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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 - Jaywalker - Album (2005)
1. Mr. New Year's Day
2. Pilgrim's Progress
3. One Becomes Two
4. Jaywalkers Of The World
5. A Hard Year
6. The World On A Shoestring
7. To All My Friends
8. Arms To Hold Me
9. Empire State
10. Mortimer's Ghost
11. Stay
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Track 1 - Mr. New Year's Day
[Intro]
A E
[Verse 1]
A E
This'll be the last song that I write
A E
About the things in my life I don't like
A E
This'll be the last plan I design
A Dm
Involving me being on time
[Verse 2]
A
I sure have missed my chances
Balloons have dropped
E
The last big dance is underway
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D A E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
[Verse 3]
A E
This'll be the last car that I drive
A E
I say it every time that I break down
A E
This'll be the last trap I survive
A Dm
When you need me, babe, I'll be round
[Verse 4]
A
I am a real rock star now
Blowing their minds
E
From a bar now, hey
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D Bm
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
[Bridge]
A
I've heard so many times now
D
I should've been there and how
E
It'll be the last show the band will play
D A E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
[Verse 5]
A E
This'll be the best friend that I have
A E
I think it every time I meet someone
A E
This'll be the last place that I rent
A Dm
I promise myself and then move on
[Verse 1]
A
I could have been someone though
Dick Clarke or Guy Lombardo
E
But nay
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D A E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
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Track 2 - Pilgrim's Progress
[Intro]
A E
[Verse 1]
The Mormons are at the door
D
The sinners at the gates
E
Jesus Christ is hitching rides
D
Across the Great Lake States
B
Opening Wal-Mart stores
D
Greeting people at the doors
A G D
Hey, hey, welcome to our discount days
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Looking back on brighter days
[Verse 2]
E
Ever since the reformation
D
I've been uneasy, John
E
There's just so many sides to hate
D
I forgot which side I'm on
B
The pilgrims and the pioneers
D
Are coming home to rousing cheers
A G D
Everybody loves the hometown team
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Looking back on brighter days
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G C#
Everything'll be okay
[Bridge]
D C#
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
D
Heaven is paved with faith in gold
And we can't get enough
[Instrumental]
A G A G A G D G
[Verse 3]
E
Sun's behind a barbed-wire fence
D
The day is in a jar
E
Put it up with all your stuff
D
And take down your guitar
B
Sing to me a sweeter song
D
Let me know that I belong
A G D
All I need's a pretty melody
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Looking back on brighter days
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Everything'll be okay
[Outro]
D G
Oh, oh, oh
D G
Oh, oh, oh
D
Oh, oh, oh
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Track 3 - One Becomes Two
[Intro]
C G F C
[Verse 1]
E Am
The consequences
F C
Of my behaviour
E Am
Have made me look hard
F
To find a saviour
C G
But this train ain't bound for glory
Am
It's only a local
F
Bound for Brooklyn
[Chorus]
C G
Now that you're gone
Am F
The hardest part is going on
C G
Saying goodbye
Am F
Is not as sad as saying we tried
G
But we did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
C G F C
One becomes two
[Verse 2]
E Am
I'm as lost
F C
As a boy can be
E Am
In a city of grids
F
And numbered streets
C G
Now I'm turning a corner
Am
I can't be lonely
F
The landmarks all know me
[Chorus]
C G
Now that you're gone
Am F
The hardest part is going on
C G
Saying goodbye
Am F
Is not as sad as saying we tried
G
But we did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
[Bridge]
C G/B
We said the wrong things at the wrong times
Am G
Covered the old ground across the new lines
F C G
Leaving behind a life once entwined with you
F C
One becomes two
[Verse 3]
E Am
The statues sleep
F C
In Central Park
E Am
The sidewalks talk
F
After dark
C G
Me, I count the change
Am
We saved up for so long
F
To get out of this town
[Chorus]
C G
Now that you're gone
Am F
The hardest part is going on
C G
Saying goodbye
Am F
Is not as sad as saying we tried
G
But we did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
G
