Again taken from Emil's site, and again have yet to play through so can't confirm it's accuracy. I was listening to this one last night though, and it actually started to grow on me a lil'. I'll admit, when I first heard this my first thought was "this may be the gayest Phish song ever" just because of the chorus.
Joy
Phish
Transcribed by Mike from Ohio
D
Joy is over there in her incredible clothes
G
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes
D
I was doing the best that I can I suppose
G
But that little girl dancer eventually grows
E
Well she grows
G A
D
You can't imagine all the times that I've tried
G
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried
D
Let's throw it away and just go for a ride
G
And you'd say okay but you'd keep it inside
E
And I tried
G
I tried
E
I tried
G A
I tried
CHORUS:
G D
We want you to be happy
A G
Don't live inside the gloom
D
We want you to be happy
A G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
D
I never thought I could have it so good
G
You were the song that my soul understood
D
But time is a river that flows through the woods
G
And it led us to places we both understood
E
Would be gone
G
Before too long
E
Would be gone
G A
Before too long
D
When we were young we thought life was a game
G
But then somebody leaves you and you're never the same
D
All of the places that people belong
G
To the puzzle but one of the pieces is gone
E
And it's you
G
It's you
E
It's you
G A
Joy it's you
G D
We want you to be happy
A G
Don't live inside the gloom
D
We want you to be happy
A G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
SOLO
Em C G D A
E|---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12----12-13----12--------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------12----14-11----14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-------12----14-11--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G D A
E|---12-------12-15----15-------14-------17--------------------------|
B|------12----------------15-12----15--------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------------------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G
In time we'll weather this storm
D A
Inside together you'll see the change
C G A
When the sun shines through
G D A
We want you to be happy
G
Don't live inside the gloom
D A
We want you to be happy
G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
Repeat variations of (jam out) this phrase over the ending lyrics
G D A
E|---15-------15-14-----------------------------------------|
B|------15-12-------15----15-14-------17--------------------|
G|---------------------14-------14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
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This is your song too
I think the chorus gains a lot of depth since Trey got clean. I look at it as his "I Beat Heroin" song.
yea.. i love the chorus
Hi, I have a question about this Tab. Check out this nice close up YouTube performance of Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfLpGMq2uA
when they get to the verse after the first chorus at 1:23, he seems to be playing E major form and A minor form barre chords in 5th position. I'm a beginning guitarist, but I don't get how could these be D and G?
Thanks,
Scott
Don't have a guitar in hand, but you look to be correct here - looks/sounds like he's playing an Am & D7 (or a D5). Never played through this myself, but if I remember/have time to later I'll check it out.