This tab is based on one of his live performances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCE4FAN6-d8
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords used:
F Em G G7 C C2 F5 F(open) Am7 Am C3 C7
E|-1-| E|---| E|-3-| E|-1-| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---|
B|-1-| B|---| B|---| B|---| B|-1-| B|---| B|---| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-1-| B|-1-|
G|-2-| G|---| G|---| G|---| G|---| G|---| G|---| G|-2-| G|---| G|-2-| G|---| G|-3-|
D|-3-| D|-2-| D|---| D|---| D|-2-| D|---| D|-3-| D|-3-| D|---| D|-2-| D|-2-| D|-2-|
A|-3-| A|-2-| A|-2-| A|-2-| A|-3-| A|-3-| A|-3-| A|-3-| A|-2-| A|---| A|---| A|-3-|
E|-1-| E|---| E|-3-| E|-3-| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| E|-3-| E|---|
D F6 F7 D7
E|-2-| E|---| E|---| E|-2-|
B|-3-| B|---| B|---| B|-1-|
G|-2-| G|-2-| G|-3-| G|-2-|
D|---| D|---| D|---| D|---|
A|---| A|---| A|---| A|---|
E|---| E|-1-| E|-2-| E|---|
I tried my best to find the right chord names but I couldn't find all of them. I named the chords that
I couldn't find after chords that look like them. If anyone does know the names please leave a comment
so I can change them c:
Mikhael also plays some small riff things which I will explain above the lyrics as well.
Intro
F, Em, G, G7
Verse
C C2
Hey Joseph
F5 F(open)
How have you been?
F Em
You've been thinking about the future
G G7
And what it will bring
C C2
I've seen your tears of joy
F5 F(open)
But I've never seen you cry
F Em
Now you hide away inside
G C
But i think it's alright
Refrain
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Pick each note or strum while only pressing each note
D|-------------|
A|----------2--|
E|--3---5------| C
As long as you know
Am7
Joseph
Am C3
You never be alone
F Em
You got places to go to
G G7
From Norway to Rome
Verse
C C2
I say hey Joseph
F5 F(open)
New found friend
F Em
But as we grow older
G C
I can tell it won't end
Chorus
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Pick each note or strum while only pressing each note
D|-------------|
A|----------2--|
E|--3---5------| C
Cause this is a song
G C
For you and your thoughts
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Pick each note or strum while only pressing each note
D|--2-------1--|
A|------3------|
E|-------------| Em
Don't you give up
Em F6 F7 G
Don't you get lost
G7 G C
If it all shakes
C7 F
It’s okay if it aches
D
Ouh ouh ouh
F7 G G7 Am D7
But Joseph you're too tough to break
F Em G G7
Joseph Joseph
Verse
C C2
Hey Joseph
F5 F(open)
How about those Knicks
F Em
It is cold here in New York
G G7
And we lay down these licks
C C2
And singing songs all in a hurry
F5 F(open)
To forget about last worries
F Em
Just to realize that what we miss in life
G C
Is family and misery
Refrain
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Pick each note or strum while only pressing each note
D|-------------|
A|----------2--|
E|--3---5------| C
Oh he hey oh oh
Am7 Am C3
Broseph what would you say
F Em
If I told you that love is lost
G G7
If there's a where, there's a way
Verse
C C2
I say hey Joseph
F5 F(open)
I heard you found a girl
F Em
That is lovin' and the sweet kind
G C
And she never leaves your mind
F Em
The lovin' and the sweet kind
G C
And she never leaves your mind
Chorus
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Pick each note or strum while only pressing each note
D|-------------|
A|----------2--|
E|--3---5------| C
Now this is a song
G C
For you and your thoughts
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| Pick each note or strum while only pressing each note
D|--2-------1--|
A|------3------|
E|-------------| Em
Don't you give up
Em F6 F7 G
Don't you get lost
G7 G C C7 F
If it all shakes it's okay if it aches
D
Ouh ouh ouh
F7 G G7 Am D7
But Joseph you're too tough to break
C G C G F Em Am Am7
Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph
Outro
C C2 F5 F(open)
Hey Joseph how are your kids?
F Em
I can tell they've got your mother's smile
G G7 C
And your father's tricks
To make it easier you can only play the chords instead of using the small picking parts.
I suggest you take a look at his live performances for the ease of learning it!
