Chords for Joelistics Days

[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] I never did it for the money.
[C] I did it because I had a lot of time on [G] my hands.
Now I've got plans to make more [D] plans.
All of my friends grew up and pushed [E] prams.
It hits you like bam, what's it all [C] for?
Music was my life, then life got [G] ignored.
Then I lost hope, then I got broke.
[D] And then all I wrote came out as old [Em] folk.
There goes my genius, blink and you [C] missed it.
Loop up the chorus, learn how to [G] whistle it.
If you get an idea, try not to [D] fist it.
Like God whispered, something [Em] insistent.
Try not to block it, try not to [C] drop it.
When you get your grubby little paws on [G] it,
you gotta rock it, you gotta rock it.
[D] You gotta rock it till the moon get on it.
[Em] And it might not mean that much to [C] you,
it means a lot to me, and it's got to [G] be
something strange and familiar.
I [D] still wanna feel it, I still wanna feel the [Em] music.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[C] _ As the days go [G] by.
Oh-oh-oh-oh [Bm]-oh
As the days go [Em] by.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[C] _ As the days go [G] by.
Oh-oh-oh-oh [Bm]-oh
As the days go [Em] by.
My boy said, Dick, you redefined [C] dope.
Plus you had the presence of mind to rock the [G] boat.
Plus you had some hits from the rhymes in your folder.
Had a bit of shine, fell into a coma.
[C] Get back out there and do it all sober.
Milk that shit until the cow falls [G] over.
Do it for the music, do it for the [D] moment.
Even if it never blows up, [Em] own it.
Kids these days want posters on the [C] walls.
Friends on Facebook and ironic [G] rap quotes.
Me, I got bad jokes, personal [D] anecdotes.
Songs from perennial [Em] underachievers.
You want a revolution, move to [C] Beijing.
You want to get high and sing along, then [G] join in.
It's all good, mad [D] props.
The truth of the matter, salvation is [Em] ad hoc.
You might not mean that much to you.
[C] Means a lot to me, and it's got to be.
[G] Something strange and familiar.
I [D] still want to feel it, I still want to feel the [Em] music.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[C] _ As the days go [G] by.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Bm] _ As the days go [Em] by.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[C] As the days go [G] by.
Oh [Em]-oh-oh-oh-oh
[D] _ As the days go [Em] by.
It all breaks down to pride.
A [C] search for what makes the ride worthwhile.
[G] Look for the content, look for the star.
[D] Strap your shoes on and run that mile.
[Em] Keep the fire inside alive.
[C] Because the world gets cold and it can pass you by.
[G] And you can pass on the risk, the bits that hurt.
[D] But that's a real bad way for you to pass the time.
[Em] I used to want to see my name in [C] lights.
I used to want to be the one holding the mic.
[G] These days, man, I got nothing to [D] prove.
And it's evident it might mean nothing to you.
[Em] But if I didn't do it, I'd have nothing to do.
[C] I'd probably have nothing to do with you.
[G] So until today, there's nothing more to say.
[D] I'm gonna keep on singing the tune.
Uh-huh.
[Em] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[C] As the days go [G] by.
Oh-oh [Em]-oh-oh-oh
[Bm] As the days go [Em] by.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[C] As the days go [G] by.
Oh-oh [Em]-oh-oh-oh
[Bm] As the days say [Em] goodbye.
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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] Sad boys with guitars.
Know how I feel.
[C] Birds in the park.
Know how I feel.
[G] Drunks in bars.
Know how I feel.
[D] Self-sabotage.
Know how I feel.
[Em] Part-time retards.
Know how I feel.
[C] A big tub of love.
Know how I feel.
[G] Jean Luc Picard.
Knows how I feel.
[D] He's seven I-claws.
Knows how I feel.
[Em] Your next big deal.
Know how I feel.
[C] The invention of the wheel.
Knows how I feel.
[G] Yeah.
Yeah.
_ [D] It's just how I feel.
[Em] It's just how I feel.
[C] It's just how I feel.
[G] It's just how I feel.
[D] _ It's just how I feel, [E] how _ I feel.
[C] _ _ [N] _ _