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			Safety Joe - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com

Tuning: Standard

Artist: John Prine
Album: Fair & Square
Year: 2005



Intro:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)CG
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)
GWell, (320003@1)he never got too lonely
CAnd (x32010@1)he never got too sad
DBut (xx0232@1)he never got too happy
C (x32010@1)                        GAnd (320003@1)that's what's just too bad
GHe (320003@1)never reached much further
CThan (x32010@1)his lonely arms would go
DHe (xx0232@1)wore a seatbelt around his heart
                           GAnd (320003@1)they called him Safety Joe



Chorus:
GSafety (320003@1)Joe
       CSafety (x32010@1)Joe
GWhat (320003@1)do you say?
            DWhat (xx0232@1)do you know?
             GIf (320003@1)you don't loosen up the buckle
              COn (x32010@1)your heart heart and start to chuckle
       DYou're (xx0232@1)gonna die of boredom
       GSafety (320003@1)Joe



GNow (320003@1)Joe he lived in Baltimore
C'Cause (x32010@1)New York was too darn fast
D (xx0232@1)          
He sometimes went down to Washington
        C (x32010@1)               GJust (320003@1)to view our nation's past
GHe (320003@1)never ate his vegetables
CCause (x32010@1)they were just too darn chewy
D (xx0232@1)And he never climbed much higher
                         GThan (320003@1)the arch in old St. Louis




(Repeat Chorus 2x)



GJoe (320003@1)gradually grew meaner
CBy (x32010@1)not changin' his demeanor
DBut (xx0232@1)he never did nothin'
                 GToo (320003@1)much for too long
GTherefore (320003@1)his life never got much richer
CThan (x32010@1)the day they took that picture
D (xx0232@1)                                         GIn (320003@1)his birthday suit on the day that he was born.




(Repeat Chorus)




       DYou're (xx0232@1)gonna die of boredom
       GSafety (320003@1)Joe



That's golden