Chords for Porter Wagoner - Skid Row Joe
Tempo:
55 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Skid Row Joe
Last night that's who I found
In [A] the dirty part of town
[B] Lost, forgotten, with no place [E] to go
Tormented with a bitter taste
[A] Outcast by the human race
A [B] mask of torture was the face
Of Skid [E] Row Joe
He walked up to where I stood on the street
[A] Said, pardon me mister, now don't get me wrong
[E] I don't want your money, though heaven knows I could use it
[B] But you see, this is my home
You see [E] the other bar down the street?
That's my home too
[A] I noticed you were staring at me a while ago
You recognized [E] me, didn't you?
I said, yeah Joe, [B] I know who you are
[E] You was one time a real famous singing star
One of my favorites
He said, well I guess you heard they [A] took my babies away from me
I said, yeah Joe, I read about it in the [E] papers
Then he turned his head away and I saw the [B] tears fall into my eyes
And he turned to me and he said
[E] You know mister, this is the only place in the world
That [A] I'm not ashamed to show my face
But I'm gonna quit, [E] yes sir, I'm gonna quit
[B] I'm gonna shave and comb my hair
And [E] I'm gonna get me a clean white shirt
Then I'm gonna walk up to her door
When she answers I'm gonna stand [A] up real proud and tall
Then I'm gonna get down on [E] my knees
And I'll say, sweetheart, if you'll take me [B] back
I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you
For what I've [E] done
I'm so ashamed of myself and this [A] I want you to know
Then I'm gonna take my two little babies
[E] And I'm gonna hold them so close to me
[B] I ain't gonna ever let them go
[E] I guess I should have told him then
That she'd already remarried again
[A] But after hearing what he'd said to me
There wasn't no way I [E] could add to this mystery
So I said good luck
[B] And my very best to you
[E]
Last night that's who I found
In [A] the dirty part of town
[B] Lost, forgotten, with no place [E] to go
Tormented with a bitter taste
[A] Outcast by the human race
A [B] mask of torture was the face
Of Skid [E] Row Joe
He walked up to where I stood on the street
[A] Said, pardon me mister, now don't get me wrong
[E] I don't want your money, though heaven knows I could use it
[B] But you see, this is my home
You see [E] the other bar down the street?
That's my home too
[A] I noticed you were staring at me a while ago
You recognized [E] me, didn't you?
I said, yeah Joe, [B] I know who you are
[E] You was one time a real famous singing star
One of my favorites
He said, well I guess you heard they [A] took my babies away from me
I said, yeah Joe, I read about it in the [E] papers
Then he turned his head away and I saw the [B] tears fall into my eyes
And he turned to me and he said
[E] You know mister, this is the only place in the world
That [A] I'm not ashamed to show my face
But I'm gonna quit, [E] yes sir, I'm gonna quit
[B] I'm gonna shave and comb my hair
And [E] I'm gonna get me a clean white shirt
Then I'm gonna walk up to her door
When she answers I'm gonna stand [A] up real proud and tall
Then I'm gonna get down on [E] my knees
And I'll say, sweetheart, if you'll take me [B] back
I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you
For what I've [E] done
I'm so ashamed of myself and this [A] I want you to know
Then I'm gonna take my two little babies
[E] And I'm gonna hold them so close to me
[B] I ain't gonna ever let them go
[E] I guess I should have told him then
That she'd already remarried again
[A] But after hearing what he'd said to me
There wasn't no way I [E] could add to this mystery
So I said good luck
[B] And my very best to you
[E]
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_ Skid Row Joe _ _
Last night that's who I found
In [A] the dirty part of town
[B] Lost, forgotten, with no place [E] to go _ _
Tormented with a bitter taste
[A] Outcast by the human race
A [B] mask of torture was the face
Of Skid [E] Row Joe _ _
_ He walked up to where I stood on the street
[A] Said, pardon me mister, now don't get me wrong
[E] I don't want your money, though heaven knows I could use it
[B] But you see, this is my home
You see [E] the other bar down the street?
That's my home too
[A] I noticed you were staring at me a while ago
You recognized [E] me, didn't you?
I said, yeah Joe, [B] I know who you are
[E] You was one time a real famous singing star
One of my favorites
He said, well I guess you heard they [A] took my babies away from me
I said, yeah Joe, I read about it in the [E] papers
Then he turned his head away and I saw the [B] tears fall into my eyes
And he turned to me and he said
[E] You know mister, this is the only place in the world
That [A] I'm not ashamed to show my face
But I'm gonna quit, [E] yes sir, I'm gonna quit
[B] I'm gonna shave and comb my hair
And [E] I'm gonna get me a clean white shirt
Then I'm gonna walk up to her door
When she answers I'm gonna stand [A] up real proud and tall
Then I'm gonna get down on [E] my knees
And I'll say, sweetheart, if you'll take me [B] back
I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you
For what I've [E] done
I'm so ashamed of myself and this [A] I want you to know
Then I'm gonna take my two little babies
[E] And I'm gonna hold them so close to me
[B] I ain't gonna ever let them go
[E] _ I guess I should have told him then
That she'd already remarried again
[A] But after hearing what he'd said to me
There wasn't no way I [E] could add to this mystery
So I said good luck
[B] And my very best to you
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last night that's who I found
In [A] the dirty part of town
[B] Lost, forgotten, with no place [E] to go _ _
Tormented with a bitter taste
[A] Outcast by the human race
A [B] mask of torture was the face
Of Skid [E] Row Joe _ _
_ He walked up to where I stood on the street
[A] Said, pardon me mister, now don't get me wrong
[E] I don't want your money, though heaven knows I could use it
[B] But you see, this is my home
You see [E] the other bar down the street?
That's my home too
[A] I noticed you were staring at me a while ago
You recognized [E] me, didn't you?
I said, yeah Joe, [B] I know who you are
[E] You was one time a real famous singing star
One of my favorites
He said, well I guess you heard they [A] took my babies away from me
I said, yeah Joe, I read about it in the [E] papers
Then he turned his head away and I saw the [B] tears fall into my eyes
And he turned to me and he said
[E] You know mister, this is the only place in the world
That [A] I'm not ashamed to show my face
But I'm gonna quit, [E] yes sir, I'm gonna quit
[B] I'm gonna shave and comb my hair
And [E] I'm gonna get me a clean white shirt
Then I'm gonna walk up to her door
When she answers I'm gonna stand [A] up real proud and tall
Then I'm gonna get down on [E] my knees
And I'll say, sweetheart, if you'll take me [B] back
I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you
For what I've [E] done
I'm so ashamed of myself and this [A] I want you to know
Then I'm gonna take my two little babies
[E] And I'm gonna hold them so close to me
[B] I ain't gonna ever let them go
[E] _ I guess I should have told him then
That she'd already remarried again
[A] But after hearing what he'd said to me
There wasn't no way I [E] could add to this mystery
So I said good luck
[B] And my very best to you
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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