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Adapted from the chord tab by Tim Harris:

Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:35:41 +0100
From: Tim Harris 
Subject: chords to Standing In For Joe
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Standing  In  For  Joe

Dsus4
I'm standing...
A   Asus4 A Asus4 A
Standing in for Joe
  DJoe (xx0232@1)called round to ask me
F#mWould (244222@1)I do a favor
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)        Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
While he's gonna be out of town
A (x02220@1)                 DSaid (xx0232@1)his girl needs company
     F#mShe (244222@1)gets so restless
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)           Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Would I keep her safe and sound
D (xx0232@1)           ESoftly (022100@1)softly in the night
F#m (244222@1)                  F (133211@1)  (bass notes EDCBAGF)
Well you can guess the rest
A (x02220@1)                  DNow (xx0232@1)these shoes fit all too well
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) Asus4Standing (x02230@1)in for Joe
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) Asus4Standing (x02230@1)in for Joe
G (320003@1)                 (A7Sus4  'sitar twiddle') AI'm (x02220@1)standing in for Joe

A (x02220@1)                                     DJoe (xx0232@1)said we've been friends so long
F#m (244222@1)                           GThat (320003@1)I would be the one
        D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)            Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
He would trust with his life
A (x02220@1)                               DNow (xx0232@1)those words run round my brain
        F#mAs (244222@1)darkness falls
        G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)             Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
As I turn out his bedroom light
D (xx0232@1)                                     EWho (022100@1)could resist her tender charms
F#m (244222@1)        F (133211@1)  (bass notes EDCBAGF)
So the story goes
A (x02220@1)                 DThis (xx0232@1)actor he plays all the parts
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) Asus4Standing (x02230@1)in for Joe
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) Asus4Standing (x02230@1)in for Joe
G (320003@1)                 (A7Sus4  'sitar twiddle')
Oh, I'm standing in for...
F#m (244222@1)          ELove (022100@1)is like a river
F#m (244222@1)           F (133211@1)   (A7Sus4  'sitar twiddle') AYou (x02220@1)cannot stop its flow

A (x02220@1)                               DJoe (xx0232@1)called round to ask me
F#mWould (244222@1)I do a favor
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)        Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
While he's gonna be out of town
A (x02220@1)                 DHe (xx0232@1)says his girl needs company
     F#mShe (244222@1)gets so restless
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)                   Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Would I check that she's safe and sound

D (xx0232@1)           ESoftly (022100@1)softly in the night
F#m (244222@1)                  F (133211@1)  (bass notes EDCBAGF)
Well you can guess the rest
A (x02220@1)                  DNow (xx0232@1)these shoes fit all too well
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) Asus4Standing (x02230@1)in for Joe
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1) Asus4Standing (x02230@1)in for Joe

(rinse and repeat)

--
Odin Benitez
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