We did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
C G
'Til one becomes two
F
One becomes two
C G F C
One becomes two
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Track 4 - Jaywalkers Of The World
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
G D7/F# F
Department store windows dress in their best clothes
Am C/G D Am
And the streets are snowy and wet
G D7/F# F
She holds out her handbag and bullfights with cabs
Am C/G D
But no one has picked her up yet
C G
And so she leaves
F
And she leaves
C G F
And hope springs eternally brief
[Chorus]
C G Am
Jaywalkers of the world united
C G Am F
Cross the traffic of life divided
C G
By those who go
E F
And those who've gone
C G F N.C. F Am
Jaywalkers of the world walk on
[Verse 2]
G D7/F# F
Crowds in the crosswalk, push on to the next block
Am C/G D Am
The holes they leave behind are filled fast
G D7/F# F
Step to the curb and say a parting word
Am C/G D
And lead your people past
C G
You're not alone
F
You're not alone
C G F
We all wanna get back home
[Chorus]
C G Am
Jaywalkers of the world united
C G Am F
Cross the traffic of life divided
C G
By those who go
E F
And those who've gone
C G F N.C. F
Jaywalkers of the world walk on
[Bridge]
C G Am G Am G F
I look both ways before I cross my fingers and pray
C G Am G Am G F
Love is never lost against the light, we join the cause
[Chorus]
C G Am
Jaywalkers of the world united
C G Am F
Cross the traffic of life divided
C G
By those who go
E F
And those who've gone
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world
==================================================================
Track 5 - A Hard Year
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
C F
The sky is the colour of white-hot iron
C G
The sun is long overdue
C F
Snow is falling, hopeless and perfect
C G
And I am waiting for you
[Chorus]
Am F
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
C G
I stayed home all day and wished you were here
F G
It's been a hard year
[Verse 2]
C F
No one is safe in a country of spies
C G
The landlord is taking down names
C F
This building is broken, its windows are worthless
C G
And no one ever complains
[Chorus]
Am F
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
C G
I stayed home all day and wished you were here
F G
It's been a hard year
F G
It's been a hard year
C F
It's been a hard year
C G
It's been a hard year
[Bridge]
F G
The ink-spots of birds, shifting in flight
F G
A long afternoon turns to night
F G
And I see the sun through a crack in the sky
F G
And just like that it all passes by
F
It's been a hard year
[Instrumental]
F G F G
[Verse 3]
C F
Front-page pictures are already old
C G
The dishes sit in the sink
C F
Seven long days spent in bed
C G
And I haven't slept a wink
[Chorus]
Am F
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
C G
I stayed home all day and wished you were here
F G
It's been a hard year
F G
It's been a hard year
C F
It's been a hard year
C G
It's been a hard year
[Instrumental]
C G C G F G
[Outro]
C F
The sky is the colour of white-hot iron
C G
The sun is long overdue
==================================================================
Track 6 - The World On A Shoestring
[Intro]
G D C D (4x) G
[Verse 1]
D C D G
I am extraordinarily good
D C D G
At sleeping the day away
D C D G
I thought with my experience
D C D G
I'd put it on my résumé
D C D G
So here I am, unemployed again
D C
As broke as I can be
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But all I need is this old guitar
C
An open case and a crowded street
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Verse 2]
D C D G
My head's as full as a Ryder truck
D C D G
Double-parked down the street
D C D G
All the ideas I've packed away
D C D G
Stack up so nice and neat
D C D
But I didn't mark the boxes
G D C
So I don't know where anything is
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Paper bags of random facts
C
Taped-up dates and laundry lists
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Bridge]
G D
If you ain't got money
C D
That's all right, honey
G D C
'Cause I ain't got none too
G D
We can be star-crossed
C D
And get ourselves lost
C D
Down Fifth Avenue
[Interlude]
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
G D C D G
[Verse 3]
D C D G
You look so good in your brand-new dress
D C D G
But you look good all the time
D C D G
I love the little pictures that you draw
D C D G
And leave for me to find
D C D
And if I had a big apartment
G D C
I'd frame them on the wall
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But what do I need with lots of space?
