[Intro]
F  Dsus2  (C)  Eb  Bb  F
 
 
F
Joey Keys was from my neighborhood
C
Some would say that he was bad and
Dm
Joe thought that was good
Bb                                F  Bb  F
Joey got the name "Keys" picking locks
 
     Gm            Am
He never really robbed no one
     Bb
it sure amused the cops
F
Joey's parents owned a restaurant
      C                                  Dm
After closing time they'd give us almost anything we'd want
  Bb                             F  Bb  F
I never cared that Joey Keys was slow
 
          Gm               Am
Though he couldn't read or write too well
    Bb
but we'd talk all night long
 
 
F
Come on, come on, come on
               Bb
What you gonna do with your life?
    Gm
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
        Bb
Chasing sparks in the nights
    F
His old man said tomorrow
     Bb
is a ride that goes nowhere
         Gm                     Am
But I'll pull some strings, get blackbird wings
    Bb
And break us out of there
 
 
C
Hey Joey
      Dm
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
                Bb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
        Gm
Tell me who you're gonna be
C
Hey Joey
             Dm
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
                     Gm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
      Am       Bb
It'll be alright         
We're gonna find
     F  (E)  Dsus2 (C)
a better life
 
 
    F
See Joe was 3 years younger to the day
       C
Acting like a little brother
      Dm
but became my ball and chain
  Bb
I met this girl named Rhonda
             F  Bb F
she fell for me
           Gm               Am
She said, "I might learn to like him
    Bb
but love ain't built for three"
 
 
 
C
Hey Joey
      Dm
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
                Bb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
        Gm
Tell me who you're gonna be
C
Hey Joey
             Dm
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
                     Gm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
      Am       Bb
It'll be alright         
 
 
    C   Dm   Bb  Gm
Hey Joe
    C   Dm   Gm  Am Bb
 
 
     Eb                                 Bb
News gets around in this fading neighborhood
    F
The old man lost the restaurant
    F (F5 - G5 - A5 - B5 - C5 - D5)
He drinks more than he should
     Eb                            Bb
It's time for Joey keys to do some good
         Gm
Pick the lock off our lives
          Am                   Bb
let's get out of here like we always said we would
 
 
C
Hey Joey
      Dm
C'mon tell me 'bout your dreams
                Bb
Tell me all the sights you're gonna see
        Gm
Tell me who you're gonna be
C
Hey Joey
             Dm
You're gonna kiss the girls goodnight
                     Gm
Sometimes you got to stand and fight
      Am       Bb
It'll be alright         
We're gonna find
         F      Bb
a better life
              F    Bb
Find a better life
              F     Bb  Gm  C
Find a better life
 
 
F
Come on, come on, come on
               Bb
What you gonna do with your life?
    Gm
Oh, Come on, come on, come on
        C
Chasing sparks in the nights
 
         F
Tell the old man it's tomorrow
      Bb
we're off to find somewhere
  Gm
I pulled some strings, got blackbird wings
    C                 F
And broke us out of here...
 
Bb    Gm    C
F     Bb    Gm    C  --> and repeating