Brandi Carlile - The joke

^DYou're feeling nervous, aren't you, ^Am7boy? With your quiet ^Gvoice and impeccable ^Dstyle Don't ever let them steal your ^Am7joy And your gentle ^Gways, to keep 'em from running ^Dwild

^Am7Dress you down, and tell you that your place Is in the ^Gmiddle, when they hate the way you ^Dshine I see you tugging on your ^Am7shirt Trying to hide in^Gside of it and hide how much it ^Dhurts

Let 'em ^Dlaugh while they ^Am7can Let 'em ^Gspin, let 'em ^Gmscatter in the ^Dwind I have been to the ^F#movies, I've seen how it ^Gends And the ^Gmjoke's on ^Dthem

^DYou get discouraged, don't you, gir^Am7l? It's your brother's w^Gorld for a while longer ^D We gotta ^Ddance with the devil on a river To beat the str^Am7eam Call it living the ^Gdream, call it kicking the l^Dadder They c^Dome to kick dirt in your face To ^Am7call you weak and then displace you After ^Gcarrying your baby on your back across the des^Dert I saw your eyes behind your ^Am7hair And you're looking ti^Gred, but you don't look sc^Dared

Let 'em ^Dlaugh while they ^Am7can Let 'em ^Gspin, let 'em ^Gmscatter in the ^Dwind I have been to the ^F#movies, I've seen how it ^Gends And the ^Gmjoke's on ^Dthem

Let 'em ^Dlaugh while they ^Am7can Let 'em ^Gspin, let 'em ^Gmscatter in the ^Dwind I have been to the ^F#movies, I've seen how it ^Gends And the ^Gmjoke's on ^Dthem ^Am7

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