C
I've got rent control and you to call
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring, Ba da da da
G D N.C.
I've got the world on a shoestring
==================================================================
Track 7 - To All My Friends
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
F
It was the winter of our unpaid rent
G F G
When everything we had we spent
F
On stupid things we didn't need
And everything in between
[Verse 2]
C F
You were the victim of your point of view
G F G
With the faith of saints, you suffered through
F
Part-time jobs and lousy pot
Sneaking out and getting caught
[Chorus]
C F
I've been waiting so long
C
I've been wanting to find
G
Somebody a lifetime leaves behind
C F
Are you happy at last?
C
Are you happy, at least?
G
Do you think that you'll ever find your peace?
F
Everyone says 'Hi'
Everyone says
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F C
Goodbye___
[Verse 3]
F
I spent the summer, unrequited love
G F G
Singing your name to the stars above
F
But I never had a chance
I didn't know my audience
[Chorus]
C F
I've been waiting so long
C
I've been wanting to find
G
Somebody a lifetime leaves behind
C F
Are you happy at last?
C
Are you happy, at least?
G
Do you think that you'll ever move back east?
F
Everyone says 'Hi'
Everyone says
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
[Bridge]
G
Goodbye to the restless changes
F
We went through that made us strangers
G
Goodbye to those who never made it
F
To all my friends who've all but faded
C F
Goodbye___
C F C
Goodbye___
[Verse 4]
F
I've seen the best minds of my troubled youth
G F G
Disappear for lack of proof
F
That they believed the songs they sung
That they were ever really young
[Chorus]
C F
I've been waiting so long
C
I've been wanting to find
G
Somebody a lifetime leaves behind
C F
Are you happy at last?
C
Are you happy, at least?
G
Do you think that you'll ever find your peace?
F
Everyone says 'Hi'
Everyone says 'Hi'
C Am G
Everyone says
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C G F G C F G C
Goodbye
==================================================================
Track 8 - Arms To Hold Me
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Verse 1]
C G
The days of fallen leaves are almost done
C G
The trees have changed their stories more than once
D C
The months are measured by their daylight
D C
Seasons give up without a fight
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Verse 2]
C G
The stars don't show themselves here much at night
C G
So we wish upon the office building lights
D C
Downtown dreams don't always come true
D C
Cathy, I don't think it's just you
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Verse 3]
C G
And death has kept its promise once again
C G
We're left behind to do the best we can
D C
To make sense of this strange endeavour
D C
When we go, we're gone forever
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Outro] (6x)
Am
Dum dum dum dum
G
Dum dum dum dum dum
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Track 9 - 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)
==================================================================
Track 10 - Mortimer's Ghost
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G
Mortimer's ghost graduates today
C G D
First in his class and well on his way
C D
The dry cleaning king of Baltimore's only kid
C
Thinks back on all the things he almost did
[Verse 2]
G C G
I could've wrecked the car, I could've broke the law
C G D
I could've fell love with every girl I saw
C D
But I didn't, and I missed my chance to fail
C
And if I tried right now, well, I'd probably go to jail"
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
Singing, la la, la la la la la
G
Look at me now
N.C.
I've got it figured out
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
Am D
Don't hang up the phone
Bm C
You're not alone
G D
You're with me and I'm with you
C
And we're with friends
[Verse 3]
G C G
Mortimer's ghost calls me to confess
C G D
His job is a joke, his life is meaningless
C D
"They tell you what to do and make you walk the plank
C
Freedom's just another word for, 'You owe the bank'
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
Singing, la la, la la la la la
G
Look at me now
I've got it figured out
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
Am D
Don't hang up the phone
Bm C
You're not alone
G D
You're with me and I'm with you
C
And we're with friends
[Bridge]
Em
Buckled up in shirts and ties
G
Waiting for the downsize
Em
Decorate your cubicle
C
You can't go out, your schedule's full
G
Gotta get the kids at five
C
They're judging you by what you drive
Em
They're judging you by what you drive
N.C.
