The Joke Brandi Carlile
Lyrics and guitar chords
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You're feeling nervous, aren't you, Am7
boy?With your quiet
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voice and impeccable D
styleDon't ever let them steal your
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joyAnd your gentle
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ways, to keep 'em from running D
wildD
They can kick dirt in your faceAm7
Dress you down, and tell you that your placeIs in the
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middle, when they hate the way you D
shineI see you tugging on your
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shirtTrying to hide in
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side of it and hide how much it D
hurtsLet 'em l
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augh while they cAm7
anLet 'em
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spin, let 'em Gm
scatter in theD
windI have been to the
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movies, I've seen how it G
endsAnd the
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joke's onD
them Am7
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You get discouraged, don't you, girAm7
l?It's your brother's w
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orld for a while longer D
We gotta
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dance with the devil on a riverTo beat the str
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eamCall it living the
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dream, call it kicking the lD
adderThey c
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ome to kick dirt in your faceTo
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call you weak and then displace youAfter
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carrying your baby on your back across the desD
ertI saw your eyes behind your
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hairAnd you're looking ti
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red, but you don't look scD
aredLet 'em l
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augh while they cAm7
anLet 'em
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spin, let 'em Gm
scatter in theD
windI have been to the
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movies, I've seen how it G
endsAnd the
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joke's oD
n themD
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Let 'em
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laugh while they Am7
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spin, let 'em Gm
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windI have been to the
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movies, I've seen how it G
endsAnd the
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joke's onD
them Am7
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