Indigo girls - Joking Chords

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G

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3
2
4
3 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
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2
1
1
         
         
         
         
         
2
1
3
4
3 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
3
2
1
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
3
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1

10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
4
X
10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
3
3
1
12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4

Em7

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2
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
1
2
1
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
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3
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2
         
         
         
         
         
1
2
4
4
         
         
         
         
         
2
3
4
         
         
         
         
         
2
4

3 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
3
2
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
2
1
3
1
4
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
1
2
X
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
1
2
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12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
1
1
4
1

C

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X
3
2
1
3 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
4
1
8 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
2
1
1
3 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
X
3
4
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4
10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
3

12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1
3 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X

D

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X
X
1
3
2
2 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
4
3
1
2
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
2
3
4
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
4
4
4
X
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
4
3
1
1
1
X
7 fr
         
         
         
         
         
3
2
1
1
1
4

10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
4
2
1
1
12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
3
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X

Dsus4

variations
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
2 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
3
4
1
2
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5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
3
3
4
1
5 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
1
1
3
4
1
10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
3
3
3
1
1
10 fr
         
         
         
         
         
1
1
3
4
1
1

12 fr
         
         
         
         
         
X
X
1
3
4
4
No chord
    
Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo



G  Em7  C          D     G  Em7  C     Dsus4 D D         D


Intro

You said the wGorld was magic, I was wEm7ide-eyed and laughing

C  We were dancing up to Dthe bright side

ForGget about your ego, forEm7get about your pride

C  And you will never have to comprDomise      D

And you were only jGoking,Em7 you were only jCoking, brother     Dsus4           D             D                       D

We talked about our mothers, kissed the wounds of our fathers
I could've been your sister, I would've been your brother
You kissed me like I was a soldier headed for war
I'm a dying man, but I don't know what for [stop]

And you were only jGoking,Em7 you were only jCoking, brother     D

You were only jGoking,          Em7           you were Conly joking,       brother     D

                                                                 Dan



G  Em7  C          D    G  Em7  C     D    G  Em7  C          D


Guitar solo

Gravel and glass on the bottom of my feet
I bruised my heels on the swollen street
We were girls in bars, boys on the town
Bumping like a pinball off a careless crowd

You said good friends are hard to come by
I laughed and bought you a beer, it's too corny to cry
Well, sentiment given or sentiment lost
You shake it off with a smirk and a toss [stop]

And you were only jGoking,Em7 you were only jCoking, brother     D

You were only jGoking,Em7 you were only jCoking, brother     D

And you were only jGoking,            Em7   you were only jCoking, brother        D

                    G


You were jGoking,                   Em7   you were only jCoking, brother        D

And you were only jGoking,      Em7            you were only jCoking, brother     D

                  D                  D [stop]
And you were only, and you were only, and you were only

 G    Em7  C (9 fr.)      Dsus4-D-D (9 fr.)-D     G [stop]   N.C.
Joking,        brother                            One two three four...


G  Em7  C          D     G  Em7  C     D


Instrumental

GSha-la, Em7sha-la, Csha-la, sha-lDa

GSha-la,             Em7sha-la,      Csha-la,                 sha-lDa

                                      Dan


[repeat and fade]

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