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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
COld Joe is a man who just wanders around
CHe says he moves much better when he's on his own
And he walks the lonely roads from town to Gtown
And he Fpushes his Emhome aDmround in a Gbroken Ccart
And he Fwears his Emragged Dmclothes and he Gplays the Cpart
[Chorus]
And if Fnobody C/Ewants to Dm7talk to him, well Gthat's oCkay
'Cause he's Fnot too keen on Dm7talking GanyCway
[Verse]
COld Joe is the man who'll fix the door
CWhen the hinges break and it catches the floor
Then he'll spend the night in the barn on a bed of Gstraw
In the Fmorning Emhe'll be Dmgone when you Gtry to Cfind him
Some Fflowers Emby the Dmdoor is all he Gleaves beChind him
[Chorus]
And if Fnobody C/Ewants to Dm7talk to him, well Gthat's oCkay
'Cause he's Fnot too keen on Dm7talking GanyCway
[Verse]
CWhen it's winter time and the wind blows cold
CAnd the sheep are settled in the fold
People wonder where the old man Ggoes
'Cause he FdisapEmpears for Dmtwo or three Gmonths or Cmore
Well, he'll be Fback on the Emroad in Dmspring, just Glike beCfore
[Chorus]
And if Fnobody C/Ewants to Dm7talk to him, well Gthat's oCkay
'Cause he's Fnot too keen on Dm7talking GanyCway
[Verse]
CWhen I was a boy he was an old man then
CAnd the old folks knew him when they were young
And now I'm grown, he's still aGround
I Fwonder if he'Ems one of Dmmany that Glook the Csame
Or Fmaybe he's Emjust a Dmsmall part Gof the Cgame
[Chorus]
And if Fnobody C/Ewants to Dm7talk to him, well Gthat's oCkay
'Cause he's Fnot too keen on Dm7talking GanyCway
[Instrumental]
C           G
F  Em  Dm  G  C
F  Em  Dm  G  C
[Chorus]
And if Fnobody C/Ewants to Dm7talk to him, well Gthat's oCkay
'Cause he's Fnot too keen on Dm7talking GanyCway
No, he's Fnot too keen on Dm7talking GanyCway

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Old Joe

by Allan Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Dm7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Old Joe is a man who just wanders around

He says he moves much better when he's on his own

And he walks the lonely roads from town to town

F Em Dm G C

And he pushes his home around in a broken cart

F Em Dm G C

And he wears his ragged clothes and he plays the part

[Chorus]

F C/E Dm7 G C

And if nobody wants to talk to him, well that's okay

F Dm7 G C

'Cause he's not too keen on talking anyway

[Verse]

Old Joe is the man who'll fix the door

When the hinges break and it catches the floor

Then he'll spend the night in the barn on a bed of straw

F Em Dm G C

In the morning he'll be gone when you try to find him

F Em Dm G C

Some flowers by the door is all he leaves behind him

[Chorus]

F C/E Dm7 G C

And if nobody wants to talk to him, well that's okay

F Dm7 G C

'Cause he's not too keen on talking anyway

[Verse]

When it's winter time and the wind blows cold

And the sheep are settled in the fold

People wonder where the old man goes

F Em Dm G C

'Cause he disappears for two or three months or more

F Em Dm G C

Well, he'll be back on the road in spring, just like before

[Chorus]

F C/E Dm7 G C

And if nobody wants to talk to him, well that's okay

F Dm7 G C

'Cause he's not too keen on talking anyway

[Verse]

When I was a boy he was an old man then

And the old folks knew him when they were young

And now I'm grown, he's still around

F Em Dm G C

I wonder if he's one of many that look the same

F Em Dm G C

Or maybe he's just a small part of the game

[Chorus]

F C/E Dm7 G C

And if nobody wants to talk to him, well that's okay

F Dm7 G C

'Cause he's not too keen on talking anyway

[Instrumental]

C G

F Em Dm G C

[Chorus]

F C/E Dm7 G C

And if nobody wants to talk to him, well that's okay

F Dm7 G C

'Cause he's not too keen on talking anyway

F Dm7 G C

No, he's not too keen on talking anyway

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