Old Joe Riley chords by Dean Brody

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
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G+G  C majorC
C  FF
G+G  C majorC


Verse 1:
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Old Joe Riley owned a fishin' shack
     A minorAm           C majorC
With the ocean out front and the bay out back
              G+G
He had a little boat and a fisherman's tan
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When he wasn't out fishin' he was sittin' in the sand

Chorus:
     G+G           C majorC
Then the big boys came and they offered him millions
  FF            C majorC    G+G
To put up some condos or a swank hotel
            A minorAm
Old Joe Riley told them no thanks anyway
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I could use the money but I just can't sell
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A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
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A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell   Come on


Interlude:
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G+G  C majorC


Verse 2:
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He said I've seen the cities eatin' up small towns
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Where you can't smell the breeze and it's cement ground
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You pay to park your car but it ain't safe to walk
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Nobody looks you in the eye, don't speak, don't talk


Chorus:
      G+G           C majorC
So when the big boys came and they offered him millions
  FF                G+G
To put up some condos or a swank hotel
            A minorAm
Old Joe Riley told them no thanks anyway
FF              C majorC     G+G
I could use the money but I just can't sell
 C majorC            FF
A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
 G+G            C majorC
A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell  Here we go

Interlude:
C majorC  G+G C majorC
C  G+G C majorC


Verse 3:
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Yeah in a bank lock box there's a deed to some land
     A minorAm           FF
With his widow's gold ring an' a few grains of sand
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Joe Riley's granddaughter's gonna face a big choice
 AM           FF
I hope she remembers her granddaddy's voice


Chorus:
     G+G           C majorC
When the big boys came and they offered him millions
  FF            C majorC    G+G
To put up some condos or a swank hotel
            A minorAm
Old Joe Riley told them no thanks anyway
FF              C majorC     G+G
I could use the money but I just can't sell
 C majorC            FF
A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
 G+G            C majorC
A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
 C majorC            FF
A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
 G+G            C majorC
A augmentedA low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell   Come on


Outro:
C majorC  FF
G+G  C majorC
C  FF
G+G  C majorC