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