Sleepy Joes Café Ukulele tab

	  
Intro 
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verse 1 

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There's a place out on the highway 'cross the San Bernardino line 
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Where the truckers and the bikers gather every night at the same time 
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At seven the band comes in and locals dance the night away 
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At Sleepy Joe's Café 


verse 2 

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I drive on down from the big town Friday when the clock strikes five 
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As the red sun sets in the ocean, I start to come alive 
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Summer girls in the parking lot slap on their makeup and they flirt the night away 
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At Sleepy Joe's Café 


verse 3 

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Joe came home in '45 and took out a G.I. loan 
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On a sleepy little spot and Army cook could call his own 
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He married May, the highway come in and they woke up to find 
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They were sitting on top of a pretty little gold mine 


Instrumental 

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verse 4 

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Saturday night the lights are bright as the folks pour in from town 
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Joe keeps the blues playin', at the bar May lays the beers down 
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I come through the door and feel the workweek slip away 
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See you out on the floor and Monday morning's a million miles away 
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At Sleepy Joe's Café 
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Sleepy Joe's Café 
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Sleepy Joe's Café 


Outro 

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