Joy

[Walker done done]

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.

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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|----------------------------------------------------------|

Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too


[Rusty the Scoob]

I think the chorus gains a lot of depth since Trey got clean.  I look at it as his "I Beat Heroin" song.

[Wolfe]

yea.. i love the chorus

[ScottS986]

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

[Walker done done]

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.