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Josephs Dad

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[CHORDS]
  G/B: x2000x
Cmaj7: x32000
  Am7: x02010
    C: x3201x
  G/D: x5x00x
  C/E: xx201x
   Em: xx200x
 Em/D: xx000x
  C/D: xx001x
  C/B: x2x01x
[Verse Riff] (played where you see F*)
     F*
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---2--2--0--0----|
D|---3--3--2--0----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
F*                   G/B  Cmaj7  
Pouring out the plastic paint
F*                         G/B  Am7  
Thought my hands were full of clay
F*                    C  C/B  
Now I'm drinking seven-up
[Verse 2]
F*                   G/B  Cmaj7  
Joseph's dad's a ladies man
F*                     G/B  Am7  
He's sinking into what he can
F*                           C  C/B  
I thought I looked with both my eyes
[Chorus 1]
Said life was only half my Am7size
C/EStay inside iG/Dgnore all that Cmotion
Build some EmstranEm/Dger  Cin C/Bmy   Gmind
Giving EmcontEm/Dext  tCo  C/Ba    Cstill G/Dlife
[Verse 3]
F*                    G/B  Cmaj7  
Take a picture and black out
F*                      G/B  Am7  
I  know I'm higher in the cloud
F*                C  C/B  
The irony of how I die
[Chorus 2]
When I shut my eyes too Am7tight
C/EThere's a wall witG/Dhin that forward Cmotion
Makes me EmloneEm/Dly   CratC/Bion--Gal
Molding EmnonsEm/Dense Cfrom C/Ba   CcycG/Dle
[Outro]
F*         G/B  Cmaj7  
F*          G/B  Am7  
F*            C           C/B(x2)

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Josephs Dad

by Girlpool

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am7

G/D

C/E

Em/D

C/D

C/B

Cmaj7

[CHORDS]

G/B

: x2000x

Cmaj7: x32000

Am7

: x02010

: x3201x

G/D

: x5x00x

C/E

: xx201x

: xx200x

Em/D

: xx000x

C/D

: xx001x

C/B

: x2x01x

[Verse Riff] (played where you see F*)

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|---2--2--0--0----|

D|---3--3--2--0----|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

F G/B Cmaj7

Pouring out the plastic paint

F G/B Am7

Thought my hands were full of clay

F C C/B

Now I'm drinking seven-up

[Verse 2]

F G/B Cmaj7

Joseph's dad's a ladies man

F G/B Am7

He's sinking into what he can

F C C/B

I thought I looked with both my eyes

[Chorus 1]

Am7

Said life was only half my size

C/E G/D C

Stay inside ignore all that motion

Em Em/D C C/B G

Build some stranger in my mind

Em Em/D C C/B C G/D

Giving context to a still life

[Verse 3]

F G/B Cmaj7

Take a picture and black out

F G/B Am7

I know I'm higher in the cloud

F C C/B

The irony of how I die

[Chorus 2]

Am7

When I shut my eyes too tight

C/E G/D C

There's a wall within that forward motion

Em Em/D C C/B G

Makes me lonely ration--al

Em Em/D C C/B C G/D

Molding nonsense from a cycle

[Outro]

F G/B Cmaj7

F G/B Am7

F C C/B

* (x2)

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