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Stay Away Joe:Elvis Presley.
Recorded on RCA Records in 1968.
INTRO: G..Gb Db
#1.
GbHo, jump down, spin around, let's have a party.
Look who's back, Dbstay away GbJoe.
GbChock taw, chick a shaw, gonna drink a-hearty.
Welcome back, Dbstay away GbJoe.
CHORUS:
GbStay away Joe, they call me..stay away Joe, 
oh, yeah!
But Bif you need Dbmme, call me..Gbhoop and a holler 
and I'll be there..Gho!
INTERLUDE: G  
#2.
GWho keeps turnin' up like a bad penny..take one 
guess, Dstay away GJoe.
GAlways findin' trouble a-plenty..oh, my, yes, I 
Dreckon you Gknow.
CHORUS:
GStay away Joe, they call me..stay away Joe, 
oh, yeah!
But Cif you need Em7me, call me..Ghoop and a holler 
and I'll be there..Abho!
INTERLUDE: Ab  
#3.
AbWhen two lips are right for the pickin', who crops 
up?..Ebstay away AbJoe.
AbI love them and leave them screamin''n kickin'.
Giddy-up look at him, Eblook at him Abgo!
OUTRO:
DbStay away AbJoe they call me..Dbstay away AbJoe, oh, yeah!
AbBut if you need me, call me, hoop and a holler and 
EbI'll be Abthere..Hey!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Stay Away Joe:Elvis Presley.

Recorded on RCA Records in 1968.

INTRO: G..Gb Db

#1.

Ho, jump down, spin around, let's have a party.

Db Gb

Look who's back, stay away Joe.

Chock taw, chick a shaw, gonna drink a-hearty.

Db Gb

Welcome back, stay away Joe.

CHORUS:

Stay away Joe, they call me..stay away Joe,

oh, yeah!

B Dbm Gb

But if you need me, call me..hoop and a holler

and I'll be there..ho!

INTERLUDE:

#2.

Who keeps turnin' up like a bad penny..take one

D G

guess, stay away Joe.

Always findin' trouble a-plenty..oh, my, yes, I

D G

reckon you know.

CHORUS:

Stay away Joe, they call me..stay away Joe,

oh, yeah!

C Em7 G

But if you need me, call me..hoop and a holler

and I'll be there..ho!

INTERLUDE:

#3.

When two lips are right for the pickin', who crops

Eb Ab

up?..stay away Joe.

I love them and leave them screamin''n kickin'.

Eb Ab

Giddy-up look at him, look at him go!

OUTRO:

Db Ab Db Ab

Stay away Joe they call me..stay away Joe, oh, yeah!

But if you need me, call me, hoop and a holler and

Eb Ab

I'll be there..Hey!

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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