{"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":2789698,"song":"Old Joe","artist":"The Golden Ponies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11635685-old-joe-chords-by-the-golden-ponies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2789698?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was sittin’ at the bar; next to this old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhe had scars on his face, old burns on his hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe was pattin’ his pockets so I offered to buy him a beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe caught me lookin’ and he smiled and said[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI know it’s ugly but it ain’t that bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntheses scars’ve brought me more blessings than they have tears[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis eyes got all hazy and he stared off in space[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand he spun me a tale of a cold winter day[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhe was walkin’ home from work and a chill ran right up his back[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe said he’s still not sure why he turned around[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe day the sunday school uptown burned down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut he got those kids out safe right before it collapsed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said this scar on my cheek’s from laura’s fingernail[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nshe was shakin’ so bad, she was coughin’ and pale[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nall I could see headin’t through that smoke was her green eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand it must’ve been a miracle we found the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI thought we’d all die in thtat inferno for sure[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI held onto that girl like hope until her parents arrived[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sat with him for a while, put his drinks on my tab[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said you keep in touch with ‘em, he said yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPaul’s up in Michigan, running for Senate this fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCharlie’s a dentist, Laura's a teacher[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBobby McGuire’s the new Baptist preacher[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said that day made him believe in a plan for us all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I thought about roads that turn to dead ends[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd of Heroes unseen among their fellow men[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHow a whisper of hope can foster the winds of change[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe finished his beer and slapped me on the back[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSaid \"Boy live each day just like it’s your last.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThanks for the drinks, maybe someday we can do it again\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said \"Tt’s my pleasure\", and I watched him walk out[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKnowing I’d look at life from different eyes now[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got up and paid for my drinks still shaking my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBartender said \"That Joe, yeah, he's sure somethin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHas a freak accident toasting English muffins[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand now everynight he’s got a generous new friend.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was sitting at the bar next to this old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe had scars on his face; old burns on his hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe was pattin’ his pockets, so I offered to buy him beer[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nG     C      G        D\nG     C      G        D    G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nG     C      G        D\nG     C      G        D    G","chords":["G","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}