Road To Joy Chords by Bright Eyes

Tempo:
147.95 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

Fm

D#

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bright Eyes - Road to Joy chords
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[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
The sun came [F#m] up with no [C#] conclusions, flowers sleeping in their beds, the city cemeteries
humming, I'm wide awake, it's morning.
I have my drugs, I have my woman, they keep away my loneliness.
My parents, they have their religion, but sleep in separate houses.
I
[F] read the body count out of the [A#] paper, [C] [A#m] [D#]
[F#] and now it's written [Fm] all over my [C#] face.
[F] No one ever plans [C] to sleep [Fm] out in [A#] the gutter, [C] [A#m] [D#]
[Fm] sometimes that's just the most comfortable [C#] place.
So I'm drinking, [F#] breathing, writing, [C#]
singing, every day I'm [D#] on the clock.
[C#] My mind races [F#] with [C#] all my longings, but can't keep up with what I've got.
So I [A#m] hope I don't [F#] sound too [C#] ungrateful, but history gave [D#] modern [C#] men a telephone [F#] to talk
[C#] to strangers, machine guns, and a camera lens.
So when [F] you're asked to fight a [Gm] war [Fm] that's over [A#] nothing, [C]
[C#] [D#] [F#] it's best to join the [Fm] side that's gonna [C#] win.
[F] And no one's sure [Cm] how [Fm] this [A#] got [C] started,
[C#] [D#] but we're gonna [F#] make them goddamn [Fm] certain how
it's gonna [C#] end.
Oh yeah we will, oh yeah we will.
[D#m] [C#]
[F#] [Fm] [F#] [Fm] [C#] [D#] [Fm]
[F#] [Fm] [D#] [C#] [D#m] [F]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
Well I could have been a famous singer if I had someone else's voice, but failures always sounded better.
Let's fuck it up boys, make some noise!
The sun came up with [F#] no [C#]
conclusion, fell asleep in him.
And that's the city summer, Tari's calling, I'm wide awake, yes, morning!
[A]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
Fm
123111111
D#
12341116
F
134211111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
Fm
123111111
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To learn Bright Eyes - Road To Joy chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C#, D#, C#, F#, C#, F#, Fm and C# in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 73 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 148 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
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_ _ _ _ The sun came [F#m] up with no [C#] conclusions, _ flowers sleeping in their beds, the city _ _ _ cemeteries
humming, I'm wide awake, it's morning. _ _ _ _
_ _ I have my drugs, I have my woman, they keep away my _ loneliness.
My parents, they have their religion, but sleep in separate _ houses.
_ I _ _ _
[F] read the body count out of the [A#] paper, [C] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#] _
[F#] and now it's written [Fm] all over my [C#] face. _ _ _ _ _
[F] No one ever plans [C] to sleep [Fm] out in [A#] the gutter, [C] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [D#] _
[Fm] sometimes that's just the most comfortable [C#] _ place. _ _ _ _
So I'm drinking, [F#] breathing, writing, [C#]
singing, every day I'm [D#] on the clock.
[C#] My mind races [F#] with [C#] all my longings, but can't keep up with what I've got.
_ _ _ _ So I [A#m] hope I don't [F#] sound too _ [C#] ungrateful, but history gave [D#] modern [C#] men a telephone [F#] to talk
[C#] to strangers, machine guns, and a camera lens. _
_ _ So when [F] you're asked to fight a [Gm] war [Fm] that's over [A#] nothing, [C] _ _
[C#] _ _ [D#] _ [F#] it's best to join the [Fm] side that's gonna [C#] win. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] And no one's sure [Cm] how _ [Fm] this [A#] got [C] started, _
[C#] _ [D#] but we're gonna [F#] make them goddamn [Fm] certain how
it's gonna [C#] end.
Oh yeah we will, oh yeah we will.
[D#m] _ [C#] _
[F#] _ [Fm] _ [F#] _ [Fm] _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ [Fm] _
[F#] _ [Fm] _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ [F] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well I could have been a famous singer if I had someone else's voice, but failures always sounded better.
Let's fuck it up boys, make some _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
noise!
The sun came up with [F#] no [C#]
conclusion, fell asleep in him.
And that's the city summer, Tari's calling, I'm wide awake, yes, morning!
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Conor Oberst, is part of the album Im Wide Awake, Its Morning.

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