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      E022100
  Dadd4x5403x    
      A577655
      G320003
     F#244322
Intro - E  
- Verse
EJo the waiter worked for me
Serving wine in basment Dadd4bars
Only mad men ever say ''got no Atime,''
If you're mindless, please take miEne
Jo the waiter held me close
Behind the bar marked 'GentDadd4lemen'
Just for now that's all I neeAd
Won't someone call me 'frEiend'?
- Chorus
GLong gone, I recall good times
F#I must confess, AI criedE  
(Bass and drums join)
- Verse 
We burned out and the line went dead 
At six o'clock I felt so alone 
I crawled inside, where else to go 
I could be dead for all you know 
Everyday I died for you 
Valium boys with painted eyes 
Young men need love special 
I don't think I want it at all 
- Chorus
Long gone, I recall good times 
I must confess I cried 
(Keyboard and clapping joined )
- Verse
Me, I've retired to a back street flat 
Picture `eyes in a cold steel frame' 
The freaks arrive, broken needles and blood 
"What you on, man, to get those eyes?" 
It's very touching, I'm so close to me 
False smiles I've rehearsed for days 
Come inside, you won't know I'm wrong 
Give me your heart, I'm so quickly gone 
=============================================================================
The chord shapes are taken from Gary's performance at Aberdeen's Beach Ballroom

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Jo The Waiter

by Tubeway Army

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dadd4

022100

Dadd4

x5403x

577655

320003

244322

Intro -

- Verse

Jo the waiter worked for me

Dadd4

Serving wine in basment bars

Only mad men ever say ''got no time,''

If you're mindless, please take mine

Jo the waiter held me close

Dadd4

Behind the bar marked 'Gentlemen'

Just for now that's all I need

Won't someone call me 'friend'?

- Chorus

Long gone, I recall good times

F# A E

I must confess, I cried

(Bass and drums join)

- Verse

We burned out and the line went dead

At six o'clock I felt so alone

I crawled inside, where else to go

I could be dead for all you know

Everyday I died for you

Valium boys with painted eyes

Young men need love special

I don't think I want it at all

- Chorus

Long gone, I recall good times

I must confess I cried

(Keyboard and clapping joined )

- Verse

Me, I've retired to a back street flat

Picture `eyes in a cold steel frame'

The freaks arrive, broken needles and blood

"What you on, man, to get those eyes?"

It's very touching, I'm so close to me

False smiles I've rehearsed for days

Come inside, you won't know I'm wrong

Give me your heart, I'm so quickly gone

=============================================================================

The chord shapes are taken from Gary's performance at Aberdeen's Beach Ballroom

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