Ol' Joe chords by Larry Mangum

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Intro 1
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He took

Verse 1
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one last look
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down that old dirt road
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Toward the little farmhouse
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where he'd spend his life
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With the sun going down
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he knew it wouldn't be long
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Till the rest of the family
came in for the night
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They'd be sitting round the table
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talking about their day
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They might not even notice
that he'd gone away
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When they reached for the covers
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and turned out the lights
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Maybe that's when they'd know,
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things just weren't right.
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When his master first found him,
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he was just a little pup.
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Cold, wet, and hungry,
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and down on his luck.
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Now for seventeen years,
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they'd work side by side.
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Old Joe riding shotgun,
while his master would drive.
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But lately he's been slipping
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as the years took their toll
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Arthritis and cataracts
and he's just too old
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So today would be different
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as he walked to  ward the western sky
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The day old Joe was going    away to die
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If you look deep in the eyes
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of those known as our best friends
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You'll see love, trust, and honor
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and devotion without end
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They can brighten up a lonely heart
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or make a bad day seem fine
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We know what's in their hearts,
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but what's in their minds?
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Old      Joe was getting tired
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as the light was getting thin
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He'd have to find a place to stop
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and wait for the end
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Suddenly behind him
came an old familiar sound
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He recognized the engine
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and the voice calling out
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As he climbed into his seat
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his master started to cry
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As together they rode down that road
one last time
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Through a long hard night
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they struggled side by side
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And in his best friend's arms,
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old Joe fi nally died
When his master first found him,
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he was just a little pup
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Cold, wet, and hungry,
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and down on his luck you