Key: Ab major
Verse 1
G
D
G
D
G
I stepped ashore in Tokyo
C
D
feelin' kinda blue
G
D
G
For I was tryin' to forget
D
G
a love that was untrue
D
G
When by my side I found the lad,
C
G
D
his dark eyes all aglow
G
D
G
He looked at me so hopefully
D
G
and said, is your name Joe?
C
For Joe's my daddy's name
G
D
and he will soon come sail
G
ing across the sea
C
He said he'd come back by and by,
A
D
and Joe would never lie
G
D
G
D
The warship took my dad away,
C
D
and mommy needs him so
G
D
G
And every night I hear her pray,
D
dear God,
G
C
D
G
C
where is my Joe?
G
D
G
C
G
Somewhere back home,
a guy named Joe
C
D
is probably sippin' beer
G
D
G
Does he know how important
D
G
he could be if he was here?
D
G
Has he forgot this little lad
C
D
who needs his daddy so?
G
A promise made, a debt unpaid,
D
G
they're waiting for you, Joe
C
Yes, Joe's his daddy's name,
G
and he will never sail across that sea
C
A stranger in a foreign land,
A
D
he let his heart get out of hand
G
D
G
The warship took his dad away,
D
C
D
and he's too young to know
G
That off across the ocean,
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G
there's a million guys named Joe
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ChordsG D C A
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