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San Jose

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The lyrical flow is a little tricky in this one sometimes but just listen to joe and 
figure it out.
FMona, you know you wandeCr
on the street Gcorner
i should have Cwarned you
all of the Fboys and
all of their Cpoisen
they rob you blinGdGmaj7  G  
*Same Chords throughout*
i knew your mother
god rest her soul
and where was your father,
ya well nobody knows
you wish things were different
the hands you were given
just dont seem fair
yah you playin with what you given
and your doing fine
ya but you try not to think about it
most of the time
you just do what you have to
to make sure you get through
yah but sometimes it hurts
singing mona
you know you wander
on the street corner
i should have warned you
all of the boys and
all of their poisen
as they make there way
ya to san jose
yah well your still so young
but you feel so old
its just the things you been through
that are making you cold
i think your going to turn soon
i gotta be careful with my moves
just might loose you for good
listen i can fight your demons
cause id have to fight you
cause there so far inside you
and i just cant seem to get through
it aint none of my business
it aint none of my place
yah but i still had to try
singing mona
you know you gonna
on the street corner
i should have warned you
all of the boys and
all of their poisen
as they make there way
ya to san jose now
oh now i think ive lost you
cant reach you no more
cause your high as i kite
and im down here on the floor
yah im begging you to come back
now you cant even hear that
you just floated away
oh yah its such a shame
cause i remember the day
when we use to play
on your mothers front lawn
singing those old songs
not a care in the world
oh im just singing
mona
you know you wander
on the street corner
i know your gonna offer
all of the boys and
all of their poisen
as they make there way
ya to san jose darling
yah to san jose now
singing mona
you know you gonna
on the street corner

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San Jose

by Joe Purdy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

The lyrical flow is a little tricky in this one sometimes but just listen to joe and

figure it out.

F C

Mona, you know you wander

on the street corner

i should have warned you

all of the boys and

all of their poisen

G Gmaj7 G

they rob you blind

*Same Chords throughout*

i knew your mother

god rest her soul

and where was your father,

ya well nobody knows

you wish things were different

the hands you were given

just dont seem fair

yah you playin with what you given

and your doing fine

ya but you try not to think about it

most of the time

you just do what you have to

to make sure you get through

yah but sometimes it hurts

singing mona

you know you wander

on the street corner

i should have warned you

all of the boys and

all of their poisen

as they make there way

ya to san jose

yah well your still so young

but you feel so old

its just the things you been through

that are making you cold

i think your going to turn soon

i gotta be careful with my moves

just might loose you for good

listen i can fight your demons

cause id have to fight you

cause there so far inside you

and i just cant seem to get through

it aint none of my business

it aint none of my place

yah but i still had to try

singing mona

you know you gonna

on the street corner

i should have warned you

all of the boys and

all of their poisen

as they make there way

ya to san jose now

oh now i think ive lost you

cant reach you no more

cause your high as i kite

and im down here on the floor

yah im begging you to come back

now you cant even hear that

you just floated away

oh yah its such a shame

cause i remember the day

when we use to play

on your mothers front lawn

singing those old songs

not a care in the world

oh im just singing

mona

you know you wander

on the street corner

i know your gonna offer

all of the boys and

all of their poisen

as they make there way

ya to san jose darling

yah to san jose now

singing mona

you know you gonna

on the street corner

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