Xtc - Standing In For Joe

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adapted from the chord tab by tim harris :

date : sun , 25 jun 2000 20 : 35 : 41 +0100
from : tim harris
subject : chords to standing in for joe
message – id :

standing in for joe

Dsus4
i’m standing . . .
A Asus4 A Asus4 A
standing in for joe
D
joe called round to ask me
F#m
would i do a favor
G D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
while he’s gonna be out of town
A D
said his girl needs company
F#m
she gets so restless
G D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
would i keep her safe and sound
D E
softly softly in the night
F#m F ( bass notes edcbagf )
well you can guess the rest
A D
now these shoes fit all too well
G D A Asus4
standing in for joe
G D A Asus4
standing in for joe
G ( A7sus4 ’sitar twiddle’ ) A
i’m standing in for joe

A D
joe said we’ve been friends so long
F#m G
that i would be the one
D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
he would trust with his life
A D
now those words run round my brain
F#m
as darkness falls
G D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
as i turn out his bedroom light
D E
who could resist her tender charms
F#m F ( bass notes edcbagf )
so the story goes
A D
this actor he plays all the parts
G D A Asus4
standing in for joe
G D A Asus4
standing in for joe
G ( A7sus4 ’sitar twiddle’ )
oh , i’m standing in for . . .
F#m E
love is like a river
F#m F ( A7sus4 ’sitar twiddle’ ) A
you cannot stop its flow

A D
joe called round to ask me
F#m
would i do a favor
G D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
while he’s gonna be out of town
A D
he says his girl needs company
F#m
she gets so restless
G D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
would i check that shes safe and sound

D E
softly softly in the night
F#m F ( bass notes edcbagf )
well you can guess the rest
A D
now these shoes fit all too well
G D A Asus4
standing in for joe
G D A Asus4
standing in for joe

( rinse and repeat )

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odin benitez