***Capo 2 for the recorded key***
Intro: A E F#m E D E
A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1)Verse 1:
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E DWe're (xx0232@1)supposed to start work down on the river today
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m E (022100@1)And for Joe and me, it's some pretty good pay
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) DNow (xx0232@1)I was countin' on him, to be at the dock by ten
BmA (x24432@1)week's pay says he's still at home
D (xx0232@1) ECause (022100@1)the boy's in his own time zone, I'm
Chorus:
A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1) EWaitin' (022100@1)on Joe, what do you know
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Bm (x24432@1) ETime (022100@1)flies fast and he is slower than a
A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)told him over and over now don't you be late
Bm (x24432@1) EOh (022100@1)but like always
D (xx0232@1) EI'm (022100@1)just sittin' on go
A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1)
And waitin' on Jo--------e
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Verse 2:
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E DTow (xx0232@1)boats are leaving cause it don't care
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
What's not on board and who's not there
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) DOnce (xx0232@1)that whistle blows, down the mighty river it rolls
BmMan (x24432@1)if I could be more like that
D (xx0232@1) EI'd (022100@1)get on with my life and never look back, instead of
CHORUS
A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1)Waitin on Joe
Bridge:
D (xx0232@1) F#m (244222@1)And he's in a hurry, cause he's runnin behind
E (022100@1) C# (x43121@1) D (xx0232@1) ENow (022100@1)I'm not one to worry but I've got a real bad feeling this time
F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4)A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1)Oh oh oo------ooh
Verse 3:
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1)Cause sirens are crying all through this town
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
And one ole boy said, Joe never slowed down
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) DHe (xx0232@1)tried to beat that morning train, my life will never be the same
BmI (x24432@1)didn't even tell my brother goodbye
D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
Lord I wish somehow he could send me a sign
CHORUS
A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E D (xx0232@1)Waitin on Joe
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