Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C minorCm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Joining You - Alanis Morissette
Verse 1:
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm AbAb C minorCm
Dear dar(lin') your mom my friend left a message on my machine
AbAb Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
She was frantic saying you were talking crazy
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm
That you wanted to do away with yourself
AbAb C minorCm
I guess she thought I'd be a perfect resort
AbAb Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
'cause we've had this inexplicable connection since our youth
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm
And yes they're in shock, they are panicked
AbAb Abmaj7Abmaj7
You and your chronic them and their drama
F minorFm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
You, this embarrassment, us in the middle of this delusion
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
If we were our bodies, if we were our futures
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
if we were our defenses I'd be joining you
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
If we were our culture, if we were our leaders
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
if we were our denials I'd be joining you
Verse 2:
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm AbAb
I remember vividly a day years ago, we were camping
C minorCm
you knew more than you thought you should know
AbAb Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
You said "I don't want ever to be brainwashed"
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm
and you were mindboggling, you were intense
AbAb Abmaj7Abmaj7
You were uncomfortable in your own skin
F minorFm Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
You were thirsty but mostly you were beautiful
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
If we were our nametags, if we were our rejections
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
if we were our outcomes, I'd be joining you
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
If we were our indignities, if we were our successes
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
if we were our emotions, I'd be joining you
Verse 3:
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm
You and I we're like four year olds
AbAb C minorCm
We want to know why and how come about everything
AbAb Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
We want to reveal ourselves at will and speak out minds
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm
And never talk small and be intuitive
AbAb C minorCm AbAb
And question mightily and find god, my tortured beacon
Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
We need to find like minded companions
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
If we were their condemnations, if we were their projections
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
if we were paranoias I'd be joining you
E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC
If we were our incomes, if we were our obsessions
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
if we were our afflictions I'd be joining you
Outro:
C minorCm AbAb C minorCm AbAb
We need reflection, we need a really good memory
C minorCm
feel free to call me a little more often