They're judging you by what you drive
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
I've got it figured out
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
I've got it figured out
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
la la, la la la la la
C
Look at us now
G D
la la, la la la la la
C
Look at us now
Got it figured out
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
I've got it figured out
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
G
I've got it figured out
==================================================================
Track 11 - Stay
[Verse 1]
F F7
Stay
Bb Bbm
Close the door and stay
F
Tell the world to go away
C
And stay
[Verse 2]
F F7
Sleep
Bb Bbm
Shut your eyes and go to sleep
F
There's nothing here that won't keep
C
Sleep
[Chorus]
Dm
Ask me if I understand
Bb F C
Wondering how I can, I do
Bb
Even when I don't
[Verse 3]
F F7
Sing
Bb Bbm
Sing the songs you used to sing
F
For the love of everything
C
Sing
[Chorus]
Dm
Ask me if I understand
Bb F C
Wondering how I can, I do
Bb
Even when I don't
[Bridge]
F Bb
The time has come for everyone
F
To stand before the day
Bb F
And see the sun before it slips away
Bb F
I called you up and said all I could say
Bb F
Change your mind and stay, stay, stay
C
Stay
[Verse 4]
F F7
Stay
Bb Bbm
For as long as you can stay
F
Life is hard, but it's okay
C
Stay
F
Stay
[Outro]
F F7 Bb Bbm F C
F F7 Bb Bbm F C F
==================================================================
1. Mr. New Year's Day
2. Pilgrim's Progress
3. One Becomes Two
4. Jaywalkers Of The World
5. A Hard Year
6. The World On A Shoestring
7. To All My Friends
8. Arms To Hold Me
9. Empire State
10. Mortimer's Ghost
11. Stay
==================================================================
Track 1 - Mr. New Year's Day
[Intro]
A E
[Verse 1]
A E
This'll be the last song that I write
A E
About the things in my life I don't like
A E
This'll be the last plan I design
A Dm
Involving me being on time
[Verse 2]
A
I sure have missed my chances
Balloons have dropped
E
The last big dance is underway
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D A E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
[Verse 3]
A E
This'll be the last car that I drive
A E
I say it every time that I break down
A E
This'll be the last trap I survive
A Dm
When you need me, babe, I'll be round
[Verse 4]
A
I am a real rock star now
Blowing their minds
E
From a bar now, hey
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D Bm
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
[Bridge]
A
I've heard so many times now
D
I should've been there and how
E
It'll be the last show the band will play
D A E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
[Verse 5]
A E
This'll be the best friend that I have
A E
I think it every time I meet someone
A E
This'll be the last place that I rent
A Dm
I promise myself and then move on
[Verse 1]
A
I could have been someone though
Dick Clarke or Guy Lombardo
E
But nay
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
D A E
I'm Mr. New Year's Day
==================================================================
Track 2 - Pilgrim's Progress
[Intro]
A E
[Verse 1]
The Mormons are at the door
D
The sinners at the gates
E
Jesus Christ is hitching rides
D
Across the Great Lake States
B
Opening Wal-Mart stores
D
Greeting people at the doors
A G D
Hey, hey, welcome to our discount days
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Looking back on brighter days
[Verse 2]
E
Ever since the reformation
D
I've been uneasy, John
E
There's just so many sides to hate
D
I forgot which side I'm on
B
The pilgrims and the pioneers
D
Are coming home to rousing cheers
A G D
Everybody loves the hometown team
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Looking back on brighter days
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G C#
Everything'll be okay
[Bridge]
D C#
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
D
Heaven is paved with faith in gold
And we can't get enough
[Instrumental]
A G A G A G D G
[Verse 3]
E
Sun's behind a barbed-wire fence
D
The day is in a jar
E
Put it up with all your stuff
