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[Intro]
 Am   Dsus(x2)
[Verse]
   AmJoey will Dsuscome
   AmTo see your Dsusflowers
   AmJoey will Dsuscome
   AmTo while away your Dsushours
[Chorus]
   DmBut she will tG6ell you
   CmajYou're not so good for her
   Bm7She wouldn't bEe there if it cAmould be that you were.Dsus  Am  Dsus  
[Verse]
   AmJoey has lDsusoved
   AmBut never shown her tDsusears
   AmSo she may lDsusaugh
   AmIn the autumn of your Dsusyears
[Chorus]
   DmAnd when you're with G6her
   CmajYou'll wonder if it's true
   Bm7All they sEaid of a wAmorld without you.Dsus  Am  Dsus  
[Chorus]
   DmWhere she may G6come from
   CmajWhere she may go
   Bm7Who she may rEun from
No Amone will knowDsus  Am  Dsus  
   DmWhy she was lG6ate
   CmajMay trouble you some
   Bm7Still you wEait for JAmoey to come.Dsus  Am  Dsus  
[Verse]
   AmJoey will cDsusome
   AmWhen once more it Dsuslooks like snow
   AmJoey will cDsusome
   AmWhen it's really time to gDsuso
[Chorus]
   DmAnd you may sG6mile
   CmajWhen you find that you've been wrong
   Bm7You thought you'd fEound her but she kAmnew you all alongDsus  Am  Dsus  

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Joey

by Nick Drake

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Cmaj

Bm7

[Intro]

Am Dsus

(x2)

[Verse]

Am Dsus

Joey will come

Am Dsus

To see your flowers

Am Dsus

Joey will come

Am Dsus

To while away your hours

[Chorus]

Dm G6

But she will tell you

Cmaj

You're not so good for her

Bm7 E Am Dsus Am Dsus

She wouldn't be there if it could be that you were.

[Verse]

Am Dsus

Joey has loved

Am Dsus

But never shown her tears

Am Dsus

So she may laugh

Am Dsus

In the autumn of your years

[Chorus]

Dm G6

And when you're with her

Cmaj

You'll wonder if it's true

Bm7 E Am Dsus Am Dsus

All they said of a world without you.

[Chorus]

Dm G6

Where she may come from

Cmaj

Where she may go

Bm7 E

Who she may run from

Am Dsus Am Dsus

No one will know

Dm G6

Why she was late

Cmaj

May trouble you some

Bm7 E Am Dsus Am Dsus

Still you wait for Joey to come.

[Verse]

Am Dsus

Joey will come

Am Dsus

When once more it looks like snow

Am Dsus

Joey will come

Am Dsus

When it's really time to go

[Chorus]

Dm G6

And you may smile

Cmaj

When you find that you've been wrong

Bm7 E Am Dsus Am Dsus

You thought you'd found her but she knew you all along

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