Tom: B
Introdução: F D2 Eb Bb F
F
Joey Keys was from my neighborhood
C
Some would say that he was bad and
Dm
Joey thought that was good
Bb F Bb F
Joey got the name "Keys" picking locks
Gm Am
He never really robbed no one
Bb
it sure amused the cops
F
Joey's parents owned a restaurant
C Dm
After closing time they'd give us almost anything we'd want
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I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
G Am
Though he couldn't read or write too well
Bb
but we'd talk all night long
F
Come on, come on, come on
Bb
What you gonna do with your life?
Gm
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
Bb
Chasing sparks in the nights
F
His old man said tomorrow
Bb
is a ride that goes nowhere
Gm Am
But I'll pull some strings, get blackbird wings
Bb
And break us out of there
C
Hey Joey
Dm
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
Bb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
Gm
Tell me who you're gonna be
C
Hey Joey
Dm
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
Gm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
Am Bb
It'll be alright
We're gonna find
F D2
a better life
F
See Joe was 3 years younger to the day
C
Acting like a little brother
Dm
but became my ball and chain
Bb
I met this girl named Rhonda
F Bb F
she fell for me
Gm Am
She said, "I might learn to like him
Bb
but love ain't built for three"
C
Hey Joey
Dm
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
Bb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
Gm
Tell me who you're gonna be
C
Hey Joey
Dm
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
Gm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
Am Bb
It'll be alright
C Dm Bb Gm
Hey Joe
Eb Bb
News gets around in this fading neighborhood
F
The old man lost the restaurant
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He drinks more than he should
Eb Bb
It's time for Joey keys to do some good
Gm
Pick the lock off our lives
Am Bb
let's get out of here like we always said we would
C
Hey Joey
Dm
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
Bb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
Gm
Tell me who you're gonna be
C
Hey Joey
Dm
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
Gm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
Am Bb
It'll be alright
We're gonna find
F Bb
a better life
F Bb
Find a better life
F Bb Gm C
Find a better life
F
Come on, come on, come on
Bb
What you gonna do with your life?
Gm
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
C
Chasing sparks in the nights
F
Tell the old man it's tomorrow
Bb
we are off to find somewhere
Gm
I pulled some strings, got blackbird wings
C F
And broke us out of here...