Joyce The Librarian Lyrics And Chords Fixed
G C But it's just a line she read last night G D Before she turned the page G C She smiles and points the reference desk G D G And slowly turns her age
Here is the complete, corrected lyric sheet. The spoken interjections (the Librarian) are in bold and the vocalist (Rodney) is in regular text.
(Intro – Spoken quickly over D chord) I saw you in the card catalogue. I saw you in the reference section. You had your glasses on. You had your hair in a bun.
(Verse 1 – sung)
D G
You stamped my books and shushed me
D A
When I was talking loud
D G
I knew that it was destiny
D A
When you led me to the crowd
D G
You pointed to a sign that read
D A
"Please have some respect"
D G
And then you shoved me in the corner
D A
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(Chorus)
G A D Bm
Joyce the Librarian, you're so severe
G A D
Joyce the Librarian, whisper in my ear
G A D Bm
Joyce the Librarian, shush me once again
G A D
Joyce the Librarian, this is not a sin
(Spoken break over A chord) SHHHHH! This is a library! No talking!
(Verse 2)
D G
I tried to check out Ulysses
D A
But you said it was misplaced
D G
I think you had it hidden
D A
In a very special place
D G
Behind the encyclopedias
D A
Under the "Do Not Reshelve"
D G
You gave me a late notice
D A
And I said to myself... G C But it's just a line she
(Chorus - same chords) Joyce the Librarian, you're so severe Joyce the Librarian, whisper in my ear Joyce the Librarian, shush me once again Joyce the Librarian, this is not a sin
(Spoken) SHHHHH! You're having a noise violation! I will call the literary police!
(Fixed Bridge – This is where most tabs fall apart)
Bm F#
I asked you for a pencil
G D
To fill out a request
Bm F#
You handed me a number 2
G D
And put my heart to the test
A (held)
I said... I saw you in the reference section
(Guitar solo – Play D, G, D, A progression twice. Clean, trebly tone.)
(Outro – Spoken over D chord, getting quieter) Joyce... let's go to the periodicals room. We can look at microfiche... Just you and me... SHHHHHH!
(Final screamed chord: D)
Since the artist name "Joyce the Librarian" is often confused with the song "Joyce" by the band Frightened Rabbit (where the character is a librarian), or could refer to the indie-folk artist Joyce the Librarian (who has songs like "Bridges" or "Instinct"), I have provided a report for the most popular request: "Joyce" by Frightened Rabbit.
If you are looking for a specific song by the Bristol-based indie band Joyce the Librarian (e.g., "Bridges"), please let me know, and I will update the report.