D
And take down your guitar
B
Sing to me a sweeter song
D
Let me know that I belong
A G D
All I need's a pretty melody
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Looking back on brighter days
[Chorus]
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
A G
Here we go, into the afterglow
D G
Everything'll be okay
[Outro]
D G
Oh, oh, oh
D G
Oh, oh, oh
D
Oh, oh, oh
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Track 3 - One Becomes Two
[Intro]
C G F C
[Verse 1]
E Am
The consequences
F C
Of my behaviour
E Am
Have made me look hard
F
To find a saviour
C G
But this train ain't bound for glory
Am
It's only a local
F
Bound for Brooklyn
[Chorus]
C G
Now that you're gone
Am F
The hardest part is going on
C G
Saying goodbye
Am F
Is not as sad as saying we tried
G
But we did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
C G F C
One becomes two
[Verse 2]
E Am
I'm as lost
F C
As a boy can be
E Am
In a city of grids
F
And numbered streets
C G
Now I'm turning a corner
Am
I can't be lonely
F
The landmarks all know me
[Chorus]
C G
Now that you're gone
Am F
The hardest part is going on
C G
Saying goodbye
Am F
Is not as sad as saying we tried
G
But we did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
[Bridge]
C G/B
We said the wrong things at the wrong times
Am G
Covered the old ground across the new lines
F C G
Leaving behind a life once entwined with you
F C
One becomes two
[Verse 3]
E Am
The statues sleep
F C
In Central Park
E Am
The sidewalks talk
F
After dark
C G
Me, I count the change
Am
We saved up for so long
F
To get out of this town
[Chorus]
C G
Now that you're gone
Am F
The hardest part is going on
C G
Saying goodbye
Am F
Is not as sad as saying we tried
G
But we did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
G
We did all we could do
F
Yeah, we did all we could do
C G
'Til one becomes two
F
One becomes two
C G F C
One becomes two
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Track 4 - Jaywalkers Of The World
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
G D7/F# F
Department store windows dress in their best clothes
Am C/G D Am
And the streets are snowy and wet
G D7/F# F
She holds out her handbag and bullfights with cabs
Am C/G D
But no one has picked her up yet
C G
And so she leaves
F
And she leaves
C G F
And hope springs eternally brief
[Chorus]
C G Am
Jaywalkers of the world united
C G Am F
Cross the traffic of life divided
C G
By those who go
E F
And those who've gone
C G F N.C. F Am
Jaywalkers of the world walk on
[Verse 2]
G D7/F# F
Crowds in the crosswalk, push on to the next block
Am C/G D Am
The holes they leave behind are filled fast
G D7/F# F
Step to the curb and say a parting word
Am C/G D
And lead your people past
C G
You're not alone
F
You're not alone
C G F
We all wanna get back home
[Chorus]
C G Am
Jaywalkers of the world united
C G Am F
Cross the traffic of life divided
C G
By those who go
E F
And those who've gone
C G F N.C. F
Jaywalkers of the world walk on
[Bridge]
C G Am G Am G F
I look both ways before I cross my fingers and pray
C G Am G Am G F
Love is never lost against the light, we join the cause
[Chorus]
C G Am
Jaywalkers of the world united
C G Am F
Cross the traffic of life divided
C G
By those who go
E F
And those who've gone
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world (or those who've gone)
C G F
Jaywalkers of the world
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Track 5 - A Hard Year
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
C F
The sky is the colour of white-hot iron
C G
The sun is long overdue
C F
Snow is falling, hopeless and perfect
C G
And I am waiting for you
[Chorus]
Am F
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
C G
I stayed home all day and wished you were here
F G
It's been a hard year
[Verse 2]
C F
No one is safe in a country of spies
C G
The landlord is taking down names
C F
This building is broken, its windows are worthless
C G
And no one ever complains
[Chorus]
Am F
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
C G
I stayed home all day and wished you were here
F G
It's been a hard year
F G
It's been a hard year
