THE JOKER
Steve Miller

CAPO: 1st fret (key of G#, played as G)

CHORDS:   G     = 320033   D     = xx0232
          Cadd9 = x32033   Dsus4 = xx0233

MAIN RIFF:
     G            Cadd9        D           Cadd9
e |------3--------3--------|-------2-----------------|
B |------3--------3--------|-------3-----------------|
G |------0--------0--------|-------2-----------------|
D |------0--------2--0-h2--|--0-0--------------------|
A |--------0-2-3--3--------|----------0-2-3-3-3-2-0--|
E |--3-3-------------------|-------------------------|

ADDITIONAL RIFF AT THE END OF SOME LINES:
    D          Cadd9                G
e |------2----------------------|----------|
B |------3----------------------|----------|
G |------2------------------0---|---0------|
D |--0-0---------------0-h2-----|----------|
A |---------0-2-3-3-3-----------|----------|
E |-----------------------------|----------|

VERSE 1:
G        Cadd9                     D        Cadd9
    Some people call me 'The Space Cowboy',       yeah,
G        Cadd9                    D      Cadd9
    Some call me 'The Gangster of Love',
G        Cadd9                  D      Cadd9
    Some people call me 'Maur - ice',
         G               Cadd9       D    Cadd9
'Cause I speak ...of the pompatus of love

VERSE 2:
G   Cadd9           D               Cadd9
    People talk a - bout me, baby,
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--------,
           G
'Cause I'm right here, right here,
Cadd9                     D     Cadd9
Right here, right here at home

CHORUS:
             G             Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
      G                 Cadd9
I'm a lover, then I'm a sinner,
G            Cadd9        D   Cadd9
   I play my music in the sun--------,
      G            Cadd9         G        Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G               Cadd9           D   Cadd9
   I sure don't want to hurt no one--------
      G             Cadd9
I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
      G                 Cadd9
I'm a lover, then I'm a sinner,
G            Cadd9        D   Cadd9
   I play my music in the sun--------,
      G            Cadd9         G        Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G           Cadd9         D
   I get my loving on the run,
Dsus4           D   Dsus4
Woo - hoo, oo - o!  Woo - hoo, oo - oo!

BREAK:
     G    Cadd9     D    Cadd9
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||[x4]

VERSE 3:
G                 Cadd9        D        Cadd9
You're the cutest thing that I ever did see,
  G                Cadd9          D          Cadd9
I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree,
G            Cadd9                       D             Cadd9
   A -Lovey- dovey, lovey -dovey, lovey -dovey all the time,
G            Cadd9           D                    Cadd9
   Hoo - ee, baby, I'll sure show you a good time------!

CHORUS:
             G             Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
      G                 Cadd9
I'm a lover, then I'm a sinner,
G            Cadd9        D    Cadd9
   I play my music in the sun--------,
      G            Cadd9         G        Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G           Cadd9         D    Cadd9
   I get my loving on the run--------,
      G             Cadd9
I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
      G                Cadd9
I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner,
G          Cadd9        D    Cadd9
   Play my music in the sun--------,
      G            Cadd9         G        Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
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       D             Dsus4
      Woo - hoo, oo - oo!  Woo - hoo, oo - oo!

VERSE 4:
G   Cadd9                   D               Cadd9
    People keep talking a - bout me, baby,
G   Cadd9             D      Cadd9
    Say I'm doing you wrong--------,
G         Cadd9
    Well, don't you worry,
      D                Cadd9
Don't worry, no, don't worry, mamma,
G             Cadd9         D     Cadd9
   'Cause I'm right here at home

VERSE 5:
G    Cadd9                     D        Cadd9
     You're the cutest thing I ever did see,
G                Cadd9          D          Cadd9
Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree,
G         Cadd9                       D             Cadd9
   Lovey- dovey, lovey -dovey, lovey -dovey all the time,
G           Cadd9         D               Cadd9
   Come on, baby, now, ...show you a good time

CHORUS / OUTRO:
             G             Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
      G                Cadd9
I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner,
G            Cadd9        D   Cadd9
   I play my music in the sun---------,
      G            Cadd9         G        Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G           Cadd9         D    Cadd9
   I get my loving on the run--------,
             G             Cadd9
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner,
      G                Cadd9
I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner,
G          Cadd9        D   Cadd9
   Play my music in the sun--------,
       G           Cadd9         G        Cadd9
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker,
G               Cadd9           D
   I sure don't want to hurt no one,
Dsus4           D    Dsus4           G
Woo - hoo, oo - oo!  Woo - hoo, oo - oo!