John Prine - Safety Joe guitar chord

SAFETY JOE

JOHN PRINE

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Well he never got too lonely

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And he never got too sad

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But he never got too happy

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And thats whats just too bad

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He never reached much further

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Than his lonely arms would go

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He wore a seatbelt around his heart

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And they called him Safety Joe

CHORUS:

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Safety Joe (Safety Joe)

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Safety Joe (Safety Joe)

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What do you say

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What do you know

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If you dont loosen up the buckle

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On your heart and start to chuckle

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Youre gonna die of boredom

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Safety Joe

Now Joe he lived in Baltimore

Cause New York was too darn fast

He sometimes went down to Washington

Just to view our nations past

He never ate his vegetables

Cause they were just too darn chewy

And he never climbed much higher

Than the arch in old St. Louis

CHORUS

Joe gradually grew meaner

By not changin his demeanor

But he never did nothin

Too much for too long

Therefore his life never got much richer

Than the day they took that picture

In his birthday suit

On the day that he was born

CHORUS

Well youre gonna die of boredom Safety Joe