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Old Joe Clark chords by
Bradley Kincaid
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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
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Now I've got no money,

I've got no place to stay,
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I've got no place to lay my head
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and the chickens are crowing for day.

Fare you well old Joe Clark,
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fare you well
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I say, fare you well old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.

I wish I had a nickel,

I wish I had a dime,

I wish I had a pretty little girl
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to kiss her and call her mine.
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Fare you well, old Joe Clark, fare you well,
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I say, fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm goin' away to stay.

I don't like that old Joe Clark,

I'll tell you the reason why,

he goes about the country
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a -stealin' good men's wives.

Fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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D

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fare you well,
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G

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I say, fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm goin' away to stay.

I went down to old Joe Clark's,

I did not mean no harm,

he grabbed his old .44
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and shot me through the arm.
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Fare you well old Joe Clark, fare you well
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I say, fare you well old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.

Old Joe Clark's a mean old dog,

I'll tell you the reason why,

he tore down my old rail fence
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so his cattle could eat my rye.

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fare you well, I say,
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fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.

I went down to old Joe Clark's,

I found old Joe in bed,

I stuck my finger in

old Joe's eye
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and killed old Joe Stone dead.

Fare you well, old Joe Clark,

fare you well,
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I say, fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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G

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I'm going away to stay.

I wouldn't marry that old maid,
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I'll tell you the reason why

Her neck's so long and stringy,
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I'm afraid she'll never die

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fare you well, I say
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Fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay

I went down to old Joe Clark's,

old Joe wasn't at home

I ate all the meat that old Joe had
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and left old Joe the bone
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Fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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fare you well, I say
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Fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.

I went down to Dinah's house,

she was standing in the door

with her shoes and stockings in her hand
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and her feet all over the floor.

Fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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fare you well, I say.
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Fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.

Yonder sits a turtle dove

a -sittin' on yonder pine

and you may weep for your true love
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and I shall weep for mine.

Fare you well, old Joe Clark,

fare you well
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I say, fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.
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Old Joe Clark's a mighty man,

what will it take to please him?

A good old bottle of Apple Jack
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and Betty Brown to squeeze him.

Fare you well, old Joe Clark,

fare you well
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I say, fare you well, old Joe Clark,
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I'm going away to stay.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Old Joe Clark by Bradley Kincaid is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Old Joe Clark are Ab, Db, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Db, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Old Joe Clark is approximately 59 beats per minute.

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