Four Ol’ Brokes chords by Joe Ely

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Four ol' Brokes, One Fool Joker, waitin'
for the light to change
On an eastbound freight outa San Berdu
waitin' waiting on the Santa Fe
Am 
 (A minor) The Joker pulled a deck of playing
cards the hobos gathered around
Em 
 (E minor) He  deals a hand of 5 card stud as
C 
Em 
they  (C major) lay their  (E minor) money down

Verse 2

Four ol' Brokes, One Fool Joker as they lay

their money down

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Verse 3

Well the highball rolled to the tune of the wind

and the clatter of the black iron rails

Before they reached ol' Flagstaff

town the broks were lookin' pale

The Brokes told the Joker this is where I jump

as he packed his cards away

But the hobo said, wait a minute son,

there's one more game to play

Verse 4

Four ol' Brokes, One Fool Joker there's

one more game to play

Verse 5
Em 
Well the whistle did blow as Willie the  (E minor) 
Rat pulled two new two dollar bills
I'll bet an even 4 to one
that I can win the till
Am 
 (A minor) What's the bet said the Joker in a sweat as
Willie the Rat smiled strange
Em 
 (E minor) I bet four ol' brokes can whip a Joker's
C 
B 
Em 
ass and  (C major) still leave a  (B major) little  (E minor) change

Verse 6

I bet four ol' brokes can whip a Joker's ass and

still leave a pile of change

Verse 7
Em 
Well the Joker flew out of that boxcar door, his  (E minor) 
cape was a billowing sail
The Four ol' Brokes were holdin' their sides,
watchin' him cut a trail
Am 
The  (A minor) freight pulled out in the Arizona sun,
the rails went clippity clump
Em 
The  (E minor) Brokes still laughing and sitin'
B 
C 
B 
Em 
easy  (B major) on the  (C major) Jokers  (B major) silver  (E minor) trunk
C 
 (C major) Four ol' Brokes, One Fool Joker on his

Verse 8

aban

doned silver trunk

Interlude 1

Verse 9
G 
This story ain't got no moral, this  (G major) 
Em 
story ain't  (E minor) got no punch
If you make your livin' as a wheeler- dealer
don't rob a poor man's lunch
Am 
 (A minor) Sooner or later as the circle connects
you'll be lookin' in the mirror someday
Em 
The  (E minor) bats in the sky to you they'll fly
C 
Em 
and  (C major) follow  (E minor) you to their grave