Chords for Old Joe Clark
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old Joe Clark was a preacher man.
The highest text he ever took was a high-low jack [C] in the game
cards
hard
sheet
from the heat Joe Clark now
cross
from the law
The highest text he ever took was a high-low jack [C] in the game
cards
hard
sheet
from the heat Joe Clark now
cross
from the law
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Old Joe Clark was a preacher man.
He preached all over the plane
The highest text he ever took was a high-low jack [C] in the game
Down to my place
Me all his cards
Whispered low in his [G] gambler's voice.
It's really not too hard
Said he never had no trouble just a walk around wearing a sheet
Bunch of people waving them palm [G] leaves keep [C] Joe Clark from the heat Joe Clark now
He got nothing to do got a little old rubber cross
Picking up pennies from the folks at Stritch and to give a little smile from the law
[F] Singing get on [A] down
Canaan [Dm] brother there's a lot of good [F] things going down
[Bb] With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there with the glory [F] rolls.
Wake up [A] brother
There's a new day [Dm] coming and I hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got the [Am] bridge you can change your [G] head you can be down [E] there when the glory
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[C] _ Old Joe Clark got two little girls to wash his feet sing
_ _ Clark I heard one say we'll give you anything
Let's go down to the church house.
There's a lot of good things going down
Drought turns over at nine o'clock [G] with the cream of the [C] underground
[F] Singing get on [Am] down
Canaan [D] brother there's a lot of good things going down
[Bb] With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there when the glory [F] rolls.
Wake up [Am] brother
There's a new day [D] coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got the [Am] bridge you can change your [G] head you can be down [Am] there with the glory
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[G] _ [C] Well got this fireman a record _ _
Room and we got us plenty of light bulbs
[G] _
[C] out of the gloom
Everyone says right on far out and it stands around laughs
Guess I'd better say it [G] to or Joe might [C] kick my [F] ass
Singing get on [Am] down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good things going down
With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there when the glory [F] rolls
Wake up [A] brother.
There's a new day coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got the [Am] bridge you can change your [G] head you can be down [A] there when the glory
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_ _ _ Be hip so bad
Said no, but I have decent fire died underwear [G] and a little bit slow [C] to blow
I'm really glad that I'm so sad so glad I don't feel well
I draped my feet to heaven [G] if I could safely [C] go to hell
[F] Singing get on [A] down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good [F] things going [Bb] down
With a little bit [Am] of luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there with the glory
[F] Wake up [A] brother.
There's a new day [D] coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got [Am] the bridge you can change your [G] head you can be [Am] down there when the glory
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_ [C] Now I need an old Orpheum five-string with a 12-inch back pot so the next time you go to the attic
[G] Look and [C] see what you got [G] or a 12-inch violin to open back when he creates in scale
I [C] was right.
Let me [G] know if you got [C] one for sale
[F] Singing get [E] on down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good things going down
[Bb] With a little [Am] bit of luck and a couple [G] of bucks you can be [C] down there when the glory
[F] Wake up brother.
There's a new [D] day coming and it hasn't [F] got time to stop
If you [Am] got the bridge you can change your head [G] you can be down there when the glory
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_ _ Asked old Joe to manage me so I could go sing
Said hurry up.
I could wait on him [G] and he'd help me do [C] the thing
Now it cost me every hour
When I'm trying to be alone
Just lost it me posted [Gm] that there's nothing [C] going on
[F] Singing get on [A] down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good things going down
[Bb] With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of bucks [G] you can be down [C] there when the glory
[F] Wake up [A] brother.
There's a new day [D] coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] He's a high-flying [F] daddy with his hat coat [G] already and he's gonna be there when the [A] glory
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He preached all over the plane
The highest text he ever took was a high-low jack [C] in the game
Down to my place
Me all his cards
Whispered low in his [G] gambler's voice.
It's really not too hard
Said he never had no trouble just a walk around wearing a sheet
Bunch of people waving them palm [G] leaves keep [C] Joe Clark from the heat Joe Clark now
He got nothing to do got a little old rubber cross
Picking up pennies from the folks at Stritch and to give a little smile from the law
[F] Singing get on [A] down
Canaan [Dm] brother there's a lot of good [F] things going down
[Bb] With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there with the glory [F] rolls.
Wake up [A] brother
There's a new day [Dm] coming and I hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got the [Am] bridge you can change your [G] head you can be down [E] there when the glory
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[C] _ Old Joe Clark got two little girls to wash his feet sing
_ _ Clark I heard one say we'll give you anything
Let's go down to the church house.
There's a lot of good things going down
Drought turns over at nine o'clock [G] with the cream of the [C] underground
[F] Singing get on [Am] down
Canaan [D] brother there's a lot of good things going down
[Bb] With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there when the glory [F] rolls.
Wake up [Am] brother
There's a new day [D] coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got the [Am] bridge you can change your [G] head you can be down [Am] there with the glory
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] Well got this fireman a record _ _
Room and we got us plenty of light bulbs
[G] _
[C] out of the gloom
Everyone says right on far out and it stands around laughs
Guess I'd better say it [G] to or Joe might [C] kick my [F] ass
Singing get on [Am] down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good things going down
With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there when the glory [F] rolls
Wake up [A] brother.
There's a new day coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got the [Am] bridge you can change your [G] head you can be down [A] there when the glory
_ _ I
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Be hip so bad
Said no, but I have decent fire died underwear [G] and a little bit slow [C] to blow
I'm really glad that I'm so sad so glad I don't feel well
I draped my feet to heaven [G] if I could safely [C] go to hell
[F] Singing get on [A] down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good [F] things going [Bb] down
With a little bit [Am] of luck and a couple of [G] bucks you can be down [C] there with the glory
[F] Wake up [A] brother.
There's a new day [D] coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] If you got [Am] the bridge you can change your [G] head you can be [Am] down there when the glory
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] Now I need an old Orpheum five-string with a 12-inch back pot so the next time you go to the attic
[G] Look and [C] see what you got [G] or a 12-inch violin to open back when he creates in scale
I [C] was right.
Let me [G] know if you got [C] one for sale
[F] Singing get [E] on down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good things going down
[Bb] With a little [Am] bit of luck and a couple [G] of bucks you can be [C] down there when the glory
[F] Wake up brother.
There's a new [D] day coming and it hasn't [F] got time to stop
If you [Am] got the bridge you can change your head [G] you can be down there when the glory
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_ _ Asked old Joe to manage me so I could go sing
Said hurry up.
I could wait on him [G] and he'd help me do [C] the thing
Now it cost me every hour
When I'm trying to be alone
Just lost it me posted [Gm] that there's nothing [C] going on
[F] Singing get on [A] down the Canaan [D] brother.
There's a lot of good things going down
[Bb] With a little bit of [Am] luck and a couple of bucks [G] you can be down [C] there when the glory
[F] Wake up [A] brother.
There's a new day [D] coming and it hasn't got time to stop
[Bb] He's a high-flying [F] daddy with his hat coat [G] already and he's gonna be there when the [A] glory
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