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Jaywalker Full Album by Josh Joplin
Jaywalker Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
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
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
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
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
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