Intro: A, E (4 times)

(Verse 1)
E
There's a place called Joe's
      A          E
Where some of us go
         A            B      E
When the hard working day is through
            A
Through the neon and smoke
   E
We laugh and tell jokes
    A                        B
And throw down a cold one or two
          A                      E
There's a jukebox that's full of records
   A       B           E
By Willie, Haggard and Jones
          A          B     E            A
There's a picture of Elvis and ol' John Wayne
A               B           E
Hanging side by side on the wall


(Chorus)
        A
Down at Joe's place
               E
It's still the old way
        F#m
Pickled eggs in a jar
      A
And a blue ribbon sign
F#m
Ol' boys and bankers
        B
Sitting side by side
        A     E     A     E
Down at Joe's place
        A     E     A     E
Down at Joe's place

(Verse 2)
E
Along about midnight
      A       E
A few hangers on
          A        B         E
Are still hanging out at the bar
       A
If the telephone rings
        E
It's an understood thing
A                         B
Joe don't know where they are
     A            E
At a table in the corner
          A                B     E
There's a young man and an empty chair
    A           B      E            A
His head in his hands, tears in his eyes
A                  B          E
And a girlfriend's ring lying there


(Chorus)
        A
Down at Joe's place
               E
It's still the old way
        F#m
Pickled eggs in a jar
      A
And a blue ribbon sign
F#m
Ol' boys and bankers
        B
Sitting side by side
        A     E     A     E
Down at Joe's place
        A     E     A     E
Down at Joe's place