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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 4th FRET
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INTRO
G   D   G   C   G   D   G D G D
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VERSE 1
GHere's a song for DCousin Joe 
We Gsaw him come and we Csaw him go 
And Gthat's about all you Dneed to know 
'Cause he Gnever done Dnothing at Gall D  
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VERSE 2
He Gnever wined, he Dnever dined 
He Gnever loved, and he Cnever pined 
And Gall he said was "DNever mind
I Gnever done Dnothing at Gall"
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CHORUS
CCousin GJoe, he was there 
DHappy as a Gmillionaire 
CHow I wish GI could share 
The Asecret of his Dsavoir faire 
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VERSE 3
He Gnever served, he Dnever fought 
He Gwasn't dumb, but he Cwasn't taught 
He Gwasn't shunned, but he Dwasn't sought 
'Cause he Gnever done Dnothing at Gall D  
G   D   G   C
G   D   G D G
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CHORUS
CCousin GJoe, he was there 
DHappy as a Gmillionaire 
CHow I wish GI could share 
The Asecret of his Dsavoir faire 
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VERSE 4
And Gwhen they laid his Dbones to rest 
They Gasked his friend who Cknew him best
And Gon that stone the Dmason dressed 
Was, "He Gnever done Dnothing at Gall, in E7style 
He Gnever done Dnothing at Gall, but E7while 
He Gnever done Dnothing at Gall, he'd E7smile 
'Cause he Enever done Dnothing at Gall"

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Cousin Joe

by Harvey Andrews

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

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CAPO 4th FRET

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INTRO

G D G C G D G D G D

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VERSE 1

G D

Here's a song for Cousin Joe

G C

We saw him come and we saw him go

G D

And that's about all you need to know

G D G D

'Cause he never done nothing at all

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VERSE 2

G D

He never wined, he never dined

G C

He never loved, and he never pined

G D

And all he said was "Never mind

G D G

I never done nothing at all"

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CHORUS

C G

Cousin Joe, he was there

D G

Happy as a millionaire

C G

How I wish I could share

A D

The secret of his savoir faire

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VERSE 3

G D

He never served, he never fought

G C

He wasn't dumb, but he wasn't taught

G D

He wasn't shunned, but he wasn't sought

G D G D

'Cause he never done nothing at all

G D G C

G D G D G

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CHORUS

C G

Cousin Joe, he was there

D G

Happy as a millionaire

C G

How I wish I could share

A D

The secret of his savoir faire

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VERSE 4

G D

And when they laid his bones to rest

G C

They asked his friend who knew him best

G D

And on that stone the mason dressed

G D G E7

Was, "He never done nothing at all, in style

G D G E7

He never done nothing at all, but while

G D G E7

He never done nothing at all, he'd smile

E D G

'Cause he never done nothing at all"

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