Chords for Brandi Carlile - The Joke - Live at Lightning 100
Tempo:
146.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
Em
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] [Gm]
[D] [E] [D]
Mmm,
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] you're feeling nervous aren't ya [Am] boy, with your quiet [G] voice, an impeccable [D] style.
Don't ever let them stale your [G] [Am] joy.
[D] [E] [D]
Mmm,
[Em] [Am] [C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] you're feeling nervous aren't ya [Am] boy, with your quiet [G] voice, an impeccable [D] style.
Don't ever let them stale your [G] [Am] joy.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mmm, _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ you're feeling nervous aren't ya [Am] boy, _ _ _ with your quiet [G] voice, _ _ _ an impeccable _ [D] _ style. _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't ever let them stale your [G] [Am] joy. _ _ _ _
And your [G] gentle ways _ to keep them from running wild.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] They can kick dirt in your _ [G] face, [Am] dress you down and tell you that your place is [G] in the
middle when they hate the way you [D] shine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I see you tugging on your [Em] shirt, [Am] _ _
_ _ _ trying to hide [G] inside of it and hide how much [D] it hurts.
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, let [D] them live _ while they [Am]
can.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] them spin.
_ _ _ Let them spin.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I [Em] have been [F#] to the _ movies, I've seen [G] it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and it [Gm] shines.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
You get discouraged, don't [G] you [Am] girl?
_ _ _ _ It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ You gotta dance with the devil on a river to beat the [Am] stream.
_ _ _ Call it living [G] the dream.
_ _ Call it kicking the [D] ladder.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] They come to kick dirt in your _ [G] face, [Am] to call you weak and then displace [G] you after carrying
your baby on your back across the [D] desert. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I saw your eyes behind your [Am]
hair _ and you're looking [G] tired, _ _ _ but you don't [D] look _ scared.
_ _ Let them _ live _ while they [Am]
can.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] them _ spin.
_ _ [Em] Let [Gm] them spin.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] I have been to [F#] the movies, I've seen [G] it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] and it shines.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Let them _ _ live while [Em] they [Am]
can.
_ _ _ Let [G] them spin.
_ _ _ Let them [Gm] spin.
I _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
have _ _ [E] been to [F#] the movies, I've seen [G] it _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] and it shines.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ All the jokes [D] on them.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Oh, holy _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] cow.
_ [E] _
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[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mmm, _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ you're feeling nervous aren't ya [Am] boy, _ _ _ with your quiet [G] voice, _ _ _ an impeccable _ [D] _ style. _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't ever let them stale your [G] [Am] joy. _ _ _ _
And your [G] gentle ways _ to keep them from running wild.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] They can kick dirt in your _ [G] face, [Am] dress you down and tell you that your place is [G] in the
middle when they hate the way you [D] shine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I see you tugging on your [Em] shirt, [Am] _ _
_ _ _ trying to hide [G] inside of it and hide how much [D] it hurts.
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, let [D] them live _ while they [Am]
can.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] them spin.
_ _ _ Let them spin.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I [Em] have been [F#] to the _ movies, I've seen [G] it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and it [Gm] shines.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
You get discouraged, don't [G] you [Am] girl?
_ _ _ _ It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ You gotta dance with the devil on a river to beat the [Am] stream.
_ _ _ Call it living [G] the dream.
_ _ Call it kicking the [D] ladder.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] They come to kick dirt in your _ [G] face, [Am] to call you weak and then displace [G] you after carrying
your baby on your back across the [D] desert. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I saw your eyes behind your [Am]
hair _ and you're looking [G] tired, _ _ _ but you don't [D] look _ scared.
_ _ Let them _ live _ while they [Am]
can.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] them _ spin.
_ _ [Em] Let [Gm] them spin.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] I have been to [F#] the movies, I've seen [G] it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] and it shines.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Let them _ _ live while [Em] they [Am]
can.
_ _ _ Let [G] them spin.
_ _ _ Let them [Gm] spin.
I _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
have _ _ [E] been to [F#] the movies, I've seen [G] it _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] and it shines.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ All the jokes [D] on them.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Oh, holy _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] cow.
_ [E] _
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