Biography:
New York City based singer-songwriter, Joey DeGraw, combines powerful songs with a rootsy rock feel, creating an unmistakable sound. His lyrics provide honest, witty, and sharp observations on life, and he sings them with a voice that is raw and filled with emotion. The older brother of recording artist Gavin DeGraw, Joey is a prolific writer and has written with some of the industry's top selling artists.
Originally from Monticello, New York, Joey started playing guitar at the age of five.
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Joey Degraw - Tragedy.
Tab by Iris, email me with any corrections [email protected]
Bm (224432)
G (355433)
D (000232)
A (002220)
INTRO
Bm - G - D - A 2x
VERSE
Bm
An experimental phase
G
That you couldn't get away from
D A
Your open minded ways did you in
Bm
Your shepherd's broken staff
G
Should have been your warning
D A
But you were moving way too fast to notice it
CHORUS
Bm
This is a tragedy
G
This is loneliness
D A
Why do you try so hard to climb out of yourself?
Bm
Do you still believe
G
You will find a way
D A
To make your life mean something and stay?
VERSE
Bm
Were you afraid that you
G
Would not have a story?
D A
Were you afraid that you would have no pain?
Bm
This is your private war
G
Where you get all the glory
D A
If you beat the odds to wake and rise again
CHORUS
Bm
This is a tragedy
G
This is loneliness
D A
Why do you try so hard to climb out of yourself?
Bm
Do you still believe
G
You will find a way
D A
To make your life mean something and stay?
BRIDGE
Bm A D
I'm sure that you know this
Bm A D
Meanwhile, I wish you would say
Bm A G D
'On and on I'm holding on to that
G A D
Which has betrayed'
CHORUS
Bm
This is a tragedy
G
This is loneliness
D A
Why do you try so hard to climb out of yourself?
Bm
Do you still believe
G
You will find a way
D A
To make your life mean something and stay?
Solo
Bm - A - D - D 4x
OUTRO
Bm
An experimental phase
G
That you couldn't get away from
D A
Your open minded ways did you in
Tab by Iris, email me with any corrections [email protected]
Bm (224432)
G (355433)
D (000232)
A (002220)
INTRO
Bm - G - D - A 2x
VERSE
Bm
An experimental phase
G
That you couldn't get away from
D A
Your open minded ways did you in
Bm
Your shepherd's broken staff
G
Should have been your warning
D A
But you were moving way too fast to notice it
CHORUS
Bm
This is a tragedy
G
This is loneliness
D A
Why do you try so hard to climb out of yourself?
Bm
Do you still believe
G
You will find a way
D A
To make your life mean something and stay?
VERSE
Bm
Were you afraid that you
G
Would not have a story?
D A
Were you afraid that you would have no pain?
Bm
This is your private war
G
Where you get all the glory
D A
If you beat the odds to wake and rise again
CHORUS
Bm
This is a tragedy
G
This is loneliness
D A
Why do you try so hard to climb out of yourself?
Bm
Do you still believe
G
You will find a way
D A
To make your life mean something and stay?
BRIDGE
Bm A D
I'm sure that you know this
Bm A D
Meanwhile, I wish you would say
Bm A G D
'On and on I'm holding on to that
G A D
Which has betrayed'
CHORUS
Bm
This is a tragedy
G
This is loneliness
D A
Why do you try so hard to climb out of yourself?
Bm
Do you still believe
G
You will find a way
D A
To make your life mean something and stay?
Solo
Bm - A - D - D 4x
OUTRO
Bm
An experimental phase
G
That you couldn't get away from
D A
Your open minded ways did you in
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