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The Joes
Words and Music by James Kennedy
[Intro]
 Bm7   A7sus4   Em7x4
[Verse 1]
Bm7You're a A7sus4thousand miles Em7high
         Bm7  A7sus4Chauffeured through the Em7sky
Bm7But Joey A7sus4wants to fly the Em7Plane
Bm7'cos he says he's A7sus4real good at comEm7puter games
Bm7And A7sus4as you Em7crashed
Em7He was singing
Bm7A soA7sus4ng he wEm7rote
Bm7About the A7sus4movie that he Em7made
Bm7Based on the A7sus4book he wrote just Em7yesterday
[Chorus 1]
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmnew
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmreal
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmyou
When it's just a Dgood Asus4time for the Joes
[Break]
 Bm7   A7sus4   Em7x4
[Verse 2]
Bm7And as the A7sus4crowd invades tEm7he field
       Bm7AlA7sus4l promoting paEm7per shields
Bm7In the stA7sus4adium that Em7hosts no games
Bm7Just the A7sus4roar of a Em7million names
    Bm7And sA7sus4o they sayEm7, the spectator
Bm7Sees Asus4more of the Em7game
Bm7So sit Asus4back, enjoy the Em7scene
Bm7And clear the Asus4way for the Em7players to play
[Chorus 2]
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmnew
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmreal
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmyou
When it's just a Dgood Asus4time for thBme Joes
[Solo]
Bm7  A7sus4  Em7      GM7
Bm7  A7sus4  Em7 F#m7 GM7
Bm7  A7sus4  Em7      GM7
Bm7  A7sus4  Em7 F#m7 GM7
CM7          CM7
[Chorus 3]
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmnew
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmreal
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmyou
When it's just a Dgood Asus4time for thBme Joes
[Chorus 4]
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmnew
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmreal
It's a Dhard Asus4time to be Bmyou
When it's just a Dgood, Asus4a good
    Em7       F#m7  GTime for the DJoes
   DOh, Em7ho, F#m7wohG  
   DIt's Em7a,      F#m7  Git's just a
   DGood time for the Em7JoeF#m7sG  
Cm7add9

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The Joes

by James Kennedy

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

A7sus4

Em7

Asus4

GM7

F#m7

CM7

The Joes

Words and Music by James Kennedy

[Intro]

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

[Verse 1]

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

You're a thousand miles high

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

Chauffeured through the sky

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

But Joey wants to fly the Plane

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

'cos he says he's real good at computer games

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

And as you crashed

Em7

He was singing

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

A song he wrote

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

About the movie that he made

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

Based on the book he wrote just yesterday

[Chorus 1]

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be new

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be real

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be you

D Asus4

When it's just a good time for the Joes

[Break]

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

[Verse 2]

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

And as the crowd invades the field

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

All promoting paper shields

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

In the stadium that hosts no games

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

Just the roar of a million names

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7

And so they say, the spectator

Bm7 Asus4 Em7

Sees more of the game

Bm7 Asus4 Em7

So sit back, enjoy the scene

Bm7 Asus4 Em7

And clear the way for the players to play

[Chorus 2]

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be new

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be real

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be you

D Asus4 Bm

When it's just a good time for the Joes

[Solo]

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7 GM7

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7 F#m7 GM7

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7 GM7

Bm7 A7sus4 Em7 F#m7 GM7

CM7 CM7

[Chorus 3]

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be new

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be real

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be you

D Asus4 Bm

When it's just a good time for the Joes

[Chorus 4]

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be new

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be real

D Asus4 Bm

It's a hard time to be you

D Asus4

When it's just a good, a good

Em7 F#m7 G D

Time for the Joes

D Em7 F#m7 G

Oh, ho, woh

D Em7 F#m7 G

It's a, it's just a

D Em7 F#m7 G

Good time for the Joes

Cm7add9

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