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FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: luggi69@web.de
DATE: 26 Jul 2001
ARTIST: Steve Miller Band
SONG: The Joker
ALBUM: The Joker, 1973


                The Joker
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                writtten by  Miller/Ertegun/Curtis

This is the rythm riff transcribed by
filthyanimal69@hotmail.com

e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D-----------------0---------------------
A--------0--1-1--3-3-3---0-1-1-1-1-1-0--
E-1-1--3---------------3---------------3

(this riff and my chords go well together; some did it with G C D but -hold on- other riff!)


The Joker
F      Bb                      C        Bb   F
Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah              accoustic guitar does little riff
       Bb                     C    Bb  F                e------------------
Some call me the gangster of love                       B------------------
       Bb              C     Bb  F                      G------------------
Some people call me Maurice                             D--------3-3-------
         F             Bb           C     Bb  F         A----1h3-----------
Cause I speak of the pompitous of love                  E------------------


People talk about me, baby 
Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong 
Well, don't you worry baby 
Don't worry 
Cause I'm right here, right here, right here, right here at home 

F
Cause I'm a picker 
Bb
I'm a grinner 
F
I'm a lover 
            Bb     F         Bb          C    Bb  F
And I'm a sinner I play my music in the sun 

F
I'm a joker 
Bb
I'm a smoker 
F               Bb
I'm a midnight toker 
F             Bb              C     Bb  F
I sure don't want to hurt no one 

I'm a picker 
I'm a grinner 
I'm a lover 
And I'm a sinner 
I play my music in the sun 

I'm a joker 
I'm a smoker 
I'm a midnight toker 
I get my lovin' on the run 
Wooo Wooooo 

You're the cutest thing 
That I ever did see 
I really love your peaches 
Want to shake your tree 
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time 
Ooo-eee baby, I'll sure show you a good time 

I'm a picker 
I'm a grinner 
I'm a lover 
And I'm a sinner 
I play my music in the sun

I'm a joker 
I'm a smoker 
I'm a midnight toker 
I get my lovin' on the run 

I'm a picker 
I'm a grinner 
I'm a lover 
And I'm a sinner 
I play my music in the sun  

                                                          
I'm a joker 
I'm a smoker 
I'm a midnight toker 
I sure don't want to hurt no one 
Wooo Woooo 

People keep talking about me baby 
They say I'm doin' you wrong 
Well don't you worry, don't worry, no don't worry mama 
Cause I'm right here at home 

You're the cutest thing I ever did see 
Really love your peaches want to shake your tree 
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time 
Come on baby and I'll show you a good time 


This is a great classic tune and it hurts in my heart when I hear
this sucking guy Shaggy when copying this... You're my angel bla bla bla...Crap!!


Corrections, questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome, just e-mail me!
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        |       -Ray Davies, 1965                                  |
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        |You can hardly listen to today's music, if you can call   |
        |it music at all.                                          |
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