Joliet

’joliet’ by seven mary three from the album orange ave . transcribed by jason leonard chords : A D C G D * B * A * - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 7 - - - - 5 - - - - 4 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 7 - - - - 5 - - - - 4 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 5 - - - - 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intro : 0 : 00 - 0 : 23 A D C G A D C G Verse : 0 : 24 - 1 : 09 A D C "joliet , " she says , "is the darkest part of a man . . . " G it’s angry and slick A D C into those letters writes through herself each time G that she thinks of him A D C trips her way down south , into mystery’s mouth G and he follows her there A D C it’s what she doesn’t say that makes you want to stay G and try to comfort her Chorus : 1 : 10 - 1 : 32 D * C * B * i talked to the cousins of people who knew you D * C * B * i asked them the questions they expected to hear , like D * C * B * maybe a killing went down in your town A maybe it’s the prison or the birth of barbed wire 1 : 33 - 1 : 44 A D C G Verse : 1 : 45 - 2 : 30 A D C "joliet , " she says , "is the darkest part of a man . . . " G it’s shaped like liberty’s bell A D C it’s cracked and common law , stretched out over it’s flaws G just like an ink - less well A D C the hanging judge in town records her comments down G she saves the crowd the truth A D C and deals with it herself , fills that hollow well , G with nothing left to prove Chorus : 2 : 31 - 2 : 53 D * C * B * i talked to the mountains and streams that pushed through there D * C * B * i talked to the trees that had no fruit to bear D * C * B * to the colorless people that sat there beneath her A curled up and stared 2 : 54 - 3 : 17 ( Solo ) A D C G A D C G 3 : 18 - 3 : 51 ( Solo & band ) A D C G D C B D C B D C B A Chorus : 3 : 52 - end D * C * B * i talked to the cousins of people who knew you D * C * B * i asked them the questions they expected to hear , like D * C * B * maybe a killing went down in your town A maybe it’s the prison or the birth of barbed wire . . . joliet ( C ) 1998 seven mary three music , bmi . all rights reserved . administered by emi publishing . lyrics reprinted by permission .