That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

[Intro] B

          E          F#         G#m
Park the car at the side of the road
F#        G#m
You should know
A
Time's tide will smother you
B          G    A
 And I will too
     B7+
When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely
       E      F#        G#m
Their only desire is to die
 F#         G#m
Well, I'm afraid
     A
It doesn't make me smile
B           G      A  G  E
 I wish I could laugh

          G          A        D   E
But that joke isn't funny anymore
      G
It's too close to home
           E
And it's too near the bone
    G              A
It's too close to home
          D            E
And it's too near the bone
          G                B  G  A
More than you'll ever know

B  F#   A                             D
       Kick them when they fall down
                      E
Kick them when they fall down)x 4

G E         G          A              D    E
    It was dark as I drove the point home
         G
And on cold leather seats
           E                 G
Well, it suddenly struck me
               A         D
I just might die with a smile on my
 E          G    B  G  A
Face after all

[Solo] B  F#  A  D  E

                 B          F#
I've seen this happen in other people's lives
     A                    D   E
And now it's happening in mine

                 B          F#
I've seen this happen in other people's lives
     A                    D    E
And now it's happening in mine