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Ballad of Joe England

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by	Javolenus
length	4:28
BPM	130
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Demo of a song I wrote today. OK, yeah, it’s a bit of an Oasis clone. Will add stems. Lyrics:

G, (F#), Em
C, (B), Am
Em
G, Em
A, Am
C, Bm, D
Em, C7, G, D
Em, C7, G, D (C Bass)
Em, C7, A (no 3rd), Bm
C, D,
C, D, G

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BALLAD OF JOE ENGLAND

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CHORUS

living beyond your means
counting out your beans
squeezing into faded jeans
glory days long gone it seems …

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here’s the story of a man
who on this land
walked so tall;
took what he could get
thought the sun would never set
on his yard wall.
joey was a champion who kept the world at bay
boxed by Queensbury rules, at least that’s what they say
won pretty prizes and gave them all away
Joey England, where are you today?

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here’s the story of a king
who in the ring
fought for his crown;
pushed on through the pain
just to see his hardwon gains
all come tumbling down.
sickened and swindled, seeking a role to play
sleeping in a doorway coz he got no place to stay
jokes about the future but dreams of yesterday
Joey England, where are you today?

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