Now, turn off your phone, grab your acoustic guitar, and play it softly. We wouldn’t want Joyce to shush you.
(Em) Late fees are for amateurs, (Am) she deals in heavier fines (F) You break the spine, she breaks your (G) timeline (Em) Check it out or leave it be, (Am) silence is a golden key (F) Joyce is watching, (G) Joyce is (C) free joyce the librarian - lyrics and chords
Whether you are a guitarist looking for for your next setlist, or just a fan trying to serenade your local library staff, this song is a love letter to the quiet heroes among us. Now, turn off your phone, grab your acoustic
Oh, (C) Joyce the Librarian, (G) keeper of the spines (Am) You don’t need a (F) warrant for the (C) end of the lines She (F) stamps the due date (C) on your reckless heart (Am) Dewey knows where the (G) bodies are buried in the (C) dark Oh, (C) Joyce the Librarian, (G) keeper of
The song is a gentle, swinging tribute to the quiet power of archivists, the magic of card catalogs, and the unspoken romance of a rainy Tuesday at the public library.
(C) – (G) – (Am) – (F) – (Em) – (G) – (C)
(C) A man walks in on Tuesday with a (G) book behind his back (Am) It’s a first edition signed by (F) Plath, colored black (C) He places it on the counter, his (G) knuckles turning white (Am) Joyce whispers, "This was (F) stolen from the (G) stacks last Tuesday (C) night"