{"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":597840,"song":"Safety Joe","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/597840-safety-joe-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/597840?type=chord","rating":4.77919,"votes":20,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                        Safety Joe - John Prine\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTabbed by: Dave S.\r\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nArtist: John Prine\r\nAlbum: Fair & Square\r\nYear: 2005\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, he never got too lonely[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he never got too sad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he never got too happy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd that's what's just too bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe never reached much further[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThan his lonely arms would go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe wore a seatbelt around his heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they called him Safety Joe[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSafety Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSafety Joe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat do you say?[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat do you know?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you don't loosen up the buckle[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn your heart heart and start to chuckle[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna die of boredom[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSafety Joe[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow Joe he lived in Baltimore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause New York was too darn fast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            \r\nHe sometimes went down to Washington[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust to view our nation's past[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe never ate his vegetables[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nCause they were just too darn chewy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd he never climbed much higher[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThan the arch in old St. Louis[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(Repeat Chorus 2x)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nJoe gradually grew meaner[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy not changin' his demeanor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he never did nothin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nToo much for too long[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTherefore his life never got much richer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThan the day they took that picture[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn his birthday suit on the day that he was born.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(Repeat Chorus)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna die of boredom[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSafety Joe[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThat's golden","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                        Safety Joe - John Prine\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTabbed by: Dave S.\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\n\nTuning: Standard\n\nArtist: John Prine\nAlbum: Fair & Square\nYear: 2005\n\n\n\nIntro:\nG   C   D  C G\nG   C   D    G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Chorus 2x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat's golden","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]}}}