
| G | |
| D | 5 5 53 |
| A | 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 5\ |
| E | 5 5 5 5 1 3 3 3 |
The joke is on you.
My great escape... Is my biggest...
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 55 55 33 33 5 5 |
| E | 55 55 33 55 66 56 33 34 55 77 88 8 8 |
I think you better... Don't throw it away...
| G | |
| D | 5 7 |
| A | 55 55 33 33 55 77 8 |
| E | 55 55 33 55 66 56 33 34 55 77 88 |
Break. Bass returns after the next 'joke is on you'.
...return of the bass!
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 5/13/15 15 15 15 15 13 10 8 |
You said you were pretending... ...happy endings...
| G | |
| D | 5 5 53 |
| A | 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 5\ |
| E | 5 5 5 5 1 3 3 3 |
The joke is on you.
Joke is on you Joke is on you
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 55 55 33 33 5 5 |
| E | 55 55 33 55 66 56 33 34 55 77 88 8 8 |
Joke is on you Joke is on you
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 55 55 33 33 33 5 5 |
| E | 55 55 33 55 66 56 34 55 77 88 8 |
Outro, some rhythmic variations added.
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 55 55 33 33 33 5 5 |
| E | 55 55 33 55 66 56 34 55 77 88 8 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 55 55 |
| E | 55 55 33 55 66 56 |
| G | |
| D | 55 77 |
| A | 33 33 33 55 77 88 5 |
| E | 34 55 77 88 |
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off