Old Joe Riley Chords & Lyrics - Dean Brody

[INTRO]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]

[VERSE 1]
[C]Old Joe Riley owned a [G]fishin' shack
With the [Am]ocean out front and the [C]bay out back
He had a little boat and a [G]fisherman's tan
When he [Am]wasn't out fishin' he was [C]sittin' in the sand

[CHORUS]
Then the [G]big boys came and they [C]offered him millions
To [F]put up some condos or a [C]swank ho[G]tel
Old Joe Riley told them [Am]no thanks anyway
[F]I could use the money but I [C]just can't [G]sell
A [C]low rent heaven beats a [F]high dollar hell
A [G]low rent heaven beats a [C]high dollar hell Come on

[INTERLUDE]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]

[VERSE 2]
He said I've seen the cities eatin' [G]up small towns
Where you [Am]can't smell the breeze and it's [F]cement ground
You pay to [C]park your car but it [G]ain't safe to walk
Nobody [Am]looks you in the eye, don't [F]speak, don't talk

[CHORUS]
So when the [G]big boys came and they [C]offered him millions
To [F]put up some condos or a swank ho[G]tel
Old Joe Riley told them [Am]no thanks anyway
[F]I could use the money but I [C]just can't [G]sell
A [C]low rent heaven beats a [F]high dollar hell
A [G]low rent heaven beats a [C]high dollar hell Here we go

[INTERLUDE]
[C] [G] [C]
[C] [G] [C]

[VERSE 3]
Yeah in a bank lock box there's a [G]deed to some land
With his [Am]widow's gold ring an' a [F]few grains of sand
Joe Riley's [C]granddaughter's gonna [G]face a big choice
I [AM]hope she remembers her [F]granddaddy's voice

[CHORUS]
When the [G]big boys came and they [C]offered him millions
To [F]put up some condos or a [C]swank ho[G]tel
Old Joe Riley told them [Am]no thanks anyway
[F]I could use the money but I [C]just can't [G]sell
A [C]low rent heaven beats a [F]high dollar hell
A [G]low rent heaven beats a [C]high dollar hell
A [C]low rent heaven beats a [F]high dollar hell
A [G]low rent heaven beats a [C]high dollar hell Come on

[OUTRO]
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[G] [C]
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[G] [C]