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Joe

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1/64

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-G----------------------------------------Em-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3--------1---0--------------------------3-----------1-----0---------|
G|--------------------------0-----2---------------------------------0-----2---------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0------0-------0------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----------2------------| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3------3-------3------0-----0-----0-----0------0--------2------------------|
[Verse 1]
GWell you can G/F#call me EmJoe
It's the Emlonesome Em/F#sound of Gshame
GTattooed G/F#long aEmgo
All the Emletters Em/F#of my Gname
And GI have G/F#done my Emtime
You know EmI workeEm/F#d the oil Grigs
And Gall these G/F#scars of Emmine
Ain't no Emway to Em/F#keep 'em Ghid
[Chorus]
Well if C/GcocaD7/F#ine was CcofGfee
And if C/Gpain B7/F#turned into Emcash
Then C/GI'd be Amrich and reGspG/F#ectabEmle
And CI wouldn't D/F#run from the Gpast
[Interlude]
e|-G----------------------------------------Em-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3--------1---0--------------------------3-----------1-----0---------|
G|--------------------------0-----2---------------------------------0-----2---------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0------0-------0------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----------2------------| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3------3-------3------0-----0-----0-----0------0--------2------------------|
[Verse 2]
Well Gon the G/F#ocean Emfloor
Are the Emdollars Em/F#made of Gsand
I Ghitchhiked G/F#to the Emshore
And go Emdivin' Em/F#when I Gcan
And the Gtreasures G/F#I might Emfind
Well I Emknow they're Em/F#lost and Gfound
And I can't Gthink of a G/F#friend of Emmine
Who would Emlet me Em/F#hang arGound
[Chorus]
Well if C/GcocaD7/F#ine was CcofGfee
And if C/Gpain B7/F#turned into Emcash
Then C/GI'd be Amrich and reGspG/F#ectabEmle
And CI wouldn't D/F#run from the Gpast
[Interlude]
C Am C G C B7 Em C Am G G/F# Em C D G
[Chorus]
Well if C/GcocaD7/F#ine was CcofGfee
And if C/Gpain B7/F#turned into Emcash
Then C/GI'd be Amrich and reGspG/F#ectabEmle
And CI wouldn't D/F#run from the Gpast
Then C/GI'd be Amrich and reGspG/F#ectabEmle
And CI wouldn't D/F#run from the Gpast
[Outro]
 G   G/F#   Em   Em   Em/F#   Gx4
Well Emyou can Em/F#call me GJoe

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Joe

by Max Gomez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em/F#

C/G

D7/F#

B7/F#

D/F#

[Intro]

G Em

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------3--------1---0--------------------------3-----------1-----0---------|

G|--------------------------0-----2---------------------------------0-----2---------------------|

D|----0-----0-----0-----0------0-------0------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----------2------------| x2

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-3-----3-----3-----3------3-------3------0-----0-----0-----0------0--------2------------------|

[Verse 1]

G G/F# Em

Well you can call me Joe

Em Em/F# G

It's the lonesome sound of shame

G G/F# Em

Tattooed long ago

Em Em/F# G

All the letters of my name

G G/F# Em

And I have done my time

Em Em/F# G

You know I worked the oil rigs

G G/F# Em

And all these scars of mine

Em Em/F# G

Ain't no way to keep 'em hid

[Chorus]

C/G D7/F# C G

Well if cocaine was coffee

C/G B7/F# Em

And if pain turned into cash

C/G Am G G/F# Em

Then I'd be rich and respectable

C D/F# G

And I wouldn't run from the past

[Interlude]

G Em

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------3--------1---0--------------------------3-----------1-----0---------|

G|--------------------------0-----2---------------------------------0-----2---------------------|

D|----0-----0-----0-----0------0-------0------2-----2-----2-----2------2-----------2------------| x2

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-3-----3-----3-----3------3-------3------0-----0-----0-----0------0--------2------------------|

[Verse 2]

G G/F# Em

Well on the ocean floor

Em Em/F# G

Are the dollars made of sand

G G/F# Em

I hitchhiked to the shore

Em Em/F# G

And go divin' when I can

G G/F# Em

And the treasures I might find

Em Em/F# G

Well I know they're lost and found

G G/F# Em

And I can't think of a friend of mine

Em Em/F# G

Who would let me hang around

[Chorus]

C/G D7/F# C G

Well if cocaine was coffee

C/G B7/F# Em

And if pain turned into cash

C/G Am G G/F# Em

Then I'd be rich and respectable

C D/F# G

And I wouldn't run from the past

[Interlude]

C Am C G C B7 Em C Am G G/F# Em C D G

[Chorus]

C/G D7/F# C G

Well if cocaine was coffee

C/G B7/F# Em

And if pain turned into cash

C/G Am G G/F# Em

Then I'd be rich and respectable

C D/F# G

And I wouldn't run from the past

C/G Am G G/F# Em

Then I'd be rich and respectable

C D/F# G

And I wouldn't run from the past

[Outro]

G G/F# Em Em Em/F# G

Em Em/F# G

Well you can call me Joe

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