O' Be Joyful — Shovels & Rope
Chords and lyrics for O' Be Joyful by Shovels & Rope (key of G).
Verse 1
Here's another one by ShoRo. CAH picks it at the start with the B string
open for the A chord. Also,
the G's in parentheses are step-ups from when she goes from E to A. You
don't have to play them, but
that's how she plays it. During the second verse, the electric guitar comes
in (keyboard when they
play it live) playing the same chords just barred.
"O' Be Joyful"
by Shovels and Rope
O' Be Joyful
[G] [A] [G] [A] [G]
O' Be [A]Joyful, is that what you're brewing
[G]Does your daddy know [A]that's what you're doing
His little girl's got her reputation out to ruin
G E (G)
She was giving them the country wave
[A]Machete in a tree stump, hound dog on a chain
[G]Wooden legged woman playing the [A]banjo in the rain
She can't recall the tune but the song is always the same
[G]"Jesus, give me [E]strength"
[D]Babe, it's [E]alright, gonna [A]wrap you up [F#m]tonight
And [D]carry you out [E]right on [A][G]time[G][A]
[A]She got Comanche, she got Iroquois
[G]She got a young man that she [A]plays with like a toy
And he don't mind when she calls him little boy
That's a [G]thing that he [E]enjoy
(G) A
He wants to get it all back but it's a little too late
He wants to [G]start all over, wants a [A]shiny clean slate
But she'll skin him like a snake and hang him up over the gate
Don't [G]believe it, well just you [E]wait
[D]Babe, it's [E]alright, gonna [A]wrap you up [F#m]tonight
And [D]carry you out [E]right on [A]time
[G]Hey [A]alright, ain't it [G]good to be [A]alive[G]
[A]Ain't it nice to be [D]fighting on the winning [E]side
[A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A]
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