Old Joe Clark

[Intro] 
G   C   G 
 
[Chorus] 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
                Am C 
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
G 
I'm gonna leave this town 
 
[Verse] 
G 
Old Joe Clark used to clean the bar 
               Em 
Liquor was his pay (pay) 
G 
Never saved a golden eagle 
G 
Drank it all away 
 
[Chorus] 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
                Am C 
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
G 
I'm gonna leave this town 
 
[Verse] 
G 
I don't want your old time religion 
                   Em 
Or what you got to say (say) 
    G 
But pass me down the barley jug 
G 
I'll be on my way, a-singin' 
 
[Chorus] 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
                Am C 
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
G 
I'm gonna leave this town 
 
[Instrumental] 
G   C   G    Em   G 
 
[Verse] 
G 
Old Joe Clark walked downtown backwards 
                   Em 
People asked him, "Why?" (why) 
G 
I come back for one more drink 
G 
While wavin' you good-bye!" 
 
[Chorus] 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
                Am C 
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
G 
I'm gonna leave this town 
 
[Chorus] 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
                Am C 
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown 
G 
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark 
G 
I'm gonna leave this town