RAYE – Joy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

RAYE – Joy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAGBm7GbmEm7

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Key: Bb
[Intro]
Miss RAYE, are you somebody

[Verse 1: RAYE]
A
I declare and I decree
    G
Any chain that has been holding me
    Bm7
Any evil tongue that
 whispers in these ears
         A
I said, "I rebuke you
                  A
You must leave my life, 
you are not welcome here"
A
 So loose your grip and set me free
       G
Heaven hear me now, I want to be
        Bm7
Free of every pain and every fear
     A
This sadness has a grip on me,
 and it must disappear

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[Pre-Chorus: RAYE]
               A
I'm letting it wash over me 
(Wash all over me)
               G
I'm letting it all wash away 
(All of it wash away)
 Bm7
All of it, all of it
            A
It must let go of me today
                   A
Cover me with Your feathers, Father
                 G
Shelter me with Your wings
       Bm7
I may cry through the night
       Bm7
I may cry through the night

[Chorus: RAYE]
       A
I may cry through the night
       A
But my joy comes in the morning
A Gbm  Gbm A
    Joy,    joy
       A              Gbm
I may cry through the night
                        Gbm A
But my joy comes in the morning
      Gbm A         Gbm A
My joy,    oh, my joy (Joy)
                        N.C.
Oh, my joy comes in the morning
My joy comes in the morning
                   A
My joy comes in the—

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[Post-Chorus: RAYE]
                        G     
Though I may cry in the night,'
                         A
 but my joy comes in the morning
Let me see you clap your 
hands and help me sing
I declare I am somebody, 
I declare I am somebody (I say)
I declare there will be joy,
 I declare there will be joy, 
I declare there will be joy 
(I will, I will, I will)
Oh, listen to my sister sing

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[Verse 2: Amma]
    A
Oh, I don't usually tend to cry
          G
'Stead, I tend to bury it inside
          Bm7
It's been hard for me to fall asleep
         A
Building burdens up to kill my dreams
    A
But I know when I'm feeling alone
               G
When my spirit gets low
Bm7                             
I know there's someone out there
                     A
 who's been praying for me

[Verse 3: ABSOLUTELY]
          A      G
There's a war in your mind
     Bm7
Your sorrows may endure
        A
But the light comes
 with the morning
                 A
It's what you're made for
   G
It can't hide
     Bm7
It's supernatural

[Chorus: RAYE, Amma, ABSOLUTELY]
       A
I may cry through the night
       A
But my joy comes in the morning
(Here comes my, here comes my, 
here comes my)
A Gbm
Joy (Here comes my, all of my)
Joy
       A              Gbm   
I may cry through the night, 
                         Gbm  
but my joy comes in the morning 
  A
(Here comes my joy there, 
here comes my)
My joy (Here comes my joy there)
Oh, my joy (She'll cry
 through the night, but)
       G                A
Oh, my joy comes in the morning
My joy comes in the morning, 
my joy comes in the—
                                A
(My joy comes in the—, see you, ah)

[Post-Chorus: RAYE, Amma, ABSOLUTELY]
                        G    
Though I may cry in the night, 
                          A
but my joy comes in the morning
Let me see you clap your
 hands and help me sing
I declare I am somebody, 
I declare I am somebody (I say)
I declare there will be joy (I will),
 I declare there will be joy (I will)
Oh, more joy, be more joy,
 be more joy
                        G     
Though I may cry in the night, 
                             A
but my joy comes in the morning
Let me see you clap your
 hands and help me sing
G                        A
I declare I am somebody, I declare
 I am somebody (I say)
G                                  
I declare there will be joy (I will), 
   Em7
I declare there will be joy (I will)
A
I declare there will be joy, 
I declare there will be joy

Watch: RAYE, Amma, Absolutely - 'Joy.' (Official Video)

From RAYE on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Joy: key, chords and progression

These are Joy chords by RAYE, Amma, Absolutely for Piano and Ukulele.

To play Joy by RAYE, think in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: A, G, Bm7, Gbm and Em7.

The backbone of the song is A – G – Bm7 – A (VII – VI – i7 – VII in B minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, F, Am7, Em, Dm7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D

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Joy chords: questions

What key is Joy in?

Joy by RAYE is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Joy?

Joy uses 5 chords: A, G, Bm7, Gbm, Em7.

What is the chord progression of Joy?

The main progression is A – G – Bm7 – A (VII – VI – i7 – VII).

Is Joy easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, F, Am7, Em, Dm7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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