Buddy Holly – Smokey Joes Cafe (Guitar)

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Couldnt Find Chords For This Song So I Decided To Do It Myself. If I Have To Improve Something In This Tab Let Me Know, Thankyou. This tab is originally written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. this is a covered version by Buddy Holly you can find the song on The album Giant wich was released in January 1969. Giant was Buddy Holly's eighth posthumously(after his death) released album and the fifth album to feature previously unreleased material.

[Guitar 1 tab]
E-7-10-7--------------------------------
B--------10-7-10-7----------------------
G------------------10-7-----------------
D-----------------------10-7------------
A----------------------------10-7-------
E---------------------------------10-7--

[Guitar 2 tab]
E-7-10-7--------------------------------
B--------10-7-10-7----------------------
G------------------10-7-----------------
D-----------------------10-7------------
A----------------------------10-----6-7-
E-------------------------------7-9-----

[Guitar 1 Chords] The D Chord is on the B string tenth fret The A Chord is on the A string tenth fret [Guitar 2 Chords] The B Chord is on the E string tenth fret The D Chord is on the G string tenth fret The A Chord is on the A string tenth fret [Intro]

B E B                F#
    Smokey Joe's Cafe

B E B                F#
    Smokey Joe's Cafe

[Verse]

    B
One day while I was eating down at Smokey Joe's Cafe

A-sitting there reading down at Smokey Joe's Cafe

  E
A chicken walked in through the door

That I had never seen before

   B
At least I never saw her down at Smokey Joe's Cafe

    F#          F# F E                               D A
And it scared me when she sat right down next to me [Guitar 1]

    B
Her knees were almost touching mine at Smokey Joe's Cafe

A chill was running down my spine at Smokey Joe's Cafe

  E
I could smell her sweet perfume

She smiled and made my heart go boom

    B
And everybody in the room at Smokey Joe's Cafe

     F#            F# F E                                C# B D A
They said, "Be careful - that chick belongs to Smokey Joe" [Guitar 2]

    E
And from behind the counter - I saw a man

A chef's hat on his head and a knife in his hand He grabbed me by the collar and began to shout

     B7
"You better eat up all your beans, boy and clear right on out!"

F#      B
Well, I know I'll never eat again at Smokey Joe's Cafe

And so I'll never see again at Smokey Joe's Cafe

    E
I'd rather eat my chilli beans at Jim's or Jack's or John's or Gene's

     B
Than take my chances eating down at Smokey Joe's Cafe

  F#            F# F E
I risked my life when that Smokey Joe's a crazy fool

[Outro]

B E B                F#
    Smokey Joe's Cafe

B E B                F#
    Smokey Joe's Cafe

B E B
    Smokey Joe's Cafe