Chords for Joey & Rory, The Chain of Love / written & performed by Rory Feek
Tempo:
115.85 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
F#
C#m
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] I've been home one evening, getting beat up all year round.
When an old lady flagged him down, her Mercedes had a flag.
He could see that she was [G#] frightened,
standing out [C#] there in the [D#m] snow.
Till he said, [C#] I'm here [G#] to help you, ma'am, by the way.
[C#] My name's [F#] Joe.
[C#] Well, she said, I'm from St.
Louis,
and I'm only passing through.
I must have seen a hundred cars go by.
This is awful nice of you.
When he changed the tire [G#] and closed the trunk
and [C#] was about to [G#] drive away, she [F#] said, how much [G#] do I owe you?
Here's what he had [C#] to say.
You [F#] don't owe me a thing.
I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] [C#m] Someone [G#] once helped me out [C#m] just the way [F#] I'm helping [C#] you.
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, here's what you do.
Don't [C#] let the chain of love [G#] end [C#] with you.
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] Well, a few miles down the road, the lady saw a small cafe.
She went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way.
[G#] But she [C#m] couldn't [G#] help but notice [D#m] how the waitress smiled [G#] so sweet
and how she [C#] must have [G#] been eight months long [F#] and [C#] been on her [F#] feet.
[C#] Though she didn't know her story, and she probably never will,
when the waitress went to get her change from a [F#] hundred dollar bill,
the [G#] lady slipped [C#] right out [G#] the door and on a [C#m] napkin left [G#] a note.
[C#] Well, there were tears [G#] in the waitress' eyes when she read [C#] what she wrote.
You [F#] don't owe me a thing.
I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] [C#] [F#] Someone once [G#] helped me out [C#] just the way I'm [F#m] helping [C#] you.
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, here's what you [C#] do.
[F#]
Don't let the [C#] chain of love
[G#] end [C#] with you.
[F#] [C#]
That night when she got home from work, the waitress climbed into bed.
She was thinking about the money and what the lady's note had said.
As her husband lay there [G#] sleeping, she [C#] whispered [F#] soft and low,
[G#]
[F#] everything's going to be all right.
[G#]
[C#] I love you, Joe.
[G] [C#] [C#m] [N]
When an old lady flagged him down, her Mercedes had a flag.
He could see that she was [G#] frightened,
standing out [C#] there in the [D#m] snow.
Till he said, [C#] I'm here [G#] to help you, ma'am, by the way.
[C#] My name's [F#] Joe.
[C#] Well, she said, I'm from St.
Louis,
and I'm only passing through.
I must have seen a hundred cars go by.
This is awful nice of you.
When he changed the tire [G#] and closed the trunk
and [C#] was about to [G#] drive away, she [F#] said, how much [G#] do I owe you?
Here's what he had [C#] to say.
You [F#] don't owe me a thing.
I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] [C#m] Someone [G#] once helped me out [C#m] just the way [F#] I'm helping [C#] you.
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, here's what you do.
Don't [C#] let the chain of love [G#] end [C#] with you.
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] Well, a few miles down the road, the lady saw a small cafe.
She went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way.
[G#] But she [C#m] couldn't [G#] help but notice [D#m] how the waitress smiled [G#] so sweet
and how she [C#] must have [G#] been eight months long [F#] and [C#] been on her [F#] feet.
[C#] Though she didn't know her story, and she probably never will,
when the waitress went to get her change from a [F#] hundred dollar bill,
the [G#] lady slipped [C#] right out [G#] the door and on a [C#m] napkin left [G#] a note.
[C#] Well, there were tears [G#] in the waitress' eyes when she read [C#] what she wrote.
You [F#] don't owe me a thing.
I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] [C#] [F#] Someone once [G#] helped me out [C#] just the way I'm [F#m] helping [C#] you.
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, here's what you [C#] do.
[F#]
Don't let the [C#] chain of love
[G#] end [C#] with you.
[F#] [C#]
That night when she got home from work, the waitress climbed into bed.
She was thinking about the money and what the lady's note had said.
As her husband lay there [G#] sleeping, she [C#] whispered [F#] soft and low,
[G#]
[F#] everything's going to be all right.
[G#]
[C#] I love you, Joe.
[G] [C#] [C#m] [N]
Key:
C#
G#
F#
C#m
D#m
C#
G#
F#
[C#] I've been home one evening, getting beat up all year round.
