The Joker - Steve Miller Band

Tune down one whole step or transpose -2 to play in the original key of F.


[Intro]

        x2




[Verse]

            
Some people ca

              
ll me the spac

                 
e cowboy, yeah
            
Some call me t

              
he gangster of

                 
 love
            
Some people ca

                            
ll me Maurice
             
Cause I speak 

             
of the pompito

                  
us of love


[Verse]

            
People talk ab

                               
out me, baby
            
Say I'm doin' 

              
you wrong, doi

                 
n' you wrong
            
Well, don't yo

              
u worry baby D

                 
on't worry
            
Cause I'm righ

              
t here, right 

             
here, right he

    
re, right here

 at home


[Chorus]

            
Cause I'm a pi

cker
       
I'm a grinner
       
I'm a lover
             
And I'm a sinn

           
er
             
I play my musi

              
c in the sun

        
I'm a joker
       
I'm a smoker
             
I'm a midnight

  
 toker
            
I sure don't w

              
ant to hurt no

       
 one


[Verse]

             
You're the cut

       
est thing
             
That I ever di

         
d see
             
I really love 

       
your peaches
             
Want to shake 

           
your tree
             
Lovey-dovey, l

             
ovey-dovey, lo

             
vey-dovey all 

          
the time
             
Ooo-eee baby, 

             
I'll sure show

             
 you a good ti

          
me


[Chorus]

            
Cause I'm a pi

cker
       
I'm a grinner
       
I'm a lover
             
And I'm a sinn

           
er
             
I play my musi

              
c in the sun

        
I'm a joker
       
I'm a smoker
             
I'm a midnight

  
 toker
            
I sure don't w

              
ant to hurt no

       
 one

            
Cause I'm a pi

cker
       
I'm a grinner
       
I'm a lover
             
And I'm a sinn

           
er
             
I play my musi

              
c in the sun

        
I'm a joker
       
I'm a smoker
             
I'm a midnight

  
 toker
            
I sure don't w

              
ant to hurt no

       
 one

Wooo Woooo


[Verse]

            
People keep ta

              
lking about me

                 
 baby
            
They say I'm d

                               
oin' you wrong
            
Well don't you

              
 worry, don't 

             
worry, no don'

    
t worry mama
            
Cause I'm righ

                               
t here at home


[Verse]

            
You're the cut

              
est thing I ev

                 
er did see
            
Really love yo

              
ur peaches wan

             
t to shake you

    
r tree
            
Lovey-dovey, l

              
ovey-dovey, lo

             
vey-dovey all 

    
the time
            
Come on baby a

              
nd I'll show y

                 
ou a good time


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This is from the Live Album of the Steve Miller Band. Maybe there are some mistakes in the lyrics, but
I hope it will do nevertheless.
For any questions mail to armin@kuerzinger.de
Peace - Armin