• Song:

    Joyful Girl

  • Artist:

    Ani Difranco

  • Album:

    Living in Clip (disc 1)

These are the chords for the version she plays at the Bronco Bowl Theatre in 
Texas, 1999. When you play the C chord, put your pinky finger on the first string, 
third fret. Watch the video to get the timing. It sounds like it's in a tad 
different key in the beginning; If anyone would like to correct me, please do.

                        CI (x32010@1)do it for the joy it brings
                         G (320003@1)      AmBecause (x02210@1)I'm a joyful girl
                                 CBecause (x32010@1)the world owes me nothing
                             G (320003@1)              AmAnd (x02210@1)we owe each other the world
                                         CI (x32010@1)do it because it's the least I can do
                              G (320003@1)                       AmI (x02210@1)do it because I learned it from you
                   CI (x32010@1)do it just because I want to
G (320003@1)                          AmBecause (x02210@1)I want to

                      CEverything (x32010@1)I do is judged
                                        G (320003@1)                   AmAnd (x02210@1)they mostly get it wrong, but oh well
                                  C'Cuz (x32010@1)the bathroom mirror has not budged
                                      G (320003@1)                    AmAnd (x02210@1)the woman who lives there can't tell
                                   CThe (x32010@1)truth from the stuff that they say
                                G (320003@1)        AmAnd (x02210@1)she looks me in the eye
                                                        CAnd (x32010@1)says would you prefer the easy way?
              G (320003@1)                      AmNo, (x02210@1)well O.K. then, don't cry


[The part in between consists of Dm, C, Em, and G.]

                            CAnd (x32010@1)I wonder if everything I do
  G (320003@1) AmI (x02210@1)do instead
                         COf (x32010@1)something I want to do more
        G (320003@1)                          AmThe (x02210@1)question fills my head
                                        CI (x32010@1)know that there's no grand plan here
                           G (320003@1)       AmThis (x02210@1)is just the way it goes
                                       CAnd (x32010@1)when everything else seems unclear
                   G (320003@1)     AmI (x02210@1)guess at least I know
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