Intro G D G D Verse 1 G D There's a place out on the highway 'cross the San Bernardino line G D Where the truckers and the bikers gather every night at the same time C D At seven the band comes in and locals dance the night away C D G At Sleepy Joe's Café Verse 2 G D I drive on down from the big town Friday when the clock strikes five G D As the red sun sets in the ocean, I start to come alive C D Summer girls in the parking lot slap on their makeup and they flirt the night away C D G At Sleepy Joe's Café Verse 3 A D Joe came home in '45 and took out a GI. loan E A On a sleepy little spot and Army cook could call his own A D He married May, the highway come in and they woke up to find E A B They were sitting on top of a pretty little gold mine Instrumental E A E A B F#m B F#m D Verse 4 G D Saturday night the lights are bright as the folks pour in from town G D Joe keeps the blues playin', at the bar May lays the beers down C D I come through the door and feel the workweek slip away C D See you out on the floor and Monday morning's a million miles away C D G At Sleepy Joe's Café C D G Sleepy Joe's Café C D A Sleepy Joe's Café Outro A D E A A D E A
