Chords for Hold 'em Joe
Tempo:
191.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [F#m]
[E] Wala wala [B] wala wala [C#] bura, has to be [E] bura
Ha ha [F#m] [B] ha ha
[A]
Hold him Joe, [C#m] hold him [B] Joe, hold him Joe but don't [E] let him go
[A] Hold him Joe, I say hold [C#m] him Joe, [C#]
hold him Joe but don't let him go
Me donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe, going [C#] round the corner
Hold him Joe, me donkey want water, hold him [E] Joe
Everybody [Bm] want water, [C#] hold him Joe
Ah boom, like a chimba, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [C#] want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want water, hold him Joe
Me donkey want water, hold him [A] Joe
We on a journey, he don't [C#m] walk straight
And [C#] that is because he's so [E] underweight
Donkey [A] a mind, he don't [C#] like no weight
Put him on a cart, he never walk straight
Me donkey want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want [B] water, [E] hold him Joe
Me [F#] donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
The people [F#m] [Bm] want water, [E] hold him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Ah boom, [F#] like a [B] chimba, hold [G#] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Me [C#] donkey need water, hold him Joe
[A] My old donkey went [C#] courting one day
With a donkey named Melda across [E] the way
She was twice [A] his age, he put [E] up a fight
[B] Now he's crying [E] every night
[A] Ah let me go, [E] darling Melda
[B] You're [E] breaking my backbone
[A] Ah let me go, [E] darling [B] Melda
You're [E] breaking my, everybody
[A] Let me [B] go, darling [Bm] Melda
You're breaking my backbone
[A]
Let me go, [E] darling [Bm] Melda
You're breaking [Em] my backbone
[A] Let me [E] go, darling [B] Melda
You're breaking [E] my backbone
[A] Let me go, [E] darling [B] Melda
You're breaking [C#m] my backbone
Ah [A] some people say that my donkey is [E] bad
And that [B] is because he's from [E] Trinidad
[A] Donkey a mind, he won't work [E] at all
[B] Only what he do is break [E] at his toll
Me [Bm] donkey want water, hold [E] him Joe
Sing out [F#] the chorus, hold him Joe
And sing a little louder, hold him Joe
Me [F#m] donkey want [Bm] water, hold [E] him Joe
And you go [B] on water, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, [C#m] hold him Joe
A foomba [B] like a jimba, [E] hold him Joe
Donkey [F#m] want water, hold him Joe
I sing a little softer, [G#m] hold him Joe
I still [B] a little softer, [E] hold him Joe
Now sing [F#m] a little [C#] louder, hold him Joe
Donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
[A]
[N]
[E] Wala wala [B] wala wala [C#] bura, has to be [E] bura
Ha ha [F#m] [B] ha ha
[A]
Hold him Joe, [C#m] hold him [B] Joe, hold him Joe but don't [E] let him go
[A] Hold him Joe, I say hold [C#m] him Joe, [C#]
hold him Joe but don't let him go
Me donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe, going [C#] round the corner
Hold him Joe, me donkey want water, hold him [E] Joe
Everybody [Bm] want water, [C#] hold him Joe
Ah boom, like a chimba, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [C#] want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want water, hold him Joe
Me donkey want water, hold him [A] Joe
We on a journey, he don't [C#m] walk straight
And [C#] that is because he's so [E] underweight
Donkey [A] a mind, he don't [C#] like no weight
Put him on a cart, he never walk straight
Me donkey want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want [B] water, [E] hold him Joe
Me [F#] donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
The people [F#m] [Bm] want water, [E] hold him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Ah boom, [F#] like a [B] chimba, hold [G#] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Me [C#] donkey need water, hold him Joe
[A] My old donkey went [C#] courting one day
With a donkey named Melda across [E] the way
She was twice [A] his age, he put [E] up a fight
[B] Now he's crying [E] every night
[A] Ah let me go, [E] darling Melda
[B] You're [E] breaking my backbone
[A] Ah let me go, [E] darling [B] Melda
You're [E] breaking my, everybody
[A] Let me [B] go, darling [Bm] Melda
You're breaking my backbone
[A]
Let me go, [E] darling [Bm] Melda
You're breaking [Em] my backbone
[A] Let me [E] go, darling [B] Melda
You're breaking [E] my backbone
[A] Let me go, [E] darling [B] Melda
You're breaking [C#m] my backbone
Ah [A] some people say that my donkey is [E] bad
And that [B] is because he's from [E] Trinidad
[A] Donkey a mind, he won't work [E] at all
[B] Only what he do is break [E] at his toll
Me [Bm] donkey want water, hold [E] him Joe
Sing out [F#] the chorus, hold him Joe
And sing a little louder, hold him Joe
Me [F#m] donkey want [Bm] water, hold [E] him Joe
And you go [B] on water, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, [C#m] hold him Joe
A foomba [B] like a jimba, [E] hold him Joe
Donkey [F#m] want water, hold him Joe
I sing a little softer, [G#m] hold him Joe
I still [B] a little softer, [E] hold him Joe
Now sing [F#m] a little [C#] louder, hold him Joe
Donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
[A]
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
C#
C#m
