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Joey And Me       by     Strawbs 
INTRO:  G   D   G     C   G   D   G  Am  
GJoey and Dme Gwere Cout on the GfreeDway
GLeaving the DciGty rCace
GOut of the DhusGtle, Cinto the GcounDtry
GSearching for DopGen Cspace
GShoulder to DshoulGder, Cmile for Gmile
But neither of Dus Gknew Cwhere
GSleeping at Dnight Gout Cunder the Gstars
Inhaling the DmounGtain Cair
CHORUS:
AmUnder the open skies
GLiving in paradise
CJoey and me were Dfree
AmNobody else allowed
GAnyone more's a crowd
                 C        D  D-D-D-D  
Joey and me makes three
GOften we Dtalked Gof Cwasting our Gtime
And bridges that Dwe Ghad Ccrossed
But Gmostly we Dlooked Gin Cvain for ourGselves
Forgetting that Dwe Gwere Clost
GJoey and Dme Gwere Ctwo of a Gkind
In love with our Down GidCeals
GAiming to Dkeep Gthe Cgathering Gyears
In pace with our DrolGling Cwheels
CHORUS:
AmUnder the open skies
GLiving in paradise
CJoey and me were Dfree
AmNobody else allowed
GAnyone more's a crowd
CJoey and me makes Dthree
BRIDGE:
  CLet me Dtell you how it Dall went Gwrong
  How Fme and Joey Cdidn't beGlong
  We were Ctripping the Dlight fanGtastic
  IntergaFlactic, CJoey and Dme
INSTRUMENTAL (same progression as Chorus): 
           Am G C D   Am G C D
The Gwilderness Droad Ghad Ctaken its Gtoll
I knew I could DneGver Clast
The Glines had gone Ddown Gin a Cflurry of Gsnow
The winter was Don Gus Cfast
I Gmade my way Dback GinCto the GciDty
GHitched to a DguidGing Cstar
GJoey is Dout on Ghis Cown aGgain
He's richer than Dme Gby Cfar
CHORUS:
AmUnder the open skies
GLiving in paradise
CJoey and me were Dfree
AmNobody else allowed
GAnyone more's a crowd
CJoey and me makes Dthree
CHORUS:
AmUnder the open skies
GLiving in paradise
CJoey and me were Dfree
AmNobody else allowed
GAnyone more's a crowd
CJoey and me makes Dthree
INSTRUMENTAL (same progression as Chorus): 
           Am G C D   Am G C D
CHORUS (repeat & fade):
AmUnder the open skies
GLiving in paradise
CJoey and me were Dfree
AmNobody else allowed
GAnyone more's a crowd
CJoey and me makes Dthree

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Joey And Me

by Strawbs

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Joey And Me by Strawbs

G D G C G D G Am

INTRO:

G D G C G D

Joey and me were out on the freeway

G D G C

Leaving the city race

G D G C G D

Out of the hustle, into the country

G D G C

Searching for open space

G D G C G

Shoulder to shoulder, mile for mile

D G C

But neither of us knew where

G D G C G

Sleeping at night out under the stars

D G C

Inhaling the mountain air

CHORUS:

Under the open skies

Living in paradise

C D

Joey and me were free

Nobody else allowed

Anyone more's a crowd

C D D D D D

---

Joey and me makes three

G D G C G

Often we talked of wasting our time

D G C

And bridges that we had crossed

G D G C G

But mostly we looked in vain for ourselves

D G C

Forgetting that we were lost

G D G C G

Joey and me were two of a kind

D G C

In love with our own ideals

G D G C G

Aiming to keep the gathering years

D G C

In pace with our rolling wheels

CHORUS:

Under the open skies

Living in paradise

C D

Joey and me were free

Nobody else allowed

Anyone more's a crowd

C D

Joey and me makes three

BRIDGE:

C D D G

Let me tell you how it all went wrong

F C G

How me and Joey didn't belong

C D G

We were tripping the light fantastic

F C D

Intergalactic, Joey and me

INSTRUMENTAL (same progression as Chorus):

Am G C D Am G C D

G D G C G

The wilderness road had taken its toll

D G C

I knew I could never last

G D G C G

The lines had gone down in a flurry of snow

D G C

The winter was on us fast

G D G C G D

I made my way back into the city

G D G C

Hitched to a guiding star

G D G C G

Joey is out on his own again

D G C

He's richer than me by far

CHORUS:

Under the open skies

Living in paradise

C D

Joey and me were free

Nobody else allowed

Anyone more's a crowd

C D

Joey and me makes three

CHORUS:

Under the open skies

Living in paradise

C D

Joey and me were free

Nobody else allowed

Anyone more's a crowd

C D

Joey and me makes three

INSTRUMENTAL (same progression as Chorus):

Am G C D Am G C D

CHORUS (repeat & fade):

Under the open skies

Living in paradise

C D

Joey and me were free

Nobody else allowed

Anyone more's a crowd

C D

Joey and me makes three

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