C F
It's been a hard year
C G
It's been a hard year
[Bridge]
F G
The ink-spots of birds, shifting in flight
F G
A long afternoon turns to night
F G
And I see the sun through a crack in the sky
F G
And just like that it all passes by
F
It's been a hard year
[Instrumental]
F G F G
[Verse 3]
C F
Front-page pictures are already old
C G
The dishes sit in the sink
C F
Seven long days spent in bed
C G
And I haven't slept a wink
[Chorus]
Am F
A new afterthought, a stupid idea
C G
I stayed home all day and wished you were here
F G
It's been a hard year
F G
It's been a hard year
C F
It's been a hard year
C G
It's been a hard year
[Instrumental]
C G C G F G
[Outro]
C F
The sky is the colour of white-hot iron
C G
The sun is long overdue
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Track 6 - The World On A Shoestring
[Intro]
G D C D (4x) G
[Verse 1]
D C D G
I am extraordinarily good
D C D G
At sleeping the day away
D C D G
I thought with my experience
D C D G
I'd put it on my résumé
D C D G
So here I am, unemployed again
D C
As broke as I can be
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But all I need is this old guitar
C
An open case and a crowded street
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Verse 2]
D C D G
My head's as full as a Ryder truck
D C D G
Double-parked down the street
D C D G
All the ideas I've packed away
D C D G
Stack up so nice and neat
D C D
But I didn't mark the boxes
G D C
So I don't know where anything is
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Paper bags of random facts
C
Taped-up dates and laundry lists
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Bridge]
G D
If you ain't got money
C D
That's all right, honey
G D C
'Cause I ain't got none too
G D
We can be star-crossed
C D
And get ourselves lost
C D
Down Fifth Avenue
[Interlude]
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
G D C D G
[Verse 3]
D C D G
You look so good in your brand-new dress
D C D G
But you look good all the time
D C D G
I love the little pictures that you draw
D C D G
And leave for me to find
D C D
And if I had a big apartment
G D C
I'd frame them on the wall
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But what do I need with lots of space?
C
I've got rent control and you to call
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring, Ba da da da
G D N.C.
I've got the world on a shoestring
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Track 7 - To All My Friends
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
F
It was the winter of our unpaid rent
G F G
When everything we had we spent
F
On stupid things we didn't need
And everything in between
[Verse 2]
C F
You were the victim of your point of view
G F G
With the faith of saints, you suffered through
F
Part-time jobs and lousy pot
Sneaking out and getting caught
[Chorus]
C F
I've been waiting so long
C
I've been wanting to find
G
Somebody a lifetime leaves behind
C F
Are you happy at last?
C
Are you happy, at least?
G
Do you think that you'll ever find your peace?
F
Everyone says 'Hi'
Everyone says
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F C
Goodbye___
[Verse 3]
F
I spent the summer, unrequited love
G F G
Singing your name to the stars above
F
But I never had a chance
I didn't know my audience
[Chorus]
C F
I've been waiting so long
C
I've been wanting to find
G
Somebody a lifetime leaves behind
C F
Are you happy at last?
C
Are you happy, at least?
G
Do you think that you'll ever move back east?
F
Everyone says 'Hi'
Everyone says
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
[Bridge]
G
Goodbye to the restless changes
F
We went through that made us strangers
G
Goodbye to those who never made it
F
To all my friends who've all but faded
C F
Goodbye___
C F C
Goodbye___
[Verse 4]
F
I've seen the best minds of my troubled youth
G F G
Disappear for lack of proof
F
That they believed the songs they sung
That they were ever really young
[Chorus]
C F
I've been waiting so long
C
I've been wanting to find
G
Somebody a lifetime leaves behind
C F
Are you happy at last?
C
Are you happy, at least?
G
Do you think that you'll ever find your peace?