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] Wala wala [B] wala wala [C#] bura, _ has to be [E] bura
Ha ha [F#m] _ [B] ha ha
[A] _ _ _
Hold him Joe, _ [C#m] hold him [B] Joe, hold him Joe but don't [E] let him go
[A] Hold him Joe, I say hold [C#m] him Joe, [C#] _
hold him Joe but don't let him go
Me donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe, going [C#] round the corner
_ Hold him Joe, me donkey want water, hold him [E] Joe
Everybody [Bm] want water, [C#] hold him Joe
Ah boom, like a chimba, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [C#] want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want water, hold him Joe
Me donkey want water, hold him [A] Joe
We on a journey, he don't [C#m] walk straight
And [C#] that is because he's so [E] underweight
_ Donkey [A] a mind, he don't [C#] like no weight
Put him on a cart, he never walk straight
Me donkey want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want [B] water, [E] hold him Joe
Me [F#] donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
The people [F#m] [Bm] want water, [E] hold him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Ah boom, [F#] like a [B] chimba, hold [G#] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Me [C#] donkey need water, hold him Joe
[A] My old donkey went [C#] courting one day
With a donkey named Melda across [E] the way
She was twice [A] his age, he put [E] up a fight
[B] Now he's crying [E] every night _
[A] Ah let me go, [E] _ darling Melda
[B] You're [E] breaking my backbone
[A] Ah let me go, [E] darling [B] Melda
_ You're [E] breaking my, everybody
[A] Let me [B] go, darling [Bm] Melda
_ You're breaking my backbone
[A] _ _
Let me go, [E] darling [Bm] Melda
_ You're breaking [Em] my backbone _ _
[A] Let me [E] go, darling [B] Melda
_ You're breaking [E] my backbone _ _
[A] Let me go, _ [E] darling [B] Melda
_ You're breaking [C#m] my backbone
Ah [A] some people say that my donkey is [E] bad
And that [B] is because he's from [E] Trinidad _ _
[A] Donkey a mind, he won't work [E] at all
[B] Only what he do is break [E] at his toll
Me [Bm] donkey want water, hold [E] him Joe
Sing out [F#] the chorus, hold him Joe
And sing a little louder, hold him Joe
Me [F#m] donkey want [Bm] water, hold [E] him Joe
And you go [B] on water, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, [C#m] hold him Joe
A foomba [B] like a jimba, [E] hold him Joe
Donkey [F#m] want water, hold him Joe
I sing a little softer, [G#m] hold him Joe
I still [B] a little softer, [E] hold him Joe
Now sing [F#m] a little [C#] louder, hold him Joe
Donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Wala wala [B] wala wala [C#] bura, _ has to be [E] bura
Ha ha [F#m] _ [B] ha ha
[A] _ _ _
Hold him Joe, _ [C#m] hold him [B] Joe, hold him Joe but don't [E] let him go
[A] Hold him Joe, I say hold [C#m] him Joe, [C#] _
hold him Joe but don't let him go
Me donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe, going [C#] round the corner
_ Hold him Joe, me donkey want water, hold him [E] Joe
Everybody [Bm] want water, [C#] hold him Joe
Ah boom, like a chimba, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [C#] want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want water, hold him Joe
Me donkey want water, hold him [A] Joe
We on a journey, he don't [C#m] walk straight
And [C#] that is because he's so [E] underweight
_ Donkey [A] a mind, he don't [C#] like no weight
Put him on a cart, he never walk straight
Me donkey want water, hold him Joe
Everybody want [B] water, [E] hold him Joe
Me [F#] donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
The people [F#m] [Bm] want water, [E] hold him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Ah boom, [F#] like a [B] chimba, hold [G#] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, hold [E] him Joe
Me [C#] donkey need water, hold him Joe
[A] My old donkey went [C#] courting one day
With a donkey named Melda across [E] the way
She was twice [A] his age, he put [E] up a fight
[B] Now he's crying [E] every night _
[A] Ah let me go, [E] _ darling Melda
[B] You're [E] breaking my backbone
[A] Ah let me go, [E] darling [B] Melda
_ You're [E] breaking my, everybody
[A] Let me [B] go, darling [Bm] Melda
_ You're breaking my backbone
[A] _ _
Let me go, [E] darling [Bm] Melda
_ You're breaking [Em] my backbone _ _
[A] Let me [E] go, darling [B] Melda
_ You're breaking [E] my backbone _ _
[A] Let me go, _ [E] darling [B] Melda
_ You're breaking [C#m] my backbone
Ah [A] some people say that my donkey is [E] bad
And that [B] is because he's from [E] Trinidad _ _
[A] Donkey a mind, he won't work [E] at all
[B] Only what he do is break [E] at his toll
Me [Bm] donkey want water, hold [E] him Joe
Sing out [F#] the chorus, hold him Joe
And sing a little louder, hold him Joe
Me [F#m] donkey want [Bm] water, hold [E] him Joe
And you go [B] on water, hold [C#m] him Joe
Me donkey [B] want water, [C#m] hold him Joe
A foomba [B] like a jimba, [E] hold him Joe
Donkey [F#m] want water, hold him Joe
I sing a little softer, [G#m] hold him Joe
I still [B] a little softer, [E] hold him Joe
Now sing [F#m] a little [C#] louder, hold him Joe
Donkey want water, [E] hold him Joe
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _