Run Joe Chords by Louis Jordan, The Calypso Boys

[Bb] _ [A] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Cm] _ [A] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
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Joey, Joey, Joey, Joey, Joey, Joey _ _ _ the police [Bb] man is on the premises what is he doing in here?
Mo [Cm] and Joe had a candy store [Bb] selling posh and [Cm] behind [Dm] the door, a cop grabbed Mo and
[F] as Joe ran out [Bb] brother Mo then began to shout. RUN JOE!
Ayy, the man at the door RUN JOE!
The man won't let me go RUN JOE!
Run as fast as you can RUN JOE!
Police holding me hand
[A] _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [A] _
[Gm] Low-e low-e low-e low-e low-e
Low-e low-e low-e low-e low-e
Ask [C] Juanita [Eb] to stand me bail
[Bb] Don't [Cm] wanna sleep in this rotten jail
[Bb] Hide [A] the crystal ball by the [Bb] fence
So [C] they won't find no [Dm] evidence
When you reach [A] home get in the bed
[D] Call a doctor [Cm] and tie [Dm] your head
Let Juanita [Eb] invent a lie
[Bb] Got to have a good alibi RUN JOE!
Ayy, the man at the door RUN JOE!
The man won't let me go RUN JOE!
Run as fast as you can RUN JOE!
Police holding me [G] hand
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _
Low-e low-e low-e low-e low-e
Get them out, [Eb] feast it [Dm] off on me
They'll [Cm] sure give me the third [F] degree
When they take [A] me before the [F] charge
I am going [Cm] to deny discharge
[Bb] When [Dm] the judge ask me how I plead
Not you to serve, [A] most decidedly
You can see, judge, at a [Bb] glance
I'm a victim [Eb] of circumstance [Bb] RUN JOE!
Ayy, the man at the door RUN JOE!
The man won't let me go RUN JOE!
Run as fast as you can RUN JOE!
[F] Police [Bb] holding me [A] hand
[Cm] _ [A] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Gm] Low-e low-e low-e low-e low-e
Low-e low-e low-e low-e [G] low-e
I'll be home [Eb] by the break of [Bb] day
If the judge [Cm] believe what I [Bb] say
[F] If he don't, I'll be looking [Gm] cute
Behind the bars with me striped suit RUN [Bb] JOE!
Ayy, the man at the door RUN JOE!
The man won't let me go RUN JOE!
Run as fast as you can RUN JOE!
Police holding me hand
[A] _ [Cm] _ [A] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [Cm] _ [A] _ [G] Low-e low-e low-e low-e [Gm] low-e
Low-e low-e low-e low-e low-e
Me mama told [Eb] me not long [Dm] ago
To keep [Cm] away from that worthless [Dm] Joe
If I [Cm] heard what me mama [Gm] say
I [Dm] wouldn't be in this mess [Bb] today RUN JOE!
Ayy, the man at the door RUN JOE!
The man won't let me go RUN JOE!
Run as fast as you can RUN JOE!
Police holding [Gbm] me hand
[Gm] Don't you hear what I told you?
RUN JOE!
I done warned you and schooled you RUN JOE!
Don't let the policeman hold you RUN JOE!
Then your mama done told you RUN JOE!
Ayy, the policeman catching up with Joe RUN JOE!
Joe run too slow RUN JOE! Joe _ RUN JOE! _ _
RUN JOE!
Joe RUN JOE! _ _