Intro: 
 
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C  F  C  G 
 
Verse 1: 
 
     C              F          C                 F 
When-ever I'm out a wandering, chasing a rainbow dream. 
  C     C/B      Am      Am/G    D7               G 
I often stop and think a-bout, a place I've never seen. 
 
Bridge 1: 
 
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Where friendly folks can gather, and raise the rafters high. 
     C         C/B      Am     Am/G     F        G        C 
With songs and tales of yester year, un-til they say good-bye. 
 
Chorus 1: 
 
  
 Well... 
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There's a puppy in the parlour, and a sk*llet on the stove, 
      F          C               G      C 
And a smelly old blanket, that a Navajo wove. 
          F              C              F          C 
There's a chicken on the table, but you got to say grace. 
        F                C          G         C     F  C  G 
There's always something cooking at Old Joe's Place. 
 
Verse 2: 
 
    C                   F             C                    F 
Now folks come by round evening time, soon as the sun goes down. 
C          C/B     Am         Am/G      D7               G 
 Some drop in from right next door, and some from out of town. Pick it! 
 
  
Chorus 2: 
 
  
 Well... 
          F            C              F              C 
There's a puppy in the parlour, and a sk*llet on the stove, 
      F          C               G      C 
And a smelly old blanket, that a Navajo wove. 
        F              C             F             C 
There's popcorn in the popper, and a porker in the pot. 
        F          C               G               C 
There's pie in the pantry, and the coffee's always hot. 
          F              C              F          C 
There's a chicken on the table, but you got to say grace. 
        F                C          G         C     F  C  G 
There's always something cooking at Old Joe's Place. 
 
Verse 3: 
 
    C                   F              C                 F 
Now they don't allow no frowns inside; leave them by the door. 
        C     C/B    Am     Am/G     D7             G 
There's apple brandy by the keg, and sawdust on the floor. 
 
Bridge 3: 
 
   Am              Em              Am                G  G7 
So if you've got a hankerin', I'll tell you where to go. 
     C            C/B    Am   Am/G       F           
Just look for the busted neon sign, that flashes... Ea A Oe's. 
 
Chorus 3: 
 
  
 Well... 
          F            C              F              C 
There's a puppy in the parlour, and a sk*llet on the stove, 
      F          C               G      C 
And a smelly old blanket, that a Navajo wove. 
        F              C             F             C 
There's popcorn in the popper, and a porker in the pot. 
        F          C               G               C 
There's pie in the pantry, and the coffee's always hot. 
        F              C              F           C 
There's sausage in the morning, and a party every night, 
          F        C            G          C 
There's a nurse on duty, if you don't feel right. 
          F              C              F          C 
There's a chicken on the table, but you got to say grace. 
         F                C          G      G7       C  
 There's... always something cooking at Old... Joe's... Place.