Book Of Joe
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Shane Smith & The Saints
(From the 2024 Album NORTHER)
[Intro]
Bm A E D E
Bm A E D E
Bm A E D E
[Verse 1]
Bm A
Can you remember, brother?
E D E
The good old days, in a cotton haze
Bm A E D E
I can still see Mother, crying over Daddy's grave
D E D E
She said, oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
Bm D
And I can hear the old man say
A E
Pick up the slack, it don't go that way
Bm D
You will learn in this life
A D E Bm
It's a rich man's war and it's a poor man's fight
[Interlude]
Bm A E D E
[Verse 2]
Bm
'Cause momma spoke Czech, and she couldn't read or write
Bm
So we worked the farm and played dances on the side
A
'Cause I could pick a guitar enough to get by
E
And Ed could saw the fiddle
D E Bm
He'd make the people dance like fire
[Bridge]
A
Remember brother
E
The good old days
D E
The good old days
[Chorus]
Bm D
When I could hear the old man say
A E
Pick up the slack, it don't go that way
Bm D
You will learn in this life
A D E Bm
It's a rich man's war and it's a poor man's fight
[Guitar Solo]
D A E Bm D A E
D E D E D E
Whoa, whoa
[Bridge]
Bm A
Can you remember, brother?
E
The good old days
D E
The good old days
[Outro]
Bm A E D E
Bm A E D E
Bm A E D E Bm
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