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The verse chords are strummed lightly and walk back down as you go into the Bm and 
                     DDaddG       D  
Joy is over there in her incredible clothes
She has sBmilver silk shimmering down to her Gtoes 
                              DDaddG          D  
I was doing the best that I can I suppose 
But that Bmlittle girl dancer eventually groGws 
Well she grEows
(Repeat throughout )
You can’t imagine all the times that I tried 
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried 
“Lets throw it away and just go for a ride” 
And you’d say “ok” but you’d keep it inside 
And I tEried 
I tGried
I tEried
I tGried 
Chorus
GWe want yDou to be haAppy 
( Acont.)                            G  
Don’t live inside the gloom 
We want yDou to be happyA  
( Acont.)                 G  
Come step outside your room 
We want Dyou to be hapApy 
( Acont.)                     G     D  A  
Cause this is your song too 
I never thought I could have it so good 
You were the song that my soul understood 
That time is a river that flows through the woods 
And it lead us to places we both understood 
Would be gone 
Before to long 
Would be gone 
Before to long 
When we were young we thought life was a game 
But then somebody leaves you and your never the same 
All of the places and people belong to the puzzle 
But one of the pieces is gone 
And it’s you 
It’s you 
It’s you 
Joy, its you 
We want you to be happy 
Don’t live inside the gloom 
We want you to be happy 
Come step outside your room 
We want you to be happy 
Cause this is your song too 
(solo)
Anytime we’ll weather this storm 
Inside together you’ll see the change 
When the sun shines through 
We want you to be happy 
Don’t live inside the gloom 
We want you to be happy 
Come step outside your room 
We want you to be happy 
Cause this is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
This is your song too 
(solo)

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Joy

by Phish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The verse chords are strummed lightly and walk back down as you go into the Bm and

D D

DaddG

Joy is over there in her incredible clothes

Bm G

She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes

D D

DaddG

I was doing the best that I can I suppose

Bm G

But that little girl dancer eventually grows

Well she grows

(Repeat throughout )

You can’t imagine all the times that I tried

To uncover the source of the tears that you cried

“Lets throw it away and just go for a ride”

And you’d say “ok” but you’d keep it inside

And I tried

I tried

Chorus

G D A

We want you to be happy

A G

( cont.)

Don’t live inside the gloom

D A

We want you to be happy

A G

( cont.)

Come step outside your room

D A

We want you to be happy

A G D A

( cont.)

Cause this is your song too

I never thought I could have it so good

You were the song that my soul understood

That time is a river that flows through the woods

And it lead us to places we both understood

Would be gone

Before to long

Would be gone

Before to long

When we were young we thought life was a game

But then somebody leaves you and your never the same

All of the places and people belong to the puzzle

But one of the pieces is gone

And it’s you

It’s you

Joy, its you

We want you to be happy

Don’t live inside the gloom

We want you to be happy

Come step outside your room

We want you to be happy

Cause this is your song too

(solo)

Anytime we’ll weather this storm

Inside together you’ll see the change

When the sun shines through

We want you to be happy

Don’t live inside the gloom

We want you to be happy

Come step outside your room

We want you to be happy

Cause this is your song too

This is your song too

(solo)

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