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THE JOKER
by Steve Miller (1973)

[G C D C x2]
[G]Some [C]people call me the space c[D]owboy, yeah [C] [G]
[G]Some [C]call me the gangster of lo[D]ve [C] [G]
[G]Some [C]people call me M[D]aurice [C]
Cause I [G]speak of the [C]pompitous of l[D]ove [C] [G]
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[G]Peopl[C]e talk about me, baby [D] [C] [G]
[G]Say I[C]'m doin' you wrong, doin' [D]you wrong [C] [G]
[G]Well,[C] don't you worry baby Don'[D]t worry [C] [G]
[G]Cause[C] I'm right here, right her[D]e, right her[C]e, r[G]ight here at home
Cause I'm a [G]picker I'm a g[C]rinner
I'm a l[G]over And I'm a s[C]inner [G]
I play my [C]music in the s[D]un [C]
I'm a jo[G]ker I'm a s[C]moker
I'm a m[G]idnight t[C]oker [G]I sure don't [C]want to hurt no o[D]ne [D7]
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[G]You're the cutest thi[C]ng T[D]hat I ever did see [C] [G]
[G]I really love your pe[C]aches W[D]ant to shake your tre[C]e [G]
[G]Lovey-dovey, lov[C]ey-dovey, lovey-[D]dovey all the tim[C]e [G]
[G]Ooo-eee baby, I'[C]ll sure show you[D] a good time [C] [G]
[* soc] Wooo Woooo
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