When an old lady flagged him down, her Mercedes had a flag.
He could see that she was [G#] frightened,
standing out [C#] there in the [D#m] snow.
Till he said, [C#] I'm here [G#] to help you, ma'am, by the way.
[C#] My name's [F#] Joe.
_ [C#] _ Well, she said, I'm from St.
Louis,
and I'm only passing through.
I must have seen a hundred cars go by.
This is awful nice of you.
When he changed the tire [G#] and closed the trunk
and [C#] was about to [G#] drive away, she [F#] said, how much [G#] do I owe you?
Here's what he had [C#] to say. _
You [F#] don't owe me a thing. _
I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ Someone [G#] once helped me out [C#m] just the way [F#] I'm helping [C#] you.
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, _ _ here's what you do.
_ _ Don't [C#] let the chain of love [G#] _ end [C#] with you.
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ Well, a few miles down the road, the lady saw a small cafe.
_ She went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way.
[G#] But she [C#m] couldn't [G#] help but notice [D#m] how the waitress smiled [G#] so sweet
and how she [C#] must have [G#] been eight months long [F#] and [C#] been on her [F#] feet. _
[C#] _ Though she didn't know her story, and she probably never will,
_ when the waitress went to get her change from a [F#] hundred dollar bill,
the [G#] lady slipped [C#] right out [G#] the door and on a [C#m] napkin left [G#] a note.
[C#] Well, there were tears [G#] in the waitress' eyes when she read [C#] what she wrote.
_ You [F#] don't owe me a thing.
_ _ I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] Someone once [G#] helped me out [C#] just the way I'm [F#m] helping [C#] you. _
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, _ _ _ here's what you [C#] do.
_ [F#] _
Don't let the [C#] chain of love _
[G#] _ end [C#] with you. _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
That night when she got home from work, the waitress climbed into bed.
She was thinking about the money and what the lady's note had said.
As her husband lay there [G#] sleeping, she [C#] whispered [F#] soft and low,
_ [G#] _ _
[F#] everything's going to be all right.
[G#] _ _ _
[C#] I love you, Joe.
[G] _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
When an old lady flagged him down, her Mercedes had a flag.
He could see that she was [G#] frightened,
standing out [C#] there in the [D#m] snow.
Till he said, [C#] I'm here [G#] to help you, ma'am, by the way.
[C#] My name's [F#] Joe.
_ [C#] _ Well, she said, I'm from St.
Louis,
and I'm only passing through.
I must have seen a hundred cars go by.
This is awful nice of you.
When he changed the tire [G#] and closed the trunk
and [C#] was about to [G#] drive away, she [F#] said, how much [G#] do I owe you?
Here's what he had [C#] to say. _
You [F#] don't owe me a thing. _
I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ Someone [G#] once helped me out [C#m] just the way [F#] I'm helping [C#] you.
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, _ _ here's what you do.
_ _ Don't [C#] let the chain of love [G#] _ end [C#] with you.
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ Well, a few miles down the road, the lady saw a small cafe.
_ She went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way.
[G#] But she [C#m] couldn't [G#] help but notice [D#m] how the waitress smiled [G#] so sweet
and how she [C#] must have [G#] been eight months long [F#] and [C#] been on her [F#] feet. _
[C#] _ Though she didn't know her story, and she probably never will,
_ when the waitress went to get her change from a [F#] hundred dollar bill,
the [G#] lady slipped [C#] right out [G#] the door and on a [C#m] napkin left [G#] a note.
[C#] Well, there were tears [G#] in the waitress' eyes when she read [C#] what she wrote.
_ You [F#] don't owe me a thing.
_ _ I've been [C#] there, too.
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] Someone once [G#] helped me out [C#] just the way I'm [F#m] helping [C#] you. _
[F#] If you really want to pay me back, _ _ _ here's what you [C#] do.
_ [F#] _
Don't let the [C#] chain of love _
[G#] _ end [C#] with you. _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
That night when she got home from work, the waitress climbed into bed.
She was thinking about the money and what the lady's note had said.
As her husband lay there [G#] sleeping, she [C#] whispered [F#] soft and low,
_ [G#] _ _
[F#] everything's going to be all right.
[G#] _ _ _
[C#] I love you, Joe.
[G] _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _