Notation legends">" = repeat note a couple o' timesIntro
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---------------IVerseAJoey comes from sacred part of town, where sometimes you
F#mtalk so tough your feet don't touch the ground. And the A
sidewalk soldiers sing their midnite blues while the F#m
old men recite their story lines about when I was young like youBridge
A DThey say: Oh yeahwe're cruising to the backbeat A DA D
Oh yeahMaking love in the backseats B5Chorus (play intro)
We were wild, wild in the streetswild wild in the streetsVerseA
A member of the boys' brigade had a date with the girl nextdoor you know it F#m
made her daddy crazy and it only made her want him more. They weren't A
looking for trouble that boy didn't want a fight (not tonite) so she F#m
headed out thru the bathroom window but what daddy didn't know is that
she'll be alright Bridge A DThey say: Oh yeah
we're cruising to the backbeat A DA DOh yeah
Making love in the backseats B5Chorus (this time twice)
Solo (intro chords, but with a little variation at the end. Listen to
the song andyou will notice it!!)A
Sometimes this ain't pretty, but you know it ain't so bad. Just like the F#m
girl who looks so happy when inside she's so so sad. And A
here we got this code of honor: "no one's going down". You don't
F#m B5
walk in vain thru the kids parade, cause this is my hometown...Chorus
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B----5-7-5------------------I Hehe sorry... I missed this...
G----------7-6--------------I You will know where it goes if
D---------------------------I u listen to the song....
A---------------------------I Goes all over the song
E---------------------------I (adapted for guitars)
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