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verse 1
FA
joey keys was from my neighbourhood
DO
some would say he was bad
REm
joe thought he was good
FA FA SIb FA
they said he got the name keys from picking locks
SOLm LAm SIb
he never really robbed no one it sure amused the cops
verse 2
FA
joeys parents owned the restaurant
DO
after closing time theyd give us
REm
almost anything we would want
SIb FA SIb FA
i never cared that joey keys was slow
SOLm LAm
though he couldnt read or write well
SIb
weed talk all night long
pre chorus
FA
come on come on come on
SIb
what you gonna do with your life
SOLm
oh come on come on come on
SIb
chasing sparks in the nights
FA
his old man said tomorrow
SIb
is a ride that goes no where
SOLm LAm
but ill pull some strings get blackbird wings
SIb
and break us out of here
chorus
DO REm
hey joey come on tell me about your dreams
SIb
tell me all the sights youre gonna see
SOLm
tell me who youre gonna be
DO REm
hey joey gonna kiss the girls tonight
SOLm
sometimes you got to stand and fight
LAm SIb FA
it will be alright gonna find a better life
verse3
see joe was 3 years younger to the day
acting like a brother
but became my ball and chain
i met this girl named rhonda she fell for me
she said i might learn to like him but love aint built for 3
play chorus
solo
DO REm SIb SOLm
DO REm SOLm LAm SIb
bridge
MIb SIb
news gets around in this fading neighborhood
FA
the old man lost the restaurant
FA
he drinks more than he should
MIb SIb
its time for joey keys to do some good
SOLm
pick the lock off our lives
LAm SIb
lets get out of here like we always said we would
play chorus
play pre chorus
ending
FA
tell the old man its tomorrow
SIb
were off to find somewhere
SOLm
i pulled some strings got blackbird wings
DO FA
and broke us out of here
SIb SOLm DO
F Bb Gm C repeat and fade
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