Bee Gees - I Started A Joke: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Started A Joke" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G            Bm  C
I started a joke
                    D         G      Bm C
Which started the whole world crying
    D         G Bm C
But I didn't see
          D           G  Bm  C D
That the joke was on me, oh no

G             Bm C
I started to cry
                    D          G     Bm C
Which started the whole world laughing
       D         G  Bm C
Oh, if I'd only seen
          D           G
That the joke was on me

Chorus:
Em               Bm
I looked at the skies
             C            G
Running my hands over my eyes
    Bm            Em
And I fell out of bed
Em/D        Am
Hurting my head
                      D
From things that I'd said

'Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh, if I'd only seen
That the joke was on me

Chorus

'Til I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh, if I'd only seen, oh yeah
That the joke was on me

Oh no, that the joke was on me, oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Started A Joke" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Started A Joke" by Bee Gees.