Smokey Joe's Cafe — The Coasters
Chords and lyrics for Smokey Joe's Cafe by The Coasters (key of A#).
Verse 1
Smokey Joe's Cafe:The Coasters.
(Formerly The Robins) on SPARK
Records in 1955.
Intro
[F][Bb][F]Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's [F][Bb][F]Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..
#1.
[F]One day while I was [Bb]eating beans at [F]Smokey Joe's Café.
[F]Just sittin', diggin' [Bb]on the scene at [F]Smokey Joe's Café.
A [Bb]chick came walkin' through the door, that I'd never
seen before..at [F]least I'd never [Bb]saw her down at [F]Smokey Joe's
Café..and [C]I started shakin' when [F]she sat right now next
to [Fm][Eb]me.[C][F]
#2.
Her [F]knees were almost [Bb]touching mine at [F]Smokey Joe's Café.
[F]A chill was running [Bb]down my spine at [F]Smokey Joe's Café.
[Bb]I could smell her sweet perfume..she smiled at me, my heart
went boom.
[F]Then everybody [Bb]in the room at [F]Smokey Joe's Café..they said,
[C]"Man be careful, that [Bb]chick belongs to Smokey [F][Fm]Joe."[Ab]
#3.
[F]Then [Bb]from behind the counter, [F]I saw a [Bb]man, a chef hat on his
[F]head and a [Bb]knife in his hand.
[Bb]He grabbed me by my collar [C]and [Bb]began to shout, [C]"You'd better
eat up all your beans, boy, and clear right on out!!"
I [F]know I'll never [Bb]eat again at [F]Smokey Joe's Café and so we'll
never [Bb]meet again at [F]Smokey Joe's Café.
#4.
I'd [Bb]rather eat my chili beans at Jack's or John's or Jim's or
Jean's, than [F]take my chances [Bb]eating down at [F]Smokey Joe's Café.
[C]I risked my life when, [Bb]that Smokey Joe, the crazy [F]fool..
Outro
[F][Bb][F]Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's [F][Bb][F]Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..
[F][Bb][F]Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's [F][Bb][F]Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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