Old Joe Riley chords by Dean Brody

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Old Joe Riley owned a fishin' shack
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With the ocean out front and the bay out back
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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:
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Then the big boys came and they offered him millions
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To put up some condos or a swank hotel
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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 low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
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A low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell     Come on


Interlude:
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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                      C
So when the big boys came and they offered him millions
   F                               G
To put up some condos or a swank hotel
                        Am
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 low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell
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A low rent heaven beats a high dollar hell    Here we go


Interlude:
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Verse 3:
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Yeah in a bank lock box there's a deed to some land
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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
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I hope she remembers her granddaddy's voice


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


Outro:
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