Chords for Paul Thorn: Joanie The Jehova Witness Stripper

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Thank you.
Did I ever tell y'all the story about the girl that lived in the neighborhood I grew up in?
Her family was all Jehovah's Witness.
And before I go any further with this story, I don't have anything against the Jehovah's Witness.
God bless them all.
They're wonderful people.
Sometimes they're the only people that'll talk to you.
If you can't get the Jehovah's Witness to talk to you, you might want to shine up your social skills.
Anyway, when my good friend left home at the age of 18, she got a job working in a convenience store.
And after a few months of living in the real world, she learned how hard it was to pay your bills on a minimum wage paycheck.
So she came to my house one evening in tears.
She said, Paul, I can't pay my rent.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to move back in with Mom and Daddy.
What can I do to make some extra cash?
So she and I sat down.
We talked about it for a long time.
And we decided the best way for her to earn some extra money would be to become a topless dancer on the weekends.
And she did.
And this song I wrote, it tells her triumphal story of how she rose from rags to riches as Joni, the Jehovah's Witness stripper.
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[Ab] [Abm] [Ab] She drives a new car and wears expensive blouses.
She [Db] tells her mama she's [Abm] cleaning houses.
She [Ab] goes out witnessing the [Db] Lord's work all week.
But [Ab] on the weekend, she's [Eb] making ends meet.
[Ab] Joni, [Db] the Jehovah's [Ab] Witness stripper.
Throw [Db] the dollar in her G-string and she'll be [Abm] delivered.
If her daddy ever knew, [Db] he'd probably kill her.
[Ab] Joni, the Jehovah's Witness stripper.
[Eb] [Ab] One night down at the club, her daddy walked in.
She [Db] couldn't recognize his [Abm] daughter dancing.
[Ab] She wore a blonde wig.
He had [Db] sunglasses.
When she [Ab] got naked, he [Eb] started [Bb] clapping.
[Ab] Joni, the [Db] Jehovah's Witness [Ab] stripper.
Put [Db] a dollar in her G-string and [Abm] she'll be delivered.
If her daddy ever knew, [Db] he'd probably kill her.
[Ab] Joni, [Eb] the Jehovah's Witness [Ab] stripper.
If [Db]
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[Db] you ask me why she does it, [Ab] she looks at it this way.
She says, [Db] I'm counting my blessings [Ab] every night [Eb] when I get paid.
[Db] She once lived in poverty [Ab] and now everything's all right.
[Bb] The Lord showed her how to make a [Eb] thousand dollars a night.
[Ab] Joni, [Db] the Jehovah's [Ab] Witness stripper.
[Db] Put a dollar in her G-string and she'll [Ab] be delivered.
If her daddy ever knew, [Db] he'd probably kill her.
[Ab] Joni, [Eb] the Jehovah's Witness stripper.
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[Ab] Joni, [Eb] the Jehovah's [Ab] Witness stripper.
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Thank you.
_ _ _ _ Did I ever tell y'all the story about the girl that lived in the neighborhood I grew up in?
Her family was all Jehovah's Witness.
And before I go any further with this story, I don't have anything against the Jehovah's Witness.
God bless them all.
They're wonderful people.
Sometimes they're the only people that'll talk to you.
If you can't get the Jehovah's Witness to talk to you, you might want to shine up your social skills.
_ _ Anyway, when my good friend left home at the age of 18, she got a job working in a convenience store.
And after a few months of living in the real world, she learned how hard it was to pay your bills on a minimum wage paycheck.
So she came to my house one evening in tears.
She said, Paul, I can't pay my rent.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to move back in with Mom and Daddy.
What can I do to make some extra cash?
So she and I sat down.
We talked about it for a long time.
And we decided the best way for her to earn some extra money would be to become a topless dancer on the weekends.
And she did.
And this song I wrote, it tells her triumphal story of how she rose from rags to riches as Joni, the Jehovah's Witness stripper. _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ She drives a new car and wears expensive blouses.
She [Db] tells her mama she's [Abm] cleaning houses.
She [Ab] goes out witnessing the [Db] Lord's work all week.
But [Ab] on the weekend, she's [Eb] making ends meet. _ _
[Ab] Joni, [Db] the Jehovah's [Ab] Witness stripper.
Throw [Db] the dollar in her G-string and she'll be [Abm] delivered.
If her daddy ever knew, [Db] he'd probably kill her.
[Ab] Joni, the Jehovah's Witness stripper. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ One night down at the club, her daddy walked in.
She [Db] couldn't recognize his [Abm] daughter dancing.
[Ab] She wore a blonde wig.
He had [Db] sunglasses.
When she [Ab] got naked, he [Eb] started [Bb] clapping. _ _
[Ab] Joni, the [Db] Jehovah's Witness [Ab] stripper.
_ Put [Db] a dollar in her G-string and [Abm] she'll be delivered.
If her daddy ever knew, [Db] he'd probably kill her.
[Ab] Joni, [Eb] the Jehovah's Witness [Ab] stripper.
_ If _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] you ask me why she does it, [Ab] she looks at it this way.
She says, [Db] I'm counting my blessings [Ab] every night [Eb] when I get paid.
[Db] She once lived in poverty [Ab] and now everything's all right.
[Bb] The Lord showed her how to make a [Eb] thousand dollars a night. _
[Ab] Joni, [Db] the Jehovah's [Ab] Witness stripper. _
[Db] Put a dollar in her G-string and she'll [Ab] be delivered.
If her daddy ever knew, [Db] he'd probably kill her.
[Ab] Joni, [Eb] the Jehovah's Witness stripper.
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[Ab] Joni, [Eb] the Jehovah's [Ab] Witness stripper. _ _

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