***Capo 2 for the recorded key***

Intro: A E F#m E D  E 
       AE F#mE D (xx0232@1)Verse 1:
D (xx0232@1)                      E (022100@1)                      AE F#mE DWe're (xx0232@1)supposed to start work down on the river today
D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)                   A (x02220@1)         EF#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:
           AE  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 
               AE F#mE D (xx0232@1) 
And waitin' on Jo--------e

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Verse 2:
D (xx0232@1)            E (022100@1)                    AE F#mE DTow (xx0232@1)boats are leaving cause it don't care
D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1) F#mE 
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

AE F#mE 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)AE F#mE D (xx0232@1)Oh   oh   oo------ooh

Verse 3:
D (xx0232@1)               E (022100@1)                     AE F#mE D (xx0232@1)Cause sirens are crying all through this town
D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)              A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)   F#mE 
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)            EsusE
Lord I wish somehow he could send me a sign

CHORUS

AE F#mE D (xx0232@1)Waitin on Joe

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