Joe’s Garage

Accordi Joe’s Garage

Intro:
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We take you now, to a garage, in Canoga Park
   
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It makes it's own sauce...

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 It wasn't very large
          
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There was just enough room to cram the drums
       
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In the corner over by the Dodge
         
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It was a fifty-four
       
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With a mashed up door
      
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And a cheesy little amp
       
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With a sign on the front said "Fender Champ"
      
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And a second hand guitar
         
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It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar

         
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We could jam in Joe's Garage
    
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His mama was screamin'
    
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His dad was mad
       
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We was playin' the same old song
       
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In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would
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Play it all night long
       
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It was all we knew, 'n' easy too
      
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So we wouldn't get it wrong
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All we did was bend the string like...

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         ...Hey!
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Down in Joe's Garage
          
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We didn't have no dope or LSD
      
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But a coupla quartsa beer
      
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Would fix it so the intonation
      
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Would not offend yer ear
        
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And the same old chords goin' over 'n' over
  
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Became a symphony
         
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We would play it again 'n' again 'n' again
          
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'Cause it sounded good to me  ONE MO
RE TIME!

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We could jam in Joe's Garage
    
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His mama was screamin',
 
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"TURN IT 
DOWN!"
       
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We was playing' the same old song
       
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In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would
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Play it all night long
       
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It was all we knew, and easy too
      
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So we wouldn't get it wrong
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Even if you played it on a saxophone

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We thought we was pretty good
   
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We talked about keepin' the band together
       
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'N' we figured that we should
        
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'Cause about this time we was gettin' the eye
         
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From the girls in the neighborhood
       
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They'd all come over 'n' dance around
    
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So we picked out a stupid name
         
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Had some cards printed up for a coupla bucks
           
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'N' we was on our way to fame
    
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Got matching suits 'N' Beatle Boots
      
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'N' a sign on the back of the car
           
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'N' we was ready to work in a GO-GO Bar

ONE TWO TH
REE FOUR LET'S SEE IF YOU GOT SOME MO
RE!

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People seemed to like our song
     
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They got up 'n' danced 'n' made a lotta noise
       
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An' it wasn't 'fore very long
  
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A guy from a company we can't name
        
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Said we oughta take his pen
    
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'N' sign on the line for a real good time
       
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But he didn't tell us when
       
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These "good times" would be somethin'
         
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That was really happenin'
       
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So the band broke up
       
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An' it looks like
        
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We will never play again...

Guess you only get one chance in life

To play a song that goes like...

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Well the years was rollin' by, yeah
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Heavy Metal 'n' Glitter Rock
    
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Had caught the public eye, yeah
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Snotty boys with lipstick on
    
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Was really flyin' high, yeah
    
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'N' then they got that Disco thing
    
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'N' New Wave came along
    
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'N' all of a sudden I thought the time
    
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Had come for that old song
   
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We used to play in "Joe's Garage"
    
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And if I am not wrong
    
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You will soon be dancin' to...
    
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The WHITE ZONE is
      
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for loading and
        
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unloading only 
       
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If you gotta load or unload,

go to the WHITE ZONE 

You'll love it...
         
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Well the years was rollin' by ...
         
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Well the years was rollin' by ...
         
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Well the years was rollin' by ...
         
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Well the years was rollin' by ...