Biography:
Too Much Joy were an alternative band which formed in Scarsdale, New York, United States in 1987. The band's original members were Tim Quirk (vocals), Jay Blumenfield (guitar, vocals), Sandy Smallens (bass, vocals) and Tommy Vinton (drums). Smallens departed on amicable terms in 1994; William Wittman provided bass and vocals after Smallens's retirement.
The band released five albums before they disbanded in 1997: "Green Eggs and Crack" (1987), "Son of Sam I Am" (1988), "Cereal Killers" (1991), "Mutiny" (1992) and ".
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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There is no space
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For what you need to know
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I'm the forms that I must fill out.
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I'm happiest alone
G D Em C
I'm miserable that way
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All this stuff just wants to spill out.
[Pre-chorus]
Cadd9 G Em
I take pleasure
A
In the simple things
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I love my headphones
D
And my wedding ring
[Chorus]
G D Em C
Are you talking to me now or reading from a script?
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What's that supposed to mean you say you wanna be yourself?
G D Em C
I don't think you really know just who the hell that is.
Em Am
You spend half your life
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Pretending you're like everybody else.
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(Like everybody else)
[Verse 2]
G D Em C
I tell the same joke
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Many different ways
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But you never seem to get it.
G D Em C
You're jerking off
G D Em C
To catalogs
G D Em C G D Em C
Don't you feel a bit pathetic?
[Pre-chorus]
Cadd9 G Em
I take pleasure
A
In the simple things
Cadd9 G Em
I love my headphones
D
And my wedding ring
[Chorus]
G D Em C
You spend half your life remembering your life when you were young
G D Em C
Half your life dreaming how much better life can get
G D Em C
Well everytime you make a choice, hey half your life is gone
Em Am
All you've got's a few big dreams
C D G D Em
Divided into many small regrets.
C G D Em C
(like everybody else)
[Solo]
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(Continue throughout solo)
[Bridge]
G D Em C
I never take any pictures
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Just try to remember
G D Em C
All I remember is trying.
G D Em C
Here's a story I like
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I think it happened to me
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I don't even know
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If I'm lying
G D Em C
If I'm lying
G D Em C
If I'm lying
[Chorus]
G D Em C
Are you talking to me now or reading from a script?
G D Em C
What's that supposed to mean you say you wanna be yourself?
G D Em C
Well I don't think you really know just who the hell that is
G D Em C
No I don't think you have a clue just who the hell that is
[Outro]
G D Em C
So what's your half life? x4
Em Am
You spend half your life
C D G D Em C
Pretending you're like everybody else.
G D Em C
G
G D Em C G
[Verse 1]
G D Em C
There is no space
G D Em C
For what you need to know
G D Em C G D Em C
I'm the forms that I must fill out.
G D Em C
I'm happiest alone
G D Em C
I'm miserable that way
G D Em C G D Em C
All this stuff just wants to spill out.
[Pre-chorus]
Cadd9 G Em
I take pleasure
A
In the simple things
Cadd9 G Em
I love my headphones
D
And my wedding ring
[Chorus]
G D Em C
Are you talking to me now or reading from a script?
G D Em C
What's that supposed to mean you say you wanna be yourself?
G D Em C
I don't think you really know just who the hell that is.
Em Am
You spend half your life
C D G D Em C
Pretending you're like everybody else.
G D Em C
(Like everybody else)
[Verse 2]
G D Em C
I tell the same joke
G D Em C
Many different ways
G D Em C G D Em C
But you never seem to get it.
G D Em C
You're jerking off
G D Em C
To catalogs
G D Em C G D Em C
Don't you feel a bit pathetic?
[Pre-chorus]
Cadd9 G Em
I take pleasure
A
In the simple things
Cadd9 G Em
I love my headphones
D
And my wedding ring
[Chorus]
G D Em C
You spend half your life remembering your life when you were young
G D Em C
Half your life dreaming how much better life can get
G D Em C
Well everytime you make a choice, hey half your life is gone
Em Am
All you've got's a few big dreams
C D G D Em
Divided into many small regrets.
C G D Em C
(like everybody else)
[Solo]
G D Em C
(Continue throughout solo)
[Bridge]
G D Em C
I never take any pictures
G D Em C
Just try to remember
G D Em C
All I remember is trying.
G D Em C
Here's a story I like
G D Em C
I think it happened to me
G D Em C
I don't even know
G D Em C
If I'm lying
G D Em C
If I'm lying
G D Em C
If I'm lying
[Chorus]
G D Em C
Are you talking to me now or reading from a script?
G D Em C
What's that supposed to mean you say you wanna be yourself?
G D Em C
Well I don't think you really know just who the hell that is
G D Em C
No I don't think you have a clue just who the hell that is
[Outro]
G D Em C
So what's your half life? x4
Em Am
You spend half your life
C D G D Em C
Pretending you're like everybody else.
G D Em C
G
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