lonesome joe chords by
Roy Acuff
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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There once lived a man,
he came from Mexico
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They called him poor hobo,
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his name was Lonesome Joe
He would ride the blinds,
ride the rods below
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The cinders from the freight
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had scarred his face you know
Verse 2
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He knew every rail, he knew every tie
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He knew every water tank that he
passed by
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And everywhere he went
they called him poor hobo
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He lived a lonesome life,
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his name was Lonesome Joe
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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He knew every house
and every store
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Where they would give a
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hand to a poor hobo
He would tip his hat in the nicest way
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And he'd bow real low in
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a graceful way
Verse 4
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He'd eat a country ham and
enjoy the fat
He'd take a hard boiled egg
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and put it in his hat
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He'd ask to mow your lawn
in a tone of woe
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You know he'd never work this lonesome
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poor hobo
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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His shoes were always worn, sometimes
they wouldn't match
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His hat was always flopped,
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his clothes were always patched
He had the finest watch on
the finest chain
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He'd keep the closest time on
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the fastest train
Verse 6
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I've seen him catch a freight,
the best in the land
I've seen him grab a freight,
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a sandwich in his hand
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He saw all the world but never
made no dough
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He died a happy man his name
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was Lonesome Joe
Outro 1
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