Joyful Girl Chords

by Ani DiFranco
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
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Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014

Chords

C
G
Am
Dm
Em

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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.
 
                        C
I do it for the joy it brings
                         G        Am
Because I'm a joyful girl
                                 C
Because the world owes me nothing
                             G                Am
And we owe each other the world
                                         C
I do it because it's the least I can do
                              G                         Am
I do it because I learned it from you
                   C
I do it just because I want to
G                            Am
Because I want to
 
                      C
Everything I do is judged
                                        G                     Am
And they mostly get it wrong, but oh well
                                  C
'Cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
                                      G                      Am
And the woman who lives there can't tell
                                   C
The truth from the stuff that they say
                                G          Am
And she looks me in the eye
                                                        C
And says would you prefer the easy way?
              G                        Am
No, well O.K. then, don't cry
 
 
[The part in between consists of Dm, C, Em, and G.]
 
                            C
And I wonder if everything I do
  G   Am
I do instead
                         C
Of something I want to do more
        G                            Am
The question fills my head
                                        C
I know that there's no grand plan here
                           G         Am
This is just the way it goes
                                       C
And when everything else seems unclear
                   G       Am
I guess at least I know
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Joyful Girl – Ani DiFranco
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2 comments
dageri1
This isn't accurate... Checked out the youtube which is a great performance but this tab isn't correct for that performance... There is definetly an F major being played after the C major. So it's C, F, G, Am for the verses and the bridge part is Dm, C, Am, G.
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dageri1
Another note: If you want to play it similiar to the "Live in clip" album She plays it in the key of Bb...
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