Biography:
Josh Joplin Group was an American Georgia-based pop music band led by singer-songwriter Josh Joplin. Joplin, a self-proclaimed "dork" who nonetheless dropped out of school in tenth grade to become a folk singer like his hero Phil Ochs, brought the group its trademark combination of introspective lyrics, folk-rock melodies, and lead vocals that, to many, sound identical to those of R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe (to the point that one Joplin song, "Happy at Last," begins, "I sound like Michael Stipe and I dream like Carl Jung").
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Josh Joplin - Empire State
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C G Am F C G F
[Verse 1]
G Am F
Standing on the Empire State
C G F G C
I see the curve of the earth
G Am F
A bed of nails below me waits
C G F G
But I sleep well and good, for whatever it's worth
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
Here's my life, in short
F G
There's not much to report
[Chorus]
C G F G C G
I feel like the luckiest boy in New York
C G C G
The luckiest boy in New York
F G C G F G C
The luckiest boy in New York
[Verse 2]
G Am F
Coasting by on my old bike
C G F G C
Amid churches ambition built
G Am F
The car horns announce the arrival
C G F G
Of every new stranger with dreams yet fulfilled
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
Here's my life, in short
F G
There's not much to report
[Chorus]
C G F G C G
I feel like the luckiest boy in New York
C G C G
The luckiest boy in New York
F G C G F Bb
The luckiest boy in New York
[Bridge]
Give my regards to the broken hearts
F G
And to those so far
F
We've come a long way, baby, a long way and
Here we are, here we are
[Instrumental]
C G Am F C G F G C (2x)
[Verse 3]
G Am F
The sun is shining down on Spring Street
C G F G C
The seasons are changing hands
G Am F
The crowds behind us, no one will find us
C G F G
So let's fall in love while we both have the chance
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
Here's my life, in short
F G
There's not much to report
[Chorus]
C G F G C G
I feel like the luckiest boy in New York
C G C G
The luckiest boy in New York
F G C G F G C
The luckiest boy in New York
[Outro}
G F G C (5x)
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C G Am F C G F
[Verse 1]
G Am F
Standing on the Empire State
C G F G C
I see the curve of the earth
G Am F
A bed of nails below me waits
C G F G
But I sleep well and good, for whatever it's worth
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
Here's my life, in short
F G
There's not much to report
[Chorus]
C G F G C G
I feel like the luckiest boy in New York
C G C G
The luckiest boy in New York
F G C G F G C
The luckiest boy in New York
[Verse 2]
G Am F
Coasting by on my old bike
C G F G C
Amid churches ambition built
G Am F
The car horns announce the arrival
C G F G
Of every new stranger with dreams yet fulfilled
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
Here's my life, in short
F G
There's not much to report
[Chorus]
C G F G C G
I feel like the luckiest boy in New York
C G C G
The luckiest boy in New York
F G C G F Bb
The luckiest boy in New York
[Bridge]
Give my regards to the broken hearts
F G
And to those so far
F
We've come a long way, baby, a long way and
Here we are, here we are
[Instrumental]
C G Am F C G F G C (2x)
[Verse 3]
G Am F
The sun is shining down on Spring Street
C G F G C
The seasons are changing hands
G Am F
The crowds behind us, no one will find us
C G F G
So let's fall in love while we both have the chance
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
Here's my life, in short
F G
There's not much to report
[Chorus]
C G F G C G
I feel like the luckiest boy in New York
C G C G
The luckiest boy in New York
F G C G F G C
The luckiest boy in New York
[Outro}
G F G C (5x)
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