Joy chords by Vera Ellen

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro
There's this little picking tune at the start of the song, this is simplified but it goes something like this:

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B|----0-------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------4---7--7------0------7------------------------------|
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E|-0------------------------------------------------------5-------5---7--3------|


Intro:

Em  G  D  Am7  x2

Verse 1:
Em                 G
When I close my eyes
        D                   Am7  Em
I just imagine how I hold you
                   G
It makes me feel alive
              D                   Am7    Em
To think that maybe I could help you
                    G              D     Am7  Em
I'm sorry I wasn't there when you felt alone
                    G
I'm tethered to my dream
       D                  Am7
And I missed watching you grow

Chorus:
G
              D                     Am              C             G
You've got to know what I wouldn't give to spend a day with you
               D                      Am                 C             G
What a joy you are, what a star, I'd love to spend some time with you
               D               Am               C
You've got to know how proud I am to share my blood with you

Bridge:
Em           D     Am               C
And when I'm gone, you just keep me strong

Verse 2:
Em               G
I keep hitting myself
         D             Am7    Em
But you just hold my hand
                G
I keep running around
        D           Am7    Em
But you always understand
                 G
Some nights get hard
       D              Am7    Em
I just want to run to you
                 G
In our mother's arms
        D                Am7
We have much to hold on to

Chorus:
G
              D                     Am              C             G
You've got to know what I wouldn't give to spend a day with you
               D                      Am                 C             G
What a joy you are, what a star, I'd love to spend some time with you
               D               Am               C
You've got to know how proud I am to share my blood with you

Bridge:
Em           D     Am               C
And when I'm gone, you just keep me strong

Outro:
Em  G  D  Am7  x2