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Carrie Rodriguez - Sad Joy
## NOTE: ~ ~ = Walk-down from  Cto  G##
INTRO:   C    D    G  C-G  
Everyone's passing, Ceveryone's GsmilingC  
              ~   ~    G     D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
Everyone sees you by my side
CEveryone's Gcrafting, Ceveryone's GcryingC  
        ~  ~      G     D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
Sad joy is hard to hide
CHORUS:
CSad Gjoy, Ceveryone's GgotC  
                      D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
So good, so sad, so what
CSad Gjoy, Cdon't you GknowC  
                                     D     G  C-G  
Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go
Everyone's planning, Ceveryone's GcomingC  
              ~       ~         G     D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
Just to reach out and shake your hand
They Cshake mine Gtoo, Coh look at GyouC  
        ~  ~   G        D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
Sad joy is so unplanned
CHORUS:
CSad Gjoy, Ceveryone's GgotC  
                      D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
So good, so sad, so what
CSad Gjoy, Cdon't you GknowC  
                                     D     G  C-G  
Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go
INTERLUDE:   G    C    G    D    G  
Everyone's crafting, Ceveryone's GcraftingC  
              ~  ~        G     D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
Don't it feel so good like this
CEveryone's Gcrafting, Ceveryone's GcraftingC  
             ~    ~           G     D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
I think it's time for a little kiss
CHORUS:
CSad Gjoy, Ceveryone's GgotC  
                      D  D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
So good, so sad, so what
CSad Gjoy, Coh, don't you GknowC  
                                     D     G  C-G  
Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go
                                     D     G  C-G  
Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go

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Sad Joy

by Carrie Rodriguez

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Dsus4

Carrie Rodriguez - Sad Joy

C G

## NOTE: ~ ~ = Walk-down from to ##

C D G C G

INTRO: -

C G C

Everyone's passing, everyone's smiling

G D D Dsus4 D Dsus4

~ ~ ---

Everyone sees you by my side

C G C G C

Everyone's crafting, everyone's crying

G D D Dsus4 D Dsus4

~ ~ ---

Sad joy is hard to hide

CHORUS:

C G C G C

Sad joy, everyone's got

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

D ---

So good, so sad, so what

C G C G C

Sad joy, don't you know

D G C G

Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go

C G C

Everyone's planning, everyone's coming

G D D Dsus4 D Dsus4

~ ~ ---

Just to reach out and shake your hand

C G C G C

They shake mine too, oh look at you

G D D Dsus4 D Dsus4

~ ~ ---

Sad joy is so unplanned

CHORUS:

C G C G C

Sad joy, everyone's got

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

D ---

So good, so sad, so what

C G C G C

Sad joy, don't you know

D G C G

Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go

G C G D G

INTERLUDE:

C G C

Everyone's crafting, everyone's crafting

G D D Dsus4 D Dsus4

~ ~ ---

Don't it feel so good like this

C G C G C

Everyone's crafting, everyone's crafting

G D D Dsus4 D Dsus4

~ ~ ---

I think it's time for a little kiss

CHORUS:

C G C G C

Sad joy, everyone's got

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

D ---

So good, so sad, so what

C G C G C

Sad joy, oh, don't you know

D G C G

Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go

D G C G

Don't let on, don't let up, don't let go

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