LIFEHOUSE
Song: THE JOKE
Tuning: It’s normal tuning but sometimes when they play it live they use ½ step down tuning.
I’ve been searching for this tab everywhere but just couldn’t find one that sounded
So here is the way I play it! Any suggestions please send me an email.
Email: torombolo70@hotmail.com
There are some chords that I don’t know the name so I called them X and Z as you’ll see
Pay attention in the intro chorus he just plays Dm and Gm. These also repeats again
the last chorus.
Chorus and Slow Verse Pre- Chorus
X Z
E-----5-----3-----5------------1-------x---------0-------x---|
B-----6-----3-----5------------2-------2---------1-------2---|
G-----7-----3-----6------------3------ 3---------0-------2---|
D-----7-----5-----7------------3-------3---------2-------x---|
A-----5-----5-----7------------1-------2---------3-------4---|
E-----x-----3-----5------------x-------x---------x-------x---|
Part after the second chorus
E-------2-----------3-----------0-----------0---------------|
B-------3-----------3-----------1-----------2---------------|
G-------2-----------3---------- 0-----------2---------------|
D------ 0-----------5-----------2-----------2---------------|
A-------------------5-----------3-----------0---------------|
E-------------------3-----------x-----------x---------------|
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh... The joke is on you
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Oh... The joke is on you
To make sure yesterday doesn't repeat
I took a shortcut home
A left on the street
I know they won't find me here
I found out how to make mama proud
Be real quiet, don't talk too loud
I try, try to disappear
My life is for the taking
X C
Breakdown is awaking me
Z
I'm ending all this pain
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh... The joke is on you
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Oh... The joke is on you
This is my last day
Should have been my first kiss
Think to myself will I ever be missed?
I hope... Or maybe I don't care
I wear my T around my neck
I love them so much
Gonna love them to death
Tonight... I See the world through my eyes
My life is for the taking
X C
Breakdown is erasing me
Z
I'm ending all this pain
[CHORUS]
My great escape
Is my biggest mistake
I think you better turn around
Don't throw it away
Today... Today...
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh... The joke is on you
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Oh... The joke is on you
The joke is on you
The joke is on you
The joke is on you
The joke is on you