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Canyon Joe

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1/78

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 78Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is a copy/paste job, since the last one lacked the full lyrics! All glory and 
honor to the first tabs-ter! I just love the song and like to sing along as I 
play! Thanks for doing all the work!
The chords somehow get moved to the right - dunno how or why this happens, but I 
tried to put them back into place. Follow the flow of the song and you´ll hear 
where the chords fit in. 
Enjoy :)
Capo 3rd fret
Chords used:
C: X32010
Em: 022000
F: 133210
G: 320010
Am: X02210
Picking pattern varies in intro sometimes:
e|----------------------------3---|
B|-------1----------1-------------|
G|-----0----0-------0---0---0-----|
D|---2--------0p2---0-----0-------|
A|--------------------------------|
G|-3--------------3---------------|
Verse picking pattern - again there are variations, but the former tab-ster wrote 
that if you stick to this, you can´t go horribly, fatally wrong:
e|C-------------Em----------------F----------------G------------------|
B|-------1-------------0--------------1----------------1---------|
G|-----0--0--0------0----0--0------2----2---2------0-----0---0---|
D|----2-2---2-----2--2-----2-----3---3----3------0---0-----0-----|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0--------------1---------------3-----------------|
e|-----Am----------------F--------------C--------Am---------G---------F---3-|
B|-------1--------------1------------1--------1-------1-------2-----|
G|-----2---2--2------2----2---2--------0--------2-------0-------3---|
D|----2-2---2------3---3----3------2--------2-------0--------3------|
A|--0----------------------------3--------0-------------------------|
E|---------------1--------------------------------3--------1--------|
After each verse play the intro again and back to the verse.
Intro: G  
Verse:
CWell I live in the canyon where the oEmld coyotes howl
They Fcome down from the mountains and the dGogs begin to growl
And they Ammeet up in the darkness, and they fFight until the death
When the moCrning sun is risiAmng I will buGry who is leftF  
GOh-------- AmOh
FThey call me Canyon CJoeG  
CAnd I stay in the cabin WhEmere I work my hands to bleed
FSwing the hammer to the nail And I Gswing the axe onto the tree
AmAnd I once cleared these woods Yeah Fthere used to be a path
CAnd now the trAmees have overgrown just tGo prove that nothing lastsF  
GAnd oh-----Amoh, 
Fthey cCall me CanGyon Joe
CThe old man went crazy He lEmives high up on the ridge
FHe used to tell me all the stories of the churcGh house and the bridge
AmBut the bridge, she washed away your sin The churcFh house- it got burned
'CCause this world has Amgone angGry and some people Fnever learn
GAnd oh-----oAmh, 
Fthey cCall me CanGyon Joe
CAnd I once loved a woman Yes and EmGeorgia was her name
FWe met out in the foothills of Gthe Ozark Mountain Range
AmWe saw the world together Least Fthe parts that we love most
SChe still comes to Amme in dreams I am stiGll haunted with her ghFost
GAnd oh-----ohAm, 
Fthey caCll me CaGnyon Joe
CAnd all my thoughts are heavy EmMy beard, it has grown long
FAnd I search the face of six-strings for an Gold familiar song
AmBut the chords, they all sound foreign like the plFaces that I've been
CSo I close my Ameyes to sleep GTomorrow I will try Fagain
GAnd oAmh, tFhey call me CCanyon JoeG  
Oh, oh, they call me Canyon Joe
Singing oh, oh, they call me Canyon Joe

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Canyon Joe

by Joe Purdy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This is a copy/paste job, since the last one lacked the full lyrics! All glory and

honor to the first tabs-ter! I just love the song and like to sing along as I

play! Thanks for doing all the work!

The chords somehow get moved to the right - dunno how or why this happens, but I

tried to put them back into place. Follow the flow of the song and you´ll hear

where the chords fit in.

Enjoy :)

Capo 3rd fret

Chords used:

: X32010

: 022000

: 133210

: 320010

: X02210

Picking pattern varies in intro sometimes:

e|----------------------------3---|

B|-------1----------1-------------|

G|-----0----0-------0---0---0-----|

D|---2--------0p2---0-----0-------|

A|--------------------------------|

G|-3--------------3---------------|

Verse picking pattern - again there are variations, but the former tab-ster wrote

that if you stick to this, you can´t go horribly, fatally wrong:

C Em F G

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------1-------------0--------------1----------------1---------|

G|-----0--0--0------0----0--0------2----2---2------0-----0---0---|

D|----2-2---2-----2--2-----2-----3---3----3------0---0-----0-----|

A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------0--------------1---------------3-----------------|

Am F C Am G F

e|----------------------------------------------------------------3-|

B|-------1--------------1------------1--------1-------1-------2-----|

G|-----2---2--2------2----2---2--------0--------2-------0-------3---|

D|----2-2---2------3---3----3------2--------2-------0--------3------|

A|--0----------------------------3--------0-------------------------|

E|---------------1--------------------------------3--------1--------|

After each verse play the intro again and back to the verse.

Intro:

Verse:

C Em

Well I live in the canyon where the old coyotes howl

F G

They come down from the mountains and the dogs begin to growl

Am F

And they meet up in the darkness, and they fight until the death

C Am G F

When the morning sun is rising I will bury who is left

G Am

Oh-------- Oh

F C G

They call me Canyon Joe

C Em

And I stay in the cabin Where I work my hands to bleed

F G

Swing the hammer to the nail And I swing the axe onto the tree

Am F

And I once cleared these woods Yeah there used to be a path

C Am G F

And now the trees have overgrown just to prove that nothing lasts

G Am

And oh-----oh,

F C G

they call me Canyon Joe

C Em

The old man went crazy He lives high up on the ridge

F G

He used to tell me all the stories of the church house and the bridge

Am F

But the bridge, she washed away your sin The church house- it got burned

C Am G F

'Cause this world has gone angry and some people never learn

G Am

And oh-----oh,

F C G

they call me Canyon Joe

C Em

And I once loved a woman Yes and Georgia was her name

F G

We met out in the foothills of the Ozark Mountain Range

Am F

We saw the world together Least the parts that we love most

C Am G F

She still comes to me in dreams I am still haunted with her ghost

G Am

And oh-----oh,

F C G

they call me Canyon Joe

C Em

And all my thoughts are heavy My beard, it has grown long

F G

And I search the face of six-strings for an old familiar song

Am F

But the chords, they all sound foreign like the places that I've been

C Am G F

So I close my eyes to sleep Tomorrow I will try again

G Am F C G

And oh, they call me Canyon Joe

Oh, oh, they call me Canyon Joe

Singing oh, oh, they call me Canyon Joe

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