Can't Buy Joy chords by The James Taylor Quartet

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Sister leaves home,
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she's heading for the city
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She's got the whole
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world in her eyes
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The hole she's left is filled
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with pain and bitter
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Her mother cries as she
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waves goodbye
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It's full of fortune,
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fame and recognition
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Keeps the truth hidden from her eyes
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Her young heart beat is fueling her ambition
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Now she can't see where
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the danger lies
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She gets lonely and she needs a friend
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Ain't got the money
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to pay the rent
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So she's standing out the corner
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in a dangerous place
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Looking for some salvation in
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another stranger's place
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No, you can't buy joy when
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it causes so much pain
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No, no
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No, you can't buy joy
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Gotta find for yourself,
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baby
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Young brother moves in serious circles
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A brand new big car he drives
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He makes more money than his
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daddy knew how to dream of
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But he clings to the rock just to survive
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Cause he was lonely,
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and he needed a friend
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To ease the pressure,
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the rules he had to bend
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Now      there ain't no job gone taken,
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and the money's all but gone
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Still he tries to find another moment,
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to forget what's going on
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You can't buy joy when it causes so much pain,
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no, no
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And you can't buy joy,
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gotta find it for yourself, yeah
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Wise men will tell you that you
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don't get nothing free
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But that ain't no
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revelation to me
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Cause there ain't  no new equation
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To change what's always been
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Gotta pay the price if you try to hide
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And see who you need to be
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And you can't buy joy
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When it causes so much pain
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No, no
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And you can't buy joy,
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you gotta find it for yourself, yeah
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No, you can't buy joy when it
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causes so much pain, no, no, no
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And you can't buy joy
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You gotta find it for yourself,
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yeah
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No, you can't buy joy
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No, you can't buy joy, no
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All you get is pain, not joy
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All you get is pain, life and joy
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All you get is pain
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You