Safety Joe
John PrineVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well, he never got too lonely
And he never got too sad
But he never got too happy
And that's what's just too bad
He never reached much further
Than his lonely arms would go
He wore a seatbelt around his heart
And they called him Safety Joe
Safety Joe
Safety Joe
What do you say?
What do you know?
If you don't loosen up the buckle
On your heart heart and start to chuckle
You're gonna die of boredom
Safety Joe
Now Joe he lived in Baltimore
'Cause New York was too darn fast
He sometimes went down to Washington
Just to view our nation's past
He never ate his vegetables
Cause they were just too darn chewy
And he never climbed much higher
Than the arch in old St. Louis
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
Joe gradually grew meaner
By not changin' his demeanor
But he never did nothin'
Too much for too long
Therefore his life never got much richer
Than the day they took that picture
In his birthday suit on the day that he was born.
(Repeat Chorus)
You're gonna die of boredom
Safety Joe
That's golden
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Readable chord sheet for Safety Joe by John Prine
[G] [C] [D] [C] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G]Well, he never got too lonely [C]And he never got too sad [D]But he never got too happy [C]And that's what's just too [G]bad [G]He never reached much further [C]Than his lonely arms would go [D]He wore a seatbelt around his heart And they called him Safety [G]Joe [G]Safety Joe Safety [C]Joe [G]What do you say? What do you [D]know? If you don't [G]loosen up the buckle On your heart [C]heart and start to chuckle You're [D]gonna die of boredom Safety [G]Joe [G]Now Joe he lived in Baltimore [C]'Cause New York was too darn fast [D]He sometimes went down to Washington Just to [C]view our nation's [G]past [G]He never ate his vegetables [C]Cause they were just too darn chewy [D]And he never climbed much higher Than the arch in old St. [G]Louis (Repeat Chorus 2x) [G]Joe gradually grew meaner [C]By not changin' his demeanor [D]But he never did nothin' Too much for too [G]long [G]Therefore his life never got much richer [C]Than the day they took that picture [D]In his birthday suit on the day that he was [G]born. (Repeat Chorus) You're [D]gonna die of boredom Safety [G]Joe That's golden