Ode To Joyce Chords
Ode To Joyce by Half Man Half Biscuit is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, Bm, E, F, Bb, A7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A (nc) A D Bm
Hey Joyce, rock and roll never gave you a voice
E A
It's never given you so much as a lament
F Bb
So I went to the store and I bought a guitar
E A A7
To bestow this accolade on you, just you
D E
Not Sally, Carrie Ann or Peggy Sue
A F E7 A
I'm gonna spend my next half day with a girl called Joyce;
F E7 A D A E A
Gonna possibly stop at Tebay with a girl called joyce.
A D Bm
Hey Joyce, I know you're not as far out as Ronnie Boyce
E A
And I'm aware that you've got a few quirks
F Bb
But it hurts when I hear all the songs to Maria
E A A7
Well, we haven't really done with J or K
D E
Much to my dismay
A F E7 A
When the bad gets worse I turn to a girl called Joyce;
F E7 A D A E A (x2)
Gonna lose myself in the thrall of a girl called Joyce.
A D Bm
Slower ball........ Paris Fashion Week caught me off guard
E A
I was busy with trellising the yard
F Bb
In a springless cart on a sunless day
E A A7
As the laudanum shortage dawns, two fauns
D E
Lead me through the glade
A F E7 A
Where the gods have dumped Diana for a girl called Joyce;
F E7 A
And displayed on high is a banner in support of Joyce.
F E
And the brook runs crystal clear
A E
And the brook runs crystal clear
F E
And the brook runs crystal clear
(nc) A A E A7
And the wind cries Joyce.