Biography:
Josh Joplin Group was an American Georgia-based pop music band led by singer-songwriter Josh Joplin. Joplin, a self-proclaimed "dork" who nonetheless dropped out of school in tenth grade to become a folk singer like his hero Phil Ochs, brought the group its trademark combination of introspective lyrics, folk-rock melodies, and lead vocals that, to many, sound identical to those of R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe (to the point that one Joplin song, "Happy at Last," begins, "I sound like Michael Stipe and I dream like Carl Jung").
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Josh Joplin - The World On A Shoestring
[Intro]
G D C D (4x) G
[Verse 1]
D C D G
I am extraordinarily good
D C D G
At sleeping the day away
D C D G
I thought with my experience
D C D G
I'd put it on my résumé
D C D G
So here I am, unemployed again
D C
As broke as I can be
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But all I need is this old guitar
C
An open case and a crowded street
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Verse 2]
D C D G
My head's as full as a Ryder truck
D C D G
Double-parked down the street
D C D G
All the ideas I've packed away
D C D G
Stack up so nice and neat
D C D
But I didn't mark the boxes
G D C
So I don't know where anything is
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Paper bags of random facts
C
Taped-up dates and laundry lists
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Bridge]
G D
If you ain't got money
C D
That's all right, honey
G D C
'Cause I ain't got none too
G D
We can be star-crossed
C D
And get ourselves lost
C D
Down Fifth Avenue
[Interlude]
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
G D C D G
[Verse 3]
D C D G
You look so good in your brand-new dress
D C D G
But you look good all the time
D C D G
I love the little pictures that you draw
D C D G
And leave for me to find
D C D
And if I had a big apartment
G D C
I'd frame them on the wall
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But what do I need with lots of space?
C
I've got rent control and you to call
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring, Ba da da da
G D N.C.
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Intro]
G D C D (4x) G
[Verse 1]
D C D G
I am extraordinarily good
D C D G
At sleeping the day away
D C D G
I thought with my experience
D C D G
I'd put it on my résumé
D C D G
So here I am, unemployed again
D C
As broke as I can be
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But all I need is this old guitar
C
An open case and a crowded street
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Verse 2]
D C D G
My head's as full as a Ryder truck
D C D G
Double-parked down the street
D C D G
All the ideas I've packed away
D C D G
Stack up so nice and neat
D C D
But I didn't mark the boxes
G D C
So I don't know where anything is
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Paper bags of random facts
C
Taped-up dates and laundry lists
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Bridge]
G D
If you ain't got money
C D
That's all right, honey
G D C
'Cause I ain't got none too
G D
We can be star-crossed
C D
And get ourselves lost
C D
Down Fifth Avenue
[Interlude]
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
Ohhh
G D C D
G D C D G
[Verse 3]
D C D G
You look so good in your brand-new dress
D C D G
But you look good all the time
D C D G
I love the little pictures that you draw
D C D G
And leave for me to find
D C D
And if I had a big apartment
G D C
I'd frame them on the wall
[Pre-Chorus]
A
But what do I need with lots of space?
C
I've got rent control and you to call
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C G
I've got the world on a shoestring
[Chorus]
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring
G D F C
I've got the world on a shoestring, Ba da da da
G D N.C.
I've got the world on a shoestring
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