{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1506181,"song":"Smokey Joes Cafe","artist":"The Coasters","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11277572-smokey-joes-cafe-chords-by-the-coasters/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1506181?type=chord","rating":4.79092,"votes":21,"content":"Smokey Joe's Cafe:The Coasters.\r\n(Formerly The Robins) on SPARK\r\nRecords in 1955.\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..[/tab]\r\n\r\n#1.\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOne day while I was eating beans at Smokey Joe's Café.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust sittin', diggin' on the scene at Smokey Joe's Café.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nA chick came walkin' through the door, that I'd never [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nseen before..at least I'd never saw her down at Smokey Joe's [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCafé..and I started shakin' when she sat right now next [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n#2.\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHer knees were almost touching mine at Smokey Joe's Café.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA chill was running down my spine at Smokey Joe's Café.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI could smell her sweet perfume..she smiled at me, my heart [/tab]\r\n\r\nwent boom.\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThen everybody in the room at Smokey Joe's Café..they said, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\"Man be careful, that chick belongs to Smokey Joe.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n#3.\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThen from behind the counter, I saw a man, a chef hat on his [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]         \r\nhead and a knife in his hand.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe grabbed me by my collar and began to shout, \"You'd better [/tab]\r\n\r\neat up all your beans, boy, and clear right on out!!\"\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know I'll never eat again at Smokey Joe's Café and so we'll [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nnever meet again at Smokey Joe's Café.[/tab]\r\n\r\n#4.\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI'd rather eat my chili beans at Jack's or John's or Jim's or [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJean's, than take my chances eating down at Smokey Joe's Café.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI risked my life when, that Smokey Joe, the crazy fool.. [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE:SAX: [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]..[ch]F[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]..[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]..[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO:\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nA fifties smash from Kraziekhat.","plain_text":"Smokey Joe's Cafe:The Coasters.\n(Formerly The Robins) on SPARK\nRecords in 1955.\n\n\nINTRO:\n\n\n#1.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#2.\n\n\n\n\nwent boom.\n\n\n\n#3.\n\n\n\n\neat up all your beans, boy, and clear right on out!!\"\n\n\n\n#4.\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE:SAX: Bb C Bb..F Fm C..Bb F C..Bb F\n\n\nOUTRO:\n\n\n\n\nA fifties smash from Kraziekhat.","chords":["F","Bb","A","C","Fm","Eb","Ab"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}