Joe Purdy - Canyon Joe

this is a copy/paste job , since the last one lacked the full lyrics! all glory and
honor to the first tabs – ter! i just love the song and like to sing along as i
play! thanks for doing all the work!
the chords somehow get moved to the right – dunno how or why this happens , but i
tried to put them back into place . follow the flow of the song and youll hear
where the chords fit in .
enjoy : )

capo 3rd fret

chords used :

C : x32010
Em : 022000
F : 133210
G : 320010
Am : x02210

picking pattern varies in intro sometimes :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
B | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0p2 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse picking pattern – again there are variations , but the former tab – ster wrote
that if you stick to this , you cant go horribly , fatally wrong :

C Em F G
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – |
D | – – – – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Am F C Am G F
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – |
B | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
D | – – – – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
A | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – |

after each verse play the intro again and back to the verse .

intro : G

verse :

C Em
well i live in the canyon where the old coyotes howl
F G
they come down from the mountains and the dogs begin to growl
Am F
and they meet up in the darkness , and they fight until the death
C Am G F
when the morning sun is rising i will bury who is left

G Am
oh – – – – – – – – oh
F C G
they call me canyon joe

C Em
and i stay in the cabin where i work my hands to bleed
F G
swing the hammer to the nail and i swing the axe onto the tree
Am F
and i once cleared these woods yeah there used to be a path
C Am G F
and now the trees have overgrown just to prove that nothing lasts

G Am
and oh – – – – – oh ,
F C G
they call me canyon joe

C Em
the old man went crazy he lives high up on the ridge
F G
he used to tell me all the stories of the church house and the bridge
Am F
but the bridge , she washed away your sin the church house – it got burned
C Am G F
’cause this world has gone angry and some people never learn

G Am
and oh – – – – – oh ,
F C G
they call me canyon joe

C Em
and i once loved a woman yes and georgia was her name
F G
we met out in the foothills of the ozark mountain range
Am F
we saw the world together least the parts that we love most
C Am G F
she still comes to me in dreams i Am still haunted with her ghost

G Am
and oh – – – – – oh ,
F C G
they call me canyon joe

C Em
and all my thoughts are heavy my beard , it has grown long
F G
and i search the face of six – strings for an old familiar song
Am F
but the chords , they all sound foreign like the places that i’ve been
C Am G F
so i close my eyes to sleep tomorrow i will try again

G Am F C G
and oh , they call me canyon joe
oh , oh , they call me canyon joe
singing oh , oh , they call me canyon joe