Biography:
George Anthony Newley (born on September 24, 1931 in the London Borough of Hackney; died on April 14, 1999) was an English actor, singer and songwriter. A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, his first major film role was as the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 rendition of Oliver Twist, the classic Charles Dickens tome.
Newley had a successful pop music career, with two number one hits in 1960: "Why?" and "Do You Mind?". He won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I"
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[Intro]
Bm E
[Verse]
Bm E Bm E
There's always a joker in the pack
Bm E Bm E
There's always a cardboard clown (alt: lonely clown)
Bm E Bm E
The poor painted fool falls on his back
D F#
And everyone laughs when he's down
Bm Em A D
There's always a funnyman in the game
G A D
But he's only funny by mistake
F G C
But everyone laughs at him, just the same
G F# NC
They don't see his painted heart break... they don't care as long as
Bm E Bm E
There is a jester, just a fool
Bm E Bm E
As foolish as he can be
Bm E Bm E
There's always a joker, that's the rule
D F#
But fate deals the hand and I see...
Bm E Bm E
The joker is me!
[Vamp]
Bm E Bm E
[Instrumental]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
D F#
[Verse]
Bm Em A D
There's always a funnyman in the game
G A D
But he's only funny by mistake
F G C
But everyone laughs at him, just the same
G F# N.C.
They don't see his painted heart break... they don't care as long as
Bm E Bm E
There is a jester, just a fool
Bm E Bm E
As foolish as he can be
Bm E Bm E
There's always a joker, that's the rule
D F#
But fate deals the hand and I see...
Bm E Bm E
The joker is me! The joker is
Bm E Bm N.C.
me! The joker is....
F# Bm
me!
Bm E
[Verse]
Bm E Bm E
There's always a joker in the pack
Bm E Bm E
There's always a cardboard clown (alt: lonely clown)
Bm E Bm E
The poor painted fool falls on his back
D F#
And everyone laughs when he's down
Bm Em A D
There's always a funnyman in the game
G A D
But he's only funny by mistake
F G C
But everyone laughs at him, just the same
G F# NC
They don't see his painted heart break... they don't care as long as
Bm E Bm E
There is a jester, just a fool
Bm E Bm E
As foolish as he can be
Bm E Bm E
There's always a joker, that's the rule
D F#
But fate deals the hand and I see...
Bm E Bm E
The joker is me!
[Vamp]
Bm E Bm E
[Instrumental]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
D F#
[Verse]
Bm Em A D
There's always a funnyman in the game
G A D
But he's only funny by mistake
F G C
But everyone laughs at him, just the same
G F# N.C.
They don't see his painted heart break... they don't care as long as
Bm E Bm E
There is a jester, just a fool
Bm E Bm E
As foolish as he can be
Bm E Bm E
There's always a joker, that's the rule
D F#
But fate deals the hand and I see...
Bm E Bm E
The joker is me! The joker is
Bm E Bm N.C.
me! The joker is....
F# Bm
me!
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