Standard (EADGBE)

 I'm standing...

 Standing in for Joe

 Joe called round to ask me

 Would I do a favor

 While he's gonna be out of town

 Said his girl needs company

 She gets so restless

 Would I keep her safe and sound

 Softly softly in the night

F#m F (bass notes EDCBAGF)

Well you can guess the rest

 Now these shoes fit all too well

 Standing in for Joe

 Standing in for Joe

(

  'sitar twiddle')

 I'm standing in for Joe

 Joe said we've been friends so long

 That I would be the one

 He would trust with his life

 Now those words run round my brain

 As darkness falls

 As I turn out his bedroom light

 Who could resist her tender charms

F#m F (bass notes EDCBAGF)

So the story goes

 This actor he plays all the parts

 Standing in for Joe

 Standing in for Joe

(

  'sitar twiddle')

Oh, I'm standing in for...

 Love is like a river

(

  'sitar twiddle')

 You cannot stop its flow

 Joe called round to ask me

 Would I do a favor

 While he's gonna be out of town

 He says his girl needs company

 She gets so restless

 Would I check that she’s safe and sound

 Softly softly in the night

  (bass notes EDCBAGF)

Well you can guess the rest

 Now these shoes fit all too well

 Standing in for Joe

 Standing in for Joe

(rinse and repeat)

Odin Benitez