I said the Jok er is a want ed man.
He makes his way in’ all a cross the the land.
I see him sift ing through the sand, so I’ll (F5)tell you all the sto ry ’bout the (G5)Jok er and the Thief in the night.
He’s al ways laugh ing in the midst of the pow er,
al ways liv ing in the fi nal ho ur.
The There is al ways sweet in the so ur, so (F5)we
are (G5)not
go ing (D5)home.
(D5)Can you see the Jok er fly ing (C5)o ver?
(D5)As she’s stand ing in a field of (C5)clo ver,
(F5)watch ing out
ev ’ry day.
I (G5)won der what would hap pen if he took her a way.
I When you see, er well, you might not know.
You get the feel in’ com in’ af ter the glow.
The vag a bond is mov in’ slow, so I’ll (F5)tell you all the sto ry ’bout the (G5)Jok er and the Thief in the night.
He’s All the peo ple that you see in the night er,
hold their dreams ing up the to the light.
ur.
The wild er beast is search ing for sight ur, and (F5)we
are (G5)not go ing (D5)home.
(D5)Can you see the Jok er fly ing (C5)o ver?
(D5)As she’s stand ing in a field of (C5)clo ver,
(F5)watch ing out
ev ’ry day.
I (G5)won der what would hap pen if he took her a way.
took her a way.
I said the Jok er is a want ed man.
He makes his way all a cross the land.
I see him sift ing through the sand, so I’ll (F5)tell you all the sto ry ’bout the (G5)Jok er and the Thief.
I said I’ll (F5)tell you all the sto ry ’bout the (G5)Jok er and the Thief.
I said I’ll tell you all a bout the (G5)Jok er and the Thief in the night.
This page shows “Joker & The Thief” by Wolfmother in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.