Tuning: D G C F A D

Song: The joker (Original album version) Artist: Steve Miller Band Composer: Steve Miller, Eddie Curtis and Ahmet Ertsgun Album: The joker Tabbed by DJ ( 'DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com ) 27th Dec 2015 TUNING: D-G-C-F-A-D De-tune all strings down a full tone, a chromatic tuner is useful to get the tuning accurate For other instruments use the transpose function and set it to minus two [-2] to view the song in the key of F. NOTE: This is the full song as it appears on 'The Joker' album, the single version was edited 30secs shorter and is the version that gets most radio play and appears on his greatest hits album, and other compilation albums. This arrangement combines elements of the acoustic and the bass guitars. With two players, one could strum the chords, the other concentrating mainly on adding the bass riffs. The single version fades out on Verse 5, I suggest finishing with another chorus. Most people would play this with a straight C major, but the Cadd9 makes for a very smooth change between the other chords, and the bass riff can be added with the index and middle fingers. The chords are named as if still in standard tuning but will sound a tone lower in the key of F. G = 320033 D = xx0232 Cadd9 = x32033 Dsus4 = xx0233 h = hammer-on [Main riff] (F) (Bbadd9) (C) (Bbadd9) G Cadd9 D Cadd9 d |------3--------3--------|-------2-----------------| A |------3--------3--------|-------3-----------------| F |------0--------0--------|-------2-----------------| C |------0--------2--0-h2--|--0-0--------------------| G |--------0-2-3--3--------|----------0-2-3-3-3-2-0--| D |--3-3-------------------|-------------------------| [Additional riff at end of some lines] (C) (Bbadd9) (F) D Cadd9 G d |------2----------------------|----------| A |------3----------------------|----------| F |------2------------------0---|---0------| C |--0-0---------------0-h2-----|----------| G |---------0-2-3-3-3-----------|----------| D |-----------------------------|----------| Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ========================================================== [Verse 1]

^G Some ^Cadd9people call me 'The Space ^DCowboy', ^Cadd9 yeah, ^G Some ^Cadd9call me 'The Gangster of ^DLove', ^Cadd9 ^G Some ^Cadd9people call me 'Maur - ^Dice', ^Cadd9 'Cause I ^Gspeak ...of the ^Cadd9pompatus of ^Dlove ^Cadd9

[Verse 2]

^G ^Cadd9People talk a - ^Dbout me, baby, ^Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Cadd9 Say I'm doing you wrong, doing you wrong--------, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 Well, don't you worry, baby, don't worry--------, 'Cause I'm ^Gright here, right here, ^Cadd9Right here, right here at ^Dhome ^Cadd9

[Chorus]

'Cause I'm a ^Gpicker, I'm a ^Cadd9grinner, I'm a ^Glover, then I'm a ^Cadd9sinner, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I play my music in the sun--------, I'm a ^Gjoker, I'm a ^Cadd9smoker, I'm a ^Gmidnight ^Cadd9toker, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I sure don't want to hurt no one-------- I'm a ^Gpicker, I'm a ^Cadd9grinner, I'm a ^Glover, then I'm a ^Cadd9sinner, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I play my music in the sun--------, I'm a ^Gjoker, I'm a ^Cadd9smoker, I'm a ^Gmidnight ^Cadd9toker, ^G I get my ^Cadd9loving on the ^Drun, ^Dsus4Woo - hoo, oo - ^Doo---! ^Dsus4Woo - hoo, oo - oo!

[Break]

||: ^G/ / ^Cadd9 / / | ^D/ / ^Cadd9 / / :||[x4] [Verse 3] ^GYou're the cutest ^Cadd9thing that I ^Dever did ^Cadd9see, I ^Greally love your ^Cadd9peaches, wanna ^Dshake your ^Cadd9tree, ^G A -Lovey- ^Cadd9dovey, lovey -dovey, lovey -^Ddovey all the ^Cadd9time, ^G Hoo - ee, ^Cadd9baby, I'll sure ^Dshow you a good time^Cadd9------!

[Chorus]

'Cause I'm a ^Gpicker, I'm a ^Cadd9grinner, I'm a ^Glover, then I'm a ^Cadd9sinner, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I play my music in the sun--------, I'm a ^Gjoker, I'm a ^Cadd9smoker, I'm a ^Gmidnight ^Cadd9toker, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I get my loving on the run--------, I'm a ^Gpicker, I'm a ^Cadd9grinner, I'm a ^Glover, and I'm a ^Cadd9sinner, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 Play my music in the sun--------, I'm a ^Gjoker, I'm a ^Cadd9smoker, I'm a ^Gmidnight ^Cadd9toker, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I sure don't want to hurt no one--------

[Break] G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Cadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

^Dsus4 Woo - ^Dhoo, oo - oo! ^Dsus4 Woo - hoo, oo - oo! [Verse 4] ^G ^Cadd9People keep talking a - ^Dbout me, baby, ^Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Cadd9 Say I'm doing you wrong--------, ^G Well, ^Cadd9don't you worry, Don't ^Dworry, no, don't ^Cadd9worry, mamma, ^G 'Cause I'm ^Cadd9right here at ^Dhome ^Cadd9

[Verse 5]

^G ^Cadd9You're the cutest thing I ^Dever did ^Cadd9see, ^GReally love your ^Cadd9peaches, wanna ^Dshake your ^Cadd9tree, ^G Lovey- ^Cadd9dovey, lovey -dovey, lovey -^Ddovey all the ^Cadd9time, ^G Come on, ^Cadd9baby, now, ...^Dshow you a good ^Cadd9time

[Suggestion for ending]

'Cause I'm a ^Gpicker, I'm a ^Cadd9grinner, I'm a ^Glover, and I'm a ^Cadd9sinner, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I play my music in the sun---------, I'm a ^Gjoker, I'm a ^Cadd9smoker, I'm a ^Gmidnight ^Cadd9toker, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 I get my loving on the run--------, 'Cause I'm a ^Gpicker, I'm a ^Cadd9grinner, I'm a ^Glover, and I'm a ^Cadd9sinner, G Cadd9 D Cadd9 Play my music in the sun--------, I'm a j^Goker, I'm a ^Cadd9smoker, I'm a ^Gmidnight ^Cadd9toker, ^G I sure don't ^Cadd9want to hurt no ^Done, ^Dsus4Woo - hoo, oo - ^Doo! ^Dsus4Woo - hoo, oo - ^Goo!

Steve Miller Band - The joker