Joey
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C - Asus2 - (C) - A# - F - C
C
Joey Keys was from my neighborhood
G
Some would say that he was bad and
Am
Joe thought that was good
F C F C
Joey got the name "Keys" picking locks
Dm Em
He never really robbed no one
F
it sure amused the cops
C
Joey's parents owned a restaurant
G Am
After closing time they'd give us almost anything we'd want
F C F C
I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
Dm Em
Though he couldn't read or write too well
F
but we'd talk all night long
C
Come on, come on, come on
F
What you gonna do with your life?
Dm
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
F
Chasing sparks in the nights
C
His old man said tomorrow
F
is a ride that goes nowhere
Dm Em
But I'll pull some strings, get blackbird wings
F
And break us out of there
G
Hey Joey
Am
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
F
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
Dm
Tell me who you're gonna be
G
Hey Joey
Am
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
Dm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
Em F
It'll be alright
We're gonna find
C (E) Asus2 (C)
a better life
C
See Joe was 3 years younger to the day
G
Acting like a little brother
Am
but became my ball and chain
F
I met this girl named Rhonda
C F C
she fell for me
Dm Em
She said, "I might learn to like him
F
but love ain't built for three"
G
Hey Joey
Am
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
F
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
Dm
Tell me who you're gonna be
G
Hey Joey
Am
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
Dm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
Em F
It'll be alright
G Am F Dm
Hey Joe
G Am Dm Em F
A# F
News gets around in this fading neighborhood
C
The old man lost the restaurant
C (C5 - D5 - E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5)
He drinks more than he should
A# F
It's time for Joey keys to do some good
Dm
Pick the lock off our lives
Em F
let's get out of here like we always said we would
G
Hey Joey
Am
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
F
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
Dm
Tell me who you're gonna be
G
Hey Joey
Am
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
Dm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
Em F
It'll be alright
We're gonna find
C F
a better life
C F
Find a better life
C F Dm G
Find a better life
C
Come on, come on, come on
F
What you gonna do with your life?
Dm
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
G
Chasing sparks in the nights
C
Tell the old man it's tomorrow
F
we're off to find somewhere
Dm
I pulled some strings, got blackbird wings
G C
And broke us out of here...
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Felipe Fontoura
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