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Joe the Lion

David Bowie
Tab
★4.6(9)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Joe The Lion

Intro

D C Em D

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|--------7-7-5---|--------5-5-3---|----------7-----|----5-7-7----5------|
|------5-------7-|------3-------5-|----5-7/9---/9-9|5/7-------5/7--7-7--|
|5-5-8-----------|3-3-6-----------|7-7-------------|-------------------5|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|

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|7---5~----------|5---3~----------|8---7---5~------|7p5-------7---------|
|---------7~-----|---------5~-----|----------------|----7~------7~------|
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|G | |

Joe the lion

|Em | |

went to the bar

|B | |

A couple of drinks on the house and he

|B | (Eb) |

said Tell you who you are if you nail me to my

|D intro | |

car

|C | |

|Em | |

Boy thanks for hesitating

|D | |

this is the kiss off

|D | |

Boy thanks for hesitating

|C | |

You'll never know the real story

|Em | |

Just a couple of dreams

|D | |

You get up and sleep You can buy

C or G C/G or G

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|4/5.-5---4-5-----------|----4------------------|
|-------------5~------5.|4/5---5-4-5~-----------|
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God It's Monday you slither

down the greasy pipe So far so good no one

saw you Hobble over any freeway

You will be like your dreams......... tonight

|Gsus G | |

You get up and sleep

|Esus E | |

You get up and sleep Joe the

|Bsus B | |

lion

| | |

Made of iron

|D | |

Joe the lion

|C | |

went to the bar A couple of drinks

|Em | |

on the house and he was a fortune teller he said

|D | |

Nail me to my car and I'll tell you who you are

|D

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