Chords for Robins - Smokey Joe's Cafe - Mid 50's R&B Classic
Tempo:
104.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Bbm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, I [Bb] [F] smokey close cafe
[F] Oh, I [Bb] [Db] smokey close cafe
[F] One day while I [Bb] was eating beans
[F] I smokey close [Gb] cafe
[F] Just sitting [Bb] digging all the streets
I [Db] smokey close cafe
[Bb] A chick came walking through the door
That I had never seen before
[F] At least I [Bbm] never saw her now
[F] I smokey close cafe
[Em] And [C] I started shaking
[Bb] When she sat right down [F] next to me
[G]
[F] Her knees were [Gm] almost touching mine
I smokey close [Db] cafe
[F] Her chill was [Gm] running down my [F] spine
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
Oh, I could see her through
She smiled at me, my heart went boom
Then everybody [Bb] in the room
I [D] smokey close cafe
They [C] said, man, be careful
[Bb] That chick belongs to [F] Smokey Joe
[D]
[Bb] From behind the counter
I saw a man
A shell pat on his head
[Bbm] And a knife in his hand
He [Bb] grabbed me by my collar
And began to shout
You [C] better eat up [B] all your beans
And bar in clear right on [C] now
[F] Yes, I know I'll [Bb] never eat again
I smokey [Bbm] close cafe
[F] And so we'll [Bb] never meet [D] again
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
I'd rather eat my chili beans
At Jim's or Jack's or John's or [F] Jean's
Than take my [Bb] chances eating mine
[F] I smokey close cafe
Oh, [C] I rest my [Bbm] life when
That Smokey Joe's a crazy fool
[B]
[F] [Fm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[Fm] [F]
Oh, [Bb] I [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, [Bb] I [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, I smokey close cafe
Oh, [E] I smokey close cafe
[Eb] [N]
[F] Oh, I [Bb] [Db] smokey close cafe
[F] One day while I [Bb] was eating beans
[F] I smokey close [Gb] cafe
[F] Just sitting [Bb] digging all the streets
I [Db] smokey close cafe
[Bb] A chick came walking through the door
That I had never seen before
[F] At least I [Bbm] never saw her now
[F] I smokey close cafe
[Em] And [C] I started shaking
[Bb] When she sat right down [F] next to me
[G]
[F] Her knees were [Gm] almost touching mine
I smokey close [Db] cafe
[F] Her chill was [Gm] running down my [F] spine
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
Oh, I could see her through
She smiled at me, my heart went boom
Then everybody [Bb] in the room
I [D] smokey close cafe
They [C] said, man, be careful
[Bb] That chick belongs to [F] Smokey Joe
[D]
[Bb] From behind the counter
I saw a man
A shell pat on his head
[Bbm] And a knife in his hand
He [Bb] grabbed me by my collar
And began to shout
You [C] better eat up [B] all your beans
And bar in clear right on [C] now
[F] Yes, I know I'll [Bb] never eat again
I smokey [Bbm] close cafe
[F] And so we'll [Bb] never meet [D] again
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
I'd rather eat my chili beans
At Jim's or Jack's or John's or [F] Jean's
Than take my [Bb] chances eating mine
[F] I smokey close cafe
Oh, [C] I rest my [Bbm] life when
That Smokey Joe's a crazy fool
[B]
[F] [Fm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[Fm] [F]
Oh, [Bb] I [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, [Bb] I [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, I smokey close cafe
Oh, [E] I smokey close cafe
[Eb] [N]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Bbm
Db
F
Bb
C
Oh, I [Bb] _ _ [F] smokey close cafe
[F] Oh, I [Bb] _ _ [Db] smokey close cafe
[F] One day while I [Bb] was eating beans
[F] I smokey close [Gb] cafe
[F] Just sitting [Bb] digging all the streets
I [Db] smokey close cafe
[Bb] A chick came walking through the door
That I had never seen before
[F] At least I [Bbm] never saw her now
[F] I smokey close cafe
[Em] And [C] I started shaking
[Bb] When she sat right down [F] next to me
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] Her knees were [Gm] almost touching mine
I smokey close [Db] cafe
[F] Her chill was [Gm] running down my [F] spine
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
Oh, I could see her through
She smiled at me, my heart went boom
Then everybody [Bb] in the room
I [D] smokey close cafe
They [C] said, man, be careful
[Bb] That chick belongs to [F] Smokey Joe
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] From behind the counter
I saw a man
A shell pat on his head
[Bbm] And a knife in his hand
He [Bb] grabbed me by my collar
And began to shout
You [C] better eat up [B] all your beans
And bar in clear right on [C] now
[F] Yes, I know I'll [Bb] never eat again
I smokey [Bbm] close cafe
[F] And so we'll [Bb] never meet [D] again
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
I'd rather eat my chili beans
At Jim's or Jack's or John's or [F] Jean's
Than take my [Bb] chances eating mine
[F] I smokey close cafe
Oh, [C] I rest my [Bbm] life when
That Smokey Joe's a crazy fool
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Oh, [Bb] I _ [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, [Bb] I _ [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, I _ smokey close cafe
Oh, _ _ [E] I smokey close cafe
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[F] Oh, I [Bb] _ _ [Db] smokey close cafe
[F] One day while I [Bb] was eating beans
[F] I smokey close [Gb] cafe
[F] Just sitting [Bb] digging all the streets
I [Db] smokey close cafe
[Bb] A chick came walking through the door
That I had never seen before
[F] At least I [Bbm] never saw her now
[F] I smokey close cafe
[Em] And [C] I started shaking
[Bb] When she sat right down [F] next to me
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] Her knees were [Gm] almost touching mine
I smokey close [Db] cafe
[F] Her chill was [Gm] running down my [F] spine
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
Oh, I could see her through
She smiled at me, my heart went boom
Then everybody [Bb] in the room
I [D] smokey close cafe
They [C] said, man, be careful
[Bb] That chick belongs to [F] Smokey Joe
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] From behind the counter
I saw a man
A shell pat on his head
[Bbm] And a knife in his hand
He [Bb] grabbed me by my collar
And began to shout
You [C] better eat up [B] all your beans
And bar in clear right on [C] now
[F] Yes, I know I'll [Bb] never eat again
I smokey [Bbm] close cafe
[F] And so we'll [Bb] never meet [D] again
I smokey close [Bb] cafe
I'd rather eat my chili beans
At Jim's or Jack's or John's or [F] Jean's
Than take my [Bb] chances eating mine
[F] I smokey close cafe
Oh, [C] I rest my [Bbm] life when
That Smokey Joe's a crazy fool
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Oh, [Bb] I _ [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, [Bb] I _ [F] smokey close cafe
Oh, I _ smokey close cafe
Oh, _ _ [E] I smokey close cafe
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _