Intro riff: e|--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1---1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-| B|--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1---1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3-| G|--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2---3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| D|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| x2 A|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 chords: chords may be played similar to intro riff I go to the parties, throw my hands in the air I drink what they pour me, the cups of who cares Go up in the night sky, up in the clouds Fly over the houses, I'm looking down Joy to the city, joy to the streets And joy to you baby, wherever you sleep Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Interlude: play intro riff (2x) Verse 2: use verse 1 chords There's no ghosts in the graveyard, that's not where they live They float in between us,'what is' and 'what if' And cast our own shadows, before our own eyes You don't get them up here though, they don't come up high Joy to the city, the parking lot lights The lion of evening, with the rain in its eyes Joy to the freeway, joy to the cars And joy to you baby, wherever you are Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Interlude: play intro riff (4x) Verse 3: use verse 1 chords There's pain in whatever, we stumble upon If I never had met you, you couldn't have gone But then I couldn't have met you, we couldn't have been I guess it all adds up, to joy to the end Chorus 3: use chorus 1 chords Joy to the city, the heatwave and all To the lion of evening, with the storm in its paw Joy to the many, and joy to the few And joy to you baby, joy to me too Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight

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