F
Everyone says 'Hi'
Everyone says 'Hi'
C Am G
Everyone says
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C F
Hello, hello, hello, hello
C F
Goodbye___
C G F G C F G C
Goodbye
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Track 8 - Arms To Hold Me
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Verse 1]
C G
The days of fallen leaves are almost done
C G
The trees have changed their stories more than once
D C
The months are measured by their daylight
D C
Seasons give up without a fight
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Verse 2]
C G
The stars don't show themselves here much at night
C G
So we wish upon the office building lights
D C
Downtown dreams don't always come true
D C
Cathy, I don't think it's just you
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Verse 3]
C G
And death has kept its promise once again
C G
We're left behind to do the best we can
D C
To make sense of this strange endeavour
D C
When we go, we're gone forever
[Chorus]
G D
I'm not only fading slowly
Am C
Running out of arms to hold me
G D
Close___
[Outro] (6x)
Am
Dum dum dum dum
G
Dum dum dum dum dum
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Track 9 - 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)
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Track 10 - Mortimer's Ghost
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G
Mortimer's ghost graduates today
C G D
First in his class and well on his way
C D
The dry cleaning king of Baltimore's only kid
C
Thinks back on all the things he almost did
[Verse 2]
G C G
I could've wrecked the car, I could've broke the law
C G D
I could've fell love with every girl I saw
C D
But I didn't, and I missed my chance to fail
C
And if I tried right now, well, I'd probably go to jail"
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
Singing, la la, la la la la la
G
Look at me now
N.C.
I've got it figured out
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
Am D
Don't hang up the phone
Bm C
You're not alone
G D
You're with me and I'm with you
C
And we're with friends
[Verse 3]
G C G
Mortimer's ghost calls me to confess
C G D
His job is a joke, his life is meaningless
C D
"They tell you what to do and make you walk the plank
C
Freedom's just another word for, 'You owe the bank'
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
Singing, la la, la la la la la
G
Look at me now
I've got it figured out
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
Am D
Don't hang up the phone
Bm C
You're not alone
G D
You're with me and I'm with you
C
And we're with friends
[Bridge]
Em
Buckled up in shirts and ties
G
Waiting for the downsize
Em
Decorate your cubicle
C
You can't go out, your schedule's full
G
Gotta get the kids at five
C
They're judging you by what you drive
Em
They're judging you by what you drive
N.C.
They're judging you by what you drive
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
I've got it figured out
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
I've got it figured out
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
la la, la la la la la
C
Look at us now
G D
la la, la la la la la
C
Look at us now
Got it figured out
[Chorus]
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
I've got it figured out
G D C
Life is a long conversation
G D C
And love is a call that never ends
G
I've got it figured out
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Track 11 - Stay
[Verse 1]
F F7
Stay
Bb Bbm
Close the door and stay
F
Tell the world to go away
C
And stay
[Verse 2]
F F7
Sleep
Bb Bbm
Shut your eyes and go to sleep
F
There's nothing here that won't keep
C
Sleep
[Chorus]
Dm
Ask me if I understand
Bb F C
Wondering how I can, I do
Bb
Even when I don't
[Verse 3]
F F7
Sing
Bb Bbm
Sing the songs you used to sing
F
For the love of everything
C
Sing
[Chorus]
Dm
Ask me if I understand
Bb F C
Wondering how I can, I do
Bb
Even when I don't
[Bridge]
F Bb
The time has come for everyone
F
To stand before the day
Bb F
And see the sun before it slips away
Bb F
I called you up and said all I could say
Bb F
Change your mind and stay, stay, stay
C
Stay
[Verse 4]
F F7
Stay
Bb Bbm
For as long as you can stay
F
Life is hard, but it's okay
C
Stay
F
Stay
[Outro]
F F7 Bb Bbm F C
F F7 Bb Bbm F C F
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Josh Lehman
Josh Lopez
Josh Mac
Josh MacRae
Josh Mcclelland
Josh Shook
Josh Smith
Josh T Pearson
Josh Tatofi
Josh Thompson