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The Joke

Lifehouse

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LIFEHOUSE

Song: THE JOKE

Tuning: It�s normal tuning but sometimes when they play it live they use � 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

      Dm    Gm    A           A#m      X         C       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
         D           Gm          C           A
 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---------------|

           Dm
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
    Gm
Oh... The joke is on you
       Dm
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings


    Gm       A
Oh... The joke is on you
    Dm
To make sure yesterday doesn't repeat
I took a shortcut home
A left on the street
     Gm     A
I know they won't find me here
   Dm
I found out how to make mama proud
Be real quiet, don't talk too loud
 Gm    A
I try, try to disappear

   A#m
My life is for the taking
    X                   C
Breakdown is awaking me
            Z
I'm ending all this pain

         Dm
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
   Gm           A
Oh... The joke is on you
      Dm
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
   Gm          A
Oh... The joke is on you
   Dm
This is my last day
Should have been my first kiss
Think to myself will I ever be missed?
     Gm        A
I hope... Or maybe I don't care
     Dm
I wear my T around my neck
I love them so much
Gonna love them to death
   Gm                     A
Tonight...  I See the world through my eyes

      A#m
My life is for the taking
    X                   C
Breakdown is erasing me
      Z
I'm ending all this pain

[CHORUS]

D
My great escape
Gm
Is my biggest mistake
C
I think you better turn around
A
Don't throw it away
Today... Today...

         Dm
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
    Gm
Oh... The joke is on you
       Dm
You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings

    Gm       A
Oh... The joke is on you
D
The joke is on you
Gm
The joke is on you
C
The joke is on you
A
The joke is on you