Joey
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B - G#sus2 - (C) - A - Fb - B
B
Joey Keys was from my neighborhood
F#
Some would say that he was bad and
G#m
Joe thought that was good
Fb B Fb B
Joey got the name "Keys" picking locks
C#m D#m
He never really robbed no one
Fb
it sure amused the cops
B
Joey's parents owned a restaurant
F# G#m
After closing time they'd give us almost anything we'd want
Fb B Fb B
I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
C#m D#m
Though he couldn't read or write too well
Fb
but we'd talk all night long
B
Come on, come on, come on
Fb
What you gonna do with your life?
C#m
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
Fb
Chasing sparks in the nights
B
His old man said tomorrow
Fb
is a ride that goes nowhere
C#m D#m
But I'll pull some strings, get blackbird wings
Fb
And break us out of there
F#
Hey Joey
G#m
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
Fb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
C#m
Tell me who you're gonna be
F#
Hey Joey
G#m
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
C#m
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
D#m Fb
It'll be alright
We're gonna find
B (E) G#sus2 (C)
a better life
B
See Joe was 3 years younger to the day
F#
Acting like a little brother
G#m
but became my ball and chain
Fb
I met this girl named Rhonda
B Fb B
she fell for me
C#m D#m
She said, "I might learn to like him
Fb
but love ain't built for three"
F#
Hey Joey
G#m
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
Fb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
C#m
Tell me who you're gonna be
F#
Hey Joey
G#m
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
C#m
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
D#m Fb
It'll be alright
F# G#m Fb C#m
Hey Joe
F# G#m C#m D#m Fb
A Fb
News gets around in this fading neighborhood
B
The old man lost the restaurant
B (B5 - C#5 - D#5 - F5 - F#5 - D5)
He drinks more than he should
A Fb
It's time for Joey keys to do some good
C#m
Pick the lock off our lives
D#m Fb
let's get out of here like we always said we would
F#
Hey Joey
G#m
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
Fb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
C#m
Tell me who you're gonna be
F#
Hey Joey
G#m
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
C#m
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
D#m Fb
It'll be alright
We're gonna find
B Fb
a better life
B Fb
Find a better life
B Fb C#m F#
Find a better life
B
Come on, come on, come on
Fb
What you gonna do with your life?
C#m
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
F#
Chasing sparks in the nights
B
Tell the old man it's tomorrow
Fb
we're off to find somewhere
C#m
I pulled some strings, got blackbird wings
F# B
And broke us out of here...
Fb - C#m - F#
B - Fb - C#m - F# --> and repeating
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Felipe Fontoura
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