That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A][A]
Park the [D]car at the [E]side of the [F#m]road
[E]You should [F#m]know
[G]Time's tide will smother you
[A]And I will too[F][G]
[A]When you laugh about people
who feel so very lonely
Their [D]only de[E]sire is to [F#m]die
[E]Well, I'm a[F#m]fraid
It [G]doesn't make me smile
[A]I wish I could lau[F]gh[G][F][G]

[Chorus 1]
But that [F]joke isn't [G]funny any[C]more[D]
It's [F]too close to home
and it's [D]too near the bone
It's [F]too close to [G]home
and it's [C]too near the [D]bone,
more than [F]you'll ever know
[A][F][G]

[Bridge 1]
[A]Whe[Eaug]n they [G]fall down
[C]When they fal[D]l down
[A]Kic[Eaug]k them [G]when they fall down
[C]Kick them when they fal[D]l down
[A]Kic[Eaug]k them [G]when they fall down
[C]Kick them when they fal[D]l down
[A]Kic[Eaug]k them [G]when they fall down
[C]Kick them when they fal[D]l down
[F][D]

[Chorus 2]
It was [F]dark as I [G]drove the point [C]home[D]
And on [F]cold leather seats,
well, it [D]suddenly struck me
[F]I just might die[G]
with a [C]smile on my [D]face [F]after all
[A][F][G]

[Outro 1]
[A][E][G][C]
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]now it's happening in [C]mine
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]now it's happening in [C]mine
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]now it's happening in [C]mine
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]now it's happening in [C]mine
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]now it's happening in [C]mine
[D]Happening in [A]mine happening in [E]mine,
happening in [G]mine, happening in [C]mine
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]no, no, [C]no
It's [D]Happening in [A]mine,
happening in [E]mine,[G]
No, [C]no, [D]I've seen this [A]happen
in [E]other people's [G]lives
And [C]now, it's [D]happening in [A]mine,
happening in [E]mine,
happening in [G]mine, happening in [C]mine
[D]I've seen this [A]happen in [E]other people's lives
And [G]no, no, [C]no
It's [D]happening in mine
[Fade]