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Chords:
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    G    C    Am   D7
Well, Old GJoe, he Cmoves Gslow
He Clikes to Glook at things and Cpaint Gpictures on his Amradio
    D7He says they make the songs look Gbetter.
    /   /   /       /   /   /    /   /   /     /   /   /
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One Gday, CJoe Gmet a girl
CSweet Gbreathing thing
CDancin' Gnaked, nudey, in the Amwinter snow
   D7Underneath her dozen Gsweaters
Chorus 1:
And someday, someAmwhere
   D7Some things get hit by Glightin'C  
And some things just Amdon't
   C7Hope we live long and Glucky
Chorus 2:
At least one things for Amsure
   D7Or maybe it Gisn't.
No matter where we Amare
   C7It's this life that we're Glivin' in
   Am     D7   G(x3)
Am   C7   G
(Chorus 2)
(Chorus 1)
Well, Old GJoe, he Cmoves Gslow
He Clikes to Glook at things

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Old Joe

by Widespread Panic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords:

|---3----3----0----2----8-----|

|---3----0----1----1----11----|

|---0----0----2----2----9-----|

|---0----2----2----0----8-----|

|---2----3----0---------10----|

|---3-------------------8-----|

G C Am D7

G C G

Well, Old Joe, he moves slow

C G C G Am

He likes to look at things and paint pictures on his radio

D7 G

He says they make the songs look better.

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

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|---0-----0^2^0--|--0----------|------------|------0------|

|---2------------|--2-------2--|-3----------|------2------|

|---3------------|--3-----3----|---------2--|--3---3------|

G C G

One day, Joe met a girl

C G

Sweet breathing thing

C G Am

Dancin' naked, nudey, in the winter snow

D7 G

Underneath her dozen sweaters

Chorus 1:

And someday, somewhere

D7 G C

Some things get hit by lightin'

And some things just don't

C7 G

Hope we live long and lucky

Chorus 2:

At least one things for sure

D7 G

Or maybe it isn't.

No matter where we are

C7 G

It's this life that we're livin' in

Am D7 G

(x3)

Am C7 G

(Chorus 2)

(Chorus 1)

G C G

Well, Old Joe, he moves slow

C G

He likes to look at things

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