Joey Joey Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays622

Joey Joey by Johnny Thunders is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G                 C 
Born in Red House Brooklyn 
G              C 
In the year of who knows when 
G             C 
Opened up his eyes 
G          C 
To accordion 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey 
G           C 
King of the streets 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey 
G            C 
Can't get no relief 
G             C 
Larry was the oldest 
G        C 
Joey was next 
G                 C 
They tried to get Larry 
G           C 
Joey got so upset 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey 
G           C 
King of the streets 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey 
G            C 
Can't get no relief 
G           C 
They tried, to tell him  
G      C 
He was doing wrong 
G                 C 
Dealing with some colored's  
G C 
Boy you're doing so wrong 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey  
G           C 
King of the streets 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey  
G            C 
Can't get no relief 
F         C 
Joey Joey Joey 
F          C 
What'd you do? 
F          C         G 
You got it Umberto's poor you 
G             C 
Bullets still in the door 
G                  C 
Where they got you got you more 
G            C 
Blood in the streets 
G                     C 
Now there's no relief for Joey 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey  
G           C 
King of the streets 
G         C 
Joey Joey Joey. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante