Can I join 2 tables the rename the join using `AS` in order to join with yet a third table?

Question

Can I do something as below? The reason I need to do this is because table 3 has a different column name for ID.

select *
from (table1 join table2 using(ID)) as result 
join table3 
on result.ID = table3.different_ID

Currently I'm having a syntax error, but my query is rather complex so I'm not sure whether this is the problem or something else.

Answer 1

Having you considered just using on?

select *
from table1 join
     table2
     on table1.id = table2.id join 
     table3 
     on table1.ID = table3.different_ID;

Answer 2

You'll need to do something like this:

SELECT *
FROM (
    SELECT *
    FROM table1 JOIN table2 USING (ID)
) result
JOIN table3 ON result.ID = table3.different_ID;

EDIT: Updated to reflect OP's original intent and fit OP's needs considering query complexity