Joeys On The Street Again

[A]       [D]

[A]Sooner or later when the            [D]dawn was breaking
  The joint was jumping and the     walls were shaking
  Joey sneaked in the               backdoor way
Pretending he was with the band, he never used to pay
He was[E] no great draw at pulling the chicks
He used to [D]lie against the wall like he was holding up the bricks
And [E]all the things that guy used to do to get his kicks
He was a [D]legand in his lifetime with the neighborhood kids

They said "joey [F#m]did [F#m]this" [F#m]   and "joey [F#m]did [F#m]that" [F#m]
Oh that [F#m]guy [F#m]was crazy, [F#m]what a [F#m]craz[F#m]y cat [F#m]
Then something [F#m]strange [F#m]would happen,[F#m]   there's trouble [F#m]on t[F#m]he way[F#m]
And trouble [F#m]only[F#m]  means one [F#m]thing...[A]  [A]  [A]  [A]    [A]    [E]     Joey's on the street
a[A]gain   [D]      he's on the [A]street  [D]

[A]Joey grew older,                           [D]older without a cause
Got married, had some kids and had his     brushes with the law
Settled down and got a job, then said "I'm leaving" one day
"I've gotta hang loose a while, take       care while I'm away."
[E]People said they'd seen him, they were nearly always wrong
[D]no one knew how much he had, where he'd gone or for how long
'Til one [E]day there came a rumor, floating from the docks
Saying a [D]crazy stranger had been found lying among the rocks

They said "joey [F#m]did [F#m]this" [F#m]   and "joey [F#m]did [F#m]that" [F#m]
Oh that [F#m]guy [F#m]was crazy, [F#m]what a [F#m]craz[F#m]y cat [F#m]
And no one [F#m]quite [F#m]believed it[F#m],   all rumors [F#m]are [F#m]the same[F#m]
And now if [F#m]some[F#m]thing happens[F#m] they say...[A]  [A]  [A]  [A]    [A]    [E]    Joey's on the street
a[A]gain   [D]      he's on the [A]street  [D]

(Sax Solo)
[A]       [D]       x8
[F#m] [F#m]   [F#m]   X7
[A] [A] [A] [A]   [A]   [E]

[A]       [D]       x6

When joey    [A]moved away               [D]
A lot of the [A]kids said "I can't stay a[D]round here"
             [A]                        [D]
They said "I'm [A]moving out,            [D]
               going away"            D
They said "I'm [A]leaving,               D
       getting out"
They said "I'm [A]leaving,                [D]
               going away, going away, going away"
             [A]                        [D]

They said "I'm [A]leaving, I'm leaving, I'm [D]leaving, I'm leaving"

Gonna       [A]go somewhere where it               [D]doesn't stink
           Away from the alleys, somewhere      I can think
Wash the    dirt from my hands, watch it        wash down the sink
It's a      strain on the brain living          close to the brink
Look at the brickwall gravestone where some     kid was sprayed
Saying    nobody could be bothered here to      rule o.k
Don't    believe it, don't believe it what they say on tv

There's no ro[A]mance,                         no ro[D]mance
        no romance                  there's no romance
        no romance,                         no romance
        no romance                          For joey in this city

[A]       [D]       x24 to fade

Mick 2009