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[Intro]
E
[Verse]
BluB7e monday morning at the factorEy gate,
AlmB7ost  time to clock iEn
ThB7e boys are all betting that joe wouldn't shEow,
ThAey'd seen him over the weeB7kend he had 4 new tires on that ol cadillac,
BettAy the waitress, had some clothes in the back,
DasAhboard full of road maps  of mexEico, joe kB7nows how to liE9ve
[Chorus]
He said woC#mmen were made to G#mlove, monAey is made to sEpend
LifC#me is something G#mbuddy , you will neveAr live againC#7  
Oh I've goF#mt to admit it, joAe sure knows how to liEve
[Verse]
By noB7w they'll be down at the ocEean,
He B7and betty stretched out soEmewhere
The only blB7ue in his life, is the blue Emoonlite,
BounciAng off betty's blonde hB7air
Oh I Ecan just see em rolling around in the sand,
I neAver thought, I was a jealous man,
But Awhen I think what he's doing & whaEt I'm not, oh IB7'm jealous a Elot....
He said woC#mmen were made to lG#move, monAey is made to spEend
[Chorus]
Life C#mis something buG#mddy , you wAill never live agC#7ain
Oh I've goF#mt to admit it, joAe sure knoB7ws how to liEve
[Instrumental]
A                       E                 A                B7
[Verse]
Now betB7ty's back home with her mEother,
Joe's baB7ck on the assembly Eline
But he brB7ings in his pictures and his mexican hEat,
JusAt to remind us sometB7imes....
He said C#mwomen were made to lG#move, moneC#my is made to sG#mpend
LifC#me is something bG#muddy , you will Anever live agC#7ain
Oh F#mI've got to admit it, joAe sure knows how to liEve
Oh F#mI hate to admit it, joAe sure knows how to liEve
[Outro]
E
(ESpoken) Man, they would have fired me if I'd had done that,
AEnother thing man,
I Edon't see how he got betty away from her mother,
TEhat ol girl watches her all the time,
YEou think joe's wife know about that yet

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Joe Knows How To Live

by Eddy Raven

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C#m

G#m

C#7

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

B7 E

Blue monday morning at the factory gate,

B7 E

Almost time to clock in

B7 E

The boys are all betting that joe wouldn't show,

A B7

They'd seen him over the weekend he had 4 new tires on that ol cadillac,

Betty the waitress, had some clothes in the back,

A E B7 E9

Dashboard full of road maps of mexico, joe knows how to live

[Chorus]

C#m G#m A E

He said women were made to love, money is made to spend

C#m G#m A C#7

Life is something buddy , you will never live again

F#m A E

Oh I've got to admit it, joe sure knows how to live

[Verse]

B7 E

By now they'll be down at the ocean,

B7 E

He and betty stretched out somewhere

B7 E

The only blue in his life, is the blue moonlite,

A B7

Bouncing off betty's blonde hair

Oh I can just see em rolling around in the sand,

I never thought, I was a jealous man,

A E B7 E

But when I think what he's doing & what I'm not, oh I'm jealous a lot....

C#m G#m A E

He said women were made to love, money is made to spend

[Chorus]

C#m G#m A C#7

Life is something buddy , you will never live again

F#m A B7 E

Oh I've got to admit it, joe sure knows how to live

[Instrumental]

A E A B7

[Verse]

B7 E

Now betty's back home with her mother,

B7 E

Joe's back on the assembly line

B7 E

But he brings in his pictures and his mexican hat,

A B7

Just to remind us sometimes....

C#m G#m C#m G#m

He said women were made to love, money is made to spend

C#m G#m A C#7

Life is something buddy , you will never live again

F#m A E

Oh I've got to admit it, joe sure knows how to live

F#m A E

Oh I hate to admit it, joe sure knows how to live

[Outro]

(Spoken) Man, they would have fired me if I'd had done that,

Another thing man,

I don't see how he got betty away from her mother,

That ol girl watches her all the time,

You think joe's wife know about that yet

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