The Joke

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You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
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With your quiet voice and impeccable style
                               Am7
Don't ever let them steal your joy
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And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild

They can kick dirt in your face
Am7
Dress you down, and tell you that your place
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Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
                           Am7
I see you tugging on your shirt
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Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts

      D                  Am7
Let 'em laugh while they can
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Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
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I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
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And the joke's on them

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You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
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It's your brother's world for a while longer
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We gotta dance with the devil on a river
             Am7
To beat the stream
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Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
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They come to kick dirt in your face
  Am7
To call you weak and then displace you
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After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
                             Am7
I saw your eyes behind your hair
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And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared

      D                  Am7
Let 'em laugh while they can
          G         Gm              D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
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I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
        Gm          D
And the joke's on them

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      D         Am7
Let 'em laugh while they can
      G         Gm          D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
           F#                 G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
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And the joke's on them

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