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C/B Am Fmaj7 Lay your hands right over my ears, I am tired of the sound C C/B Am Fmaj7 Of the ticking clocks and shifting gears of the world spinning around Dm G Gsus4 G There is comfort in the quiet fiction that we build inside this room C C/B Am Fmaj7 Where the shadows trace a soft conviction underneath a paper moon
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G D Oh, Joyce, you’re a quiet storm Em Cadd9 In a library that keeps you warm G D Stamping the dates and shelving the books Cadd9 D G Giving the rowdy kids those librarian looks
Joyce the Librarian Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: G Major (Easy open chords)
She repairs the broken spines, with a patience that is truly fine She knows where all the local history secrets lie
C – G/B (x20033) – Am – F Final chord: C (sus2: x30033) played pianissimo (very soft)
Verse: $$G - G7 - C - C7$$ $$G - G7 - C - C7$$
4/4 time signature. Use a steady, fingerstyle Travis-picking pattern or a light, syncopated strumming pattern (Down, Down-Up, -Up, Down-Up).
Many older transcriptions miss the "quietest riot" line, often mishearing it as "quietest right." The "quietest riot" is the correct lyrical metaphor, highlighting the internal chaos of a crush within a silent setting.
The comedic ballad "Joyce the Librarian" is a classic of British musical wit, famously performed by the duo Richard Stilgoe and Peter Skellern
Am Em Late nights under flickering neon F C Between history and ancient folklore Am Em I’m overdue for a talk with the lady F G Who stands by the mahogany door
C Return to the shelf F Keep it all to yourself C G C Joyce, oh Joyce, be mine. Analysis of the "Fixed" Arrangement
Joyce the Librarian, (C) quiet as a mouse (G) Running the best little (D) library in the house. (G) But one Tuesday morning, (C) much to her surprise, (G) (D) Twenty little monsters appeared before her (G) eyes!
[F] Though she'd never been [C]kissed,It's not [F]something she'd [C]missed,Until [F]some weeks be[C]fore;When [G7]George, a ro[C]tarian,Handsome lo[F]tharian,[G7]Walked through the library [C]door. Verse 2 & Chorus
C/B Am Fmaj7 Lay your hands right over my ears, I am tired of the sound C C/B Am Fmaj7 Of the ticking clocks and shifting gears of the world spinning around Dm G Gsus4 G There is comfort in the quiet fiction that we build inside this room C C/B Am Fmaj7 Where the shadows trace a soft conviction underneath a paper moon
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G D Oh, Joyce, you’re a quiet storm Em Cadd9 In a library that keeps you warm G D Stamping the dates and shelving the books Cadd9 D G Giving the rowdy kids those librarian looks
Joyce the Librarian Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: G Major (Easy open chords) joyce the librarian lyrics and chords fixed
She repairs the broken spines, with a patience that is truly fine She knows where all the local history secrets lie
C – G/B (x20033) – Am – F Final chord: C (sus2: x30033) played pianissimo (very soft)
Verse: $$G - G7 - C - C7$$ $$G - G7 - C - C7$$ C/B Am Fmaj7 Lay your hands right over
4/4 time signature. Use a steady, fingerstyle Travis-picking pattern or a light, syncopated strumming pattern (Down, Down-Up, -Up, Down-Up).
Many older transcriptions miss the "quietest riot" line, often mishearing it as "quietest right." The "quietest riot" is the correct lyrical metaphor, highlighting the internal chaos of a crush within a silent setting.
The comedic ballad "Joyce the Librarian" is a classic of British musical wit, famously performed by the duo Richard Stilgoe and Peter Skellern Many older transcriptions miss the "quietest riot" line,
Am Em Late nights under flickering neon F C Between history and ancient folklore Am Em I’m overdue for a talk with the lady F G Who stands by the mahogany door
C Return to the shelf F Keep it all to yourself C G C Joyce, oh Joyce, be mine. Analysis of the "Fixed" Arrangement
Joyce the Librarian, (C) quiet as a mouse (G) Running the best little (D) library in the house. (G) But one Tuesday morning, (C) much to her surprise, (G) (D) Twenty little monsters appeared before her (G) eyes!
[F] Though she'd never been [C]kissed,It's not [F]something she'd [C]missed,Until [F]some weeks be[C]fore;When [G7]George, a ro[C]tarian,Handsome lo[F]tharian,[G7]Walked through the library [C]door. Verse 2 & Chorus