AJR – Joe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

AJR – Joe Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCFGDmAmC/E

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[Intro]
C  F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G

[Verse 1]
              C           F        G
I believed in God back in 8th grade
                  C
He could smoke an eighth on
  F           G
a school day
                  C
Remember when you laughed 
     F           G
at my last name
           C            F        G
Now I go by Met is that less lame
of a last name

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[Interlude]
C  Dm  Am   G  C  Dm  Am   G

[Verse 2]
              C                Dm
I believed in God back in 09
               Am
Always down to hang

He had no time
G
 Yeah
         C
But in a couple of years
        Dm
I’ll be so outta here
            Am
I’ll have a lotta new friends
      G
And I won’t even care

[Chorus]
C            Dm
I don’t ever think of you 
C/E            F
I got too much stuff to do
C                    Dm
Should have left you back in school
C/E           F
Joseph do you think I’m...
C            Dm
I don’t ever think of you 
C/E              F
Look at all this stuff I do
C                    Dm
I’ve playеd shows in Belarus
C/E            F        (C)
Now Joe do you think I’m cool

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[Interlude]
C   Dm   Am   G   C   Dm   Am   G

[Verse 3]
               C
I could make a jokе but
                  Dm
it feels strange
               Am
Every time she laughed
                   G
it would feel fake

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But you could make her 
C                     Dm
Laugh in a real way
                      Am
Yeah I still use your jokes 
                   G
And they go great
                 C
It took a little while but
               Dm
I found love
                  Am
I thought you’d reply
                     G
You just thumbed up
                C
I play a lot of shows but
                 Dm
you don’t come
             Am                     G
I don’t even mind this is so dumb
So dumb

[Chorus]
C            Dm
I don’t ever think of you 
C/E            F
I got too much stuff to do
C                    Dm
Should have left you back in school
C/E           F
Joseph do you think I’m...
C            Dm
I don’t ever think of you 
C/E              F
Look at all this stuff I do
C               Dm
Probably not as much as you
C/E              F        (C)
Still Joe do you think I’m cool

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[Interlude]
C   Dm   C/E   F   C   Dm   C/E   F

[Bridge]
C            Dm            C/E  F
I don’t ever think of you
C            Dm            C/E  F
I don’t ever think of you
C            Dm            C/E  F
I don’t ever think of you
C            Dm            C/E  F
I don’t ever think of you

[Verse 4]
C                 Dm
I got friends all up the coast
C/E              F
Proud of all the songs I wrote
    C                 Dm
But I can’t take this backpack off
C/E              F
It comes with me where I go
C              Dm
Maybe I’ll put out this song
    C/E                 F
And I won’t change your name at all
C                 Dm
Maybe then you’ll call me up
    C/E                F     (C)
And you’ll tell me how cool I got

[Outro]
C  F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G
C

How to play Joe: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Joe by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Joe by AJR keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 6 chords: C, F, G, Dm, Am and C/E.

Listen for C – Dm – C/E – F (I – ii – I – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – reh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Am, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Joe chords: questions

What key is Joe in?

Joe by AJR is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Joe?

Joe uses 6 chords: C, F, G, Dm, Am, C/E.

What is the chord progression of Joe?

The main progression is C – Dm – C/E – F (I – ii – I – IV).

Is Joe easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Am, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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