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Learn MoreF C Oh, Joyce the Librarian, G Am hush now… the pages turn. F C Some truths are only whispered in the stacks – G C Joyce already knew that. She never looks back.
Major (Capo 2nd fret for original, or play open) Moderate Folk [Intro] [Verse 1]
Down, down-up, down-up, down (repeat)
[G] And she [D] said, "Do you [Em] know the [C] weight..." (Repeat and fade) joyce the librarian lyrics and chords fixed
It’s a quiet life in the stacks, among the dusty, quiet hacks With Joyce the librarian, holding down the fort
(Spoken): Shush.
SHHHHH! You're having a noise violation! I will call the literary police! F C Oh, Joyce the Librarian, G Am hush now… the pages turn
C – G – Am – F C – G – C
"Joyce" is the closing track on Frightened Rabbit’s acclaimed second album. It is a poignant, stripped-back narrative centered on a chance encounter between the protagonist and a librarian named Joyce.
The transition from the (or D7 ) back to G in the chorus is seamless. Major (Capo 2nd fret for original, or play
C G Joyce the Librarian Em D She knows where it's at C G Joyce the Librarian Am D G She'll find the book you never knew you had
For decades, fans of the absurdist punk band have been scouring the internet for one thing: a reliable version of "Joyce the Librarian." If you have ever tried to play this deep cut from their 1988 album Beelzebubba , you know the struggle. Most tablature websites are filled with chords that don't fit the vocal melody, missing verses, or lyrics that sound like they were transcribed by someone listening through a dial-up modem in 1995.
(strum once – G – hold)
F C Oh, Joyce the Librarian, G Am hush now… the pages turn. F C Some truths are only whispered in the stacks – G C Joyce already knew that. She never looks back.
Major (Capo 2nd fret for original, or play open) Moderate Folk [Intro] [Verse 1]
Down, down-up, down-up, down (repeat)
[G] And she [D] said, "Do you [Em] know the [C] weight..." (Repeat and fade)
It’s a quiet life in the stacks, among the dusty, quiet hacks With Joyce the librarian, holding down the fort
(Spoken): Shush.
SHHHHH! You're having a noise violation! I will call the literary police!
C – G – Am – F C – G – C
"Joyce" is the closing track on Frightened Rabbit’s acclaimed second album. It is a poignant, stripped-back narrative centered on a chance encounter between the protagonist and a librarian named Joyce.
The transition from the (or D7 ) back to G in the chorus is seamless.
C G Joyce the Librarian Em D She knows where it's at C G Joyce the Librarian Am D G She'll find the book you never knew you had
For decades, fans of the absurdist punk band have been scouring the internet for one thing: a reliable version of "Joyce the Librarian." If you have ever tried to play this deep cut from their 1988 album Beelzebubba , you know the struggle. Most tablature websites are filled with chords that don't fit the vocal melody, missing verses, or lyrics that sound like they were transcribed by someone listening through a dial-up modem in 1995.
(strum once – G – hold)
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