Chords for Early Red Foley - Yodeling Radio Joe (1935).

[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] I was born in a mountain shack many [Eb] years ago.
Soon as I could play a snack I'd join [Ab] the radio.
Voodoo-dee-yoo-dee-loo [Db]-dee-dee-dee-dee-yoo-dee-dee [Ab]-dee-dee-dee-dee-yo.
_ [Bb] [Eb] As soon as I could play a snack I'd join the [Ab] radio.
Along about last Christmas I thought [Am] that I'd [Eb] be wise.
I'd sneak back home to see the folks [Bbm] and take [Ab] them by surprise.
Voodoo-dee [Db]-yoo-dee-loo-dee-dee-dee-dee [Ab]-dee-dee-yoo-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-yoo.
[Eb] I'd sneak back home to see the [Bbm] folks and yodel [Ab]-a-dee-yo.
The station agent looked at me and got there [Eb] just a dong.
He said, some radio guy's been here and all your [Ab] folks are gone.
Voodoo-dee-yoo-dee-loo-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-yoo-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-yoo.
[Eb] He signed the whole Blaine family up to join [Gb] the [Ab] radio.
_ Now let this be a lesson from home [Bb] don't ever [Eb] go.
Just what your folks are gonna do you never [Ab] really know.
They're apt to turn hillbilly, run [C] off and join a [Db] show.
[Eb] And soon you'll hear them singing ole [Bb]-ole [Ab]-dee-yo.
Voodoo-dee-yoo-dee-loo-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-yoo.
[Bb] [Eb] And soon you'll hear them singing [Bb] ole [Ab]-ole-dee-yo.
There ain't another single soul left [Eb] in them there hills.
They all joined the radio so they could [Ab] pay their bills.
Voodoo-dee-yoo-dee [Db]-loo-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee [Ab]-dee-dee-dee-dee-yoo.
[Eb] Your grandma, papa, and all the kids have joined [Bb] the [Ab] radio.
_ _ Just what they're all gonna do don't ask [Eb] me I don't know.
Some of them can play and sing the rest will [Ab] have to grow.
Voodoo-dee-yoo-dee [Db]-loo-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee [Ab]-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-yo.
[Bb] But [Eb] all of them can yo do [Gm] ole [Ab]-ole-dee-yo.
Now let this be a lesson from home [Eb] don't ever go.
Just what your folks are gonna do you never [Ab] really know.
They're apt to turn hillbilly run off [C] and join [Db] a show.
[Eb] And soon you'll hear them singing [Gm] ole [Ab]-ole-dee-yo.
Oh dee [Db] dee dee dee dee dee [Ab] dee dee dee dee oh
[Eb] And soon you'll hear them singing oh dee [Ab] dee dee dee dee oh
Yes siree
Now let this be a lesson from [F] home don't [Eb] ever go
Just watch your folks are gonna do you never [Ab] really know
They're apt to turn hillbilly run [Ebm] off and [Db] join a show
[Eb] Soon you'll hear them singing oh dee [Ab] dee dee dee dee dee oh
Oh dee dee [Db] dee dee dee dee [Ab] dee dee [G] dee [Gb] [F] dee _ _ _
[Bb] Soon _ you'll hear them singing [Eb] oh dee dee dee dee dee dee [Ab]
[Fm] dee
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