Chords for Brandi Carlile - The Joke (Live on KEXP)
Tempo:
144.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
Gm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
You're feeling nervous, aren't you boy?
[Am] With your quiet [G] voice and impeccable [D] style.
Don't ever let them steal your [Am] joy and [A]
your gentle [G] ways.
They can come from running [D] wild.
They can kick dirt in your face, dress you [Am] down,
and tell you that your place is in [G] the middle
when they hate the way you [D] shine.
I see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, trying to [G] hide inside of it
and hide how [D] much it hurts.
You let them laugh for a while.
They [Am] can let [G] them spin, let them scatter in the [D] wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G]
hurts.
It sucks [Gm] [D] hard.
[Am]
[G]
[D]
You get discouraged, don't you [C] girl?
It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
[D]
[G] [D] You got to dance with the devil on a river to feed [Am] the stream.
You call it [G] living the dream.
Call it kicking [D] the ladder.
They come to kick dirt in your face, to call [Am] 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.
You let them laugh for a while.
They can [Am]
let [G] them spin, let them scatter in [D]
the wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G]
hurts.
[Gm] It sucks hard.
[D]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
You let them laugh for a while.
They [Am] can let [G] them spin, let them [Gm] scatter in [D]
the wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G]
hurts.
[Gm] It sucks hard.
The [D] junk's on them.
[C] Yeah.
She knows.
[G]
[D]
Discover new [G] music at
[Am]
[G]
[D]
You're feeling nervous, aren't you boy?
[Am] With your quiet [G] voice and impeccable [D] style.
Don't ever let them steal your [Am] joy and [A]
your gentle [G] ways.
They can come from running [D] wild.
They can kick dirt in your face, dress you [Am] down,
and tell you that your place is in [G] the middle
when they hate the way you [D] shine.
I see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, trying to [G] hide inside of it
and hide how [D] much it hurts.
You let them laugh for a while.
They [Am] can let [G] them spin, let them scatter in the [D] wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G]
hurts.
It sucks [Gm] [D] hard.
[Am]
[G]
[D]
You get discouraged, don't you [C] girl?
It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
[D]
[G] [D] You got to dance with the devil on a river to feed [Am] the stream.
You call it [G] living the dream.
Call it kicking [D] the ladder.
They come to kick dirt in your face, to call [Am] 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.
You let them laugh for a while.
They can [Am]
let [G] them spin, let them scatter in [D]
the wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G]
hurts.
[Gm] It sucks hard.
[D]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
You let them laugh for a while.
They [Am] can let [G] them spin, let them [Gm] scatter in [D]
the wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G]
hurts.
[Gm] It sucks hard.
The [D] junk's on them.
[C] Yeah.
She knows.
[G]
[D]
Discover new [G] music at
Key:
G
D
Am
Gm
F#
G
D
Am
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You're feeling nervous, aren't you boy?
[Am] _ _ _ _ With your quiet [G] _ voice _ and _ impeccable [D] _ style. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't ever let them steal your [Am] joy _ _ and [A]
your gentle [G] _ ways.
They can come from running [D] wild. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They can kick dirt in your face, dress you [Am] down,
and tell you that your place is in [G] the middle
when they hate the way you [D] shine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, _ _ _ _ trying to [G] hide inside of it
_ and hide how [D] much it hurts. _ _ _
_ You let them _ _ laugh for a while.
They [Am] can _ _ let _ [G] them spin, _ _ _ let them scatter _ in _ _ the [D] wind.
_ _ I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G] _ _ _
_ _ hurts.
It _ sucks [Gm] _ _ [D] hard. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You get discouraged, don't you [C] girl? _ _
_ _ It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] You got to dance with the devil on a river to feed [Am] the stream. _ _
_ You call it [G] living the dream. _
_ Call it kicking [D] the ladder. _ _
_ _ _ They come to kick dirt in your _ face, to call [Am] 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.
_ _ You let them _ _ laugh for a while.
They can [Am] _ _ _
let _ [G] them _ spin, _ _ _ let them scatter _ in _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ the wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G] _ _ _
_ _ hurts.
[Gm] It sucks hard.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ You let them _ _ laugh for a while.
They [Am] _ can _ _ _ let [G] them spin, _ _ _ let them _ [Gm] scatter in _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
the wind.
I have been to [F#] _ _ the movies.
I see how it [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
hurts.
[Gm] It sucks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hard.
The [D] junk's on them.
_ _ _ _ [C] Yeah. _
She knows.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Discover new [G] music at _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You're feeling nervous, aren't you boy?
[Am] _ _ _ _ With your quiet [G] _ voice _ and _ impeccable [D] _ style. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't ever let them steal your [Am] joy _ _ and [A]
your gentle [G] _ ways.
They can come from running [D] wild. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ They can kick dirt in your face, dress you [Am] down,
and tell you that your place is in [G] the middle
when they hate the way you [D] shine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I see you tugging on your [Am] shirt, _ _ _ _ trying to [G] hide inside of it
_ and hide how [D] much it hurts. _ _ _
_ You let them _ _ laugh for a while.
They [Am] can _ _ let _ [G] them spin, _ _ _ let them scatter _ in _ _ the [D] wind.
_ _ I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G] _ _ _
_ _ hurts.
It _ sucks [Gm] _ _ [D] hard. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You get discouraged, don't you [C] girl? _ _
_ _ It's your [G] brother's world for a while longer.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] You got to dance with the devil on a river to feed [Am] the stream. _ _
_ You call it [G] living the dream. _
_ Call it kicking [D] the ladder. _ _
_ _ _ They come to kick dirt in your _ face, to call [Am] 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.
_ _ You let them _ _ laugh for a while.
They can [Am] _ _ _
let _ [G] them _ spin, _ _ _ let them scatter _ in _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ the wind.
I have been to [F#] the movies.
I see how it [G] _ _ _
_ _ hurts.
[Gm] It sucks hard.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ You let them _ _ laugh for a while.
They [Am] _ can _ _ _ let [G] them spin, _ _ _ let them _ [Gm] scatter in _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
the wind.
I have been to [F#] _ _ the movies.
I see how it [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
hurts.
[Gm] It sucks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hard.
The [D] junk's on them.
_ _ _ _ [C] Yeah. _
She knows.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Discover new [G] music at _