Joe's Been A-Gittin' There chords by
Johnny Horton
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Key: D major
Intro 1
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There was a Yankee Cornel
Verse 1
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in 1862
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Who fell in Love with a southern belle
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where the sweet magnolias bloom
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He wondered why folks laughed at
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him when he went ridin' by
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But little did he know that she was
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a courtin' on the sly.
Verse 2
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Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a
flyin'
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Joe's been a gettin'
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there all this time
Joe's been a gettin' there
Joe's been a flyin'
Joe's been a gettin' there
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A
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beatin' his time.
Verse 3
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He walked her up the mountain
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he named it to her there
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He offered her a band of gold
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and his name to share
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She said that she would marry
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him and even set the day
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But little did he know that she loved
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a soldier boy in grey.
Verse 4
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(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a
flyin'
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(Joe's been a gettin'
there) all this time
(Joe's been a gettin'
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there) Joe's been a flyin'
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(Joe's been a gettin' there)
beatin' his time.
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D
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Verse 5
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She took the love he offered
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she took his silver too
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She took every little thing from
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Cornel dressed in blue
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She wouldn't let him hold her
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in a fond embrace
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And when he tried to kiss his bride
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she laughed right in his face.
Verse 6
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Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's been a
flyin'
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Joe's been a gettin'
there all this time
Joe's been a gettin' there
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Joe's been a flyin'
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Joe's been a gettin' there
beatin' his time.
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Verse 7
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He woke up one morning and
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found himself alone
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And all she left was a letter that said
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goodbye farewell I'm gone
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No doubt he was a mighty man
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where the heroes fell
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But all is fare in love and war and he
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lost his southern belle.
Verse 8
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(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a
flyin'
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(Joe's been a gettin'
there) all this time
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there) Joe's been a flyin'
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(Joe's been a gettin' there)
beatin' his time.
Verse 9
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(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been a
flyin'
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(Joe's been a gettin'
there) all this time
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's
been a flyin'
(Joe's been a gettin'
there) beatin' his time...

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