Chords for (1967) Prince Buster & Lee Perry: Johnny Cool
Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
D
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I was [C] born in a buffer world, [Dm] lived in a hockey world, grew up in a [C] boy's town, had girls in trench towns.
[D]
You know why you name Bird, huh?
[C] You [G] know why I name him?
Because I [C] don't know his name.
[D] But my friends [Dm] then, you know, [G] they [C] call him Johnny.
They mean, you know, [Dm] Johnny.
[C] Oh, so you name Johnny Cool.
[D] I was with all the girls, and [C] me know, rough.
[D]
[Bb] [C]
[G] [Dm]
[C]
[D] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[D] What do you want?
I [Dm] have a school [C] now, but then I have everybody cool with me, [Dm] and I rough up my girls [G] sometimes.
[C]
And when I go out and do things, they [D] make me become an icebox man, so I get [C] really, really cool.
And them still call me [Dm] Johnny.
[D] Everybody hear what I [C] say.
Johnny.
Boy [Dm] down.
Boy Johnny.
[C]
Johnny.
[Dm] Music sweet, you know.
[G] [C] But dance can't do.
True.
[D] All dance for king.
When the man dem so hot, [C] and me feel so cool.
[D] So Johnny, you know what everybody [Dm] say though.
[C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[C] Ciao.
Yeah.
[Dm]
[C]
I wonder [Dm] if love got the body [C] tonight.
Believe [Dm] me on that, everything will [C] be alright.
Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
[G] Ba [C] ba boom boom.
Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
Ba [C] ba boom boom.
Why won't [Dm]
you speak [C] to me?
Why won't [Dm] you [G] speak to me?
[C]
[D]
Ciao.
Hello my Johnny.
[C] Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
[Dm] Hello.
[C]
I play the [G] drum.
[C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
I was [C] born in a buffer world, [Dm] lived in a hockey world, grew up in a [C] boy's town, had girls in trench towns.
[D]
You know why you name Bird, huh?
[C] You [G] know why I name him?
Because I [C] don't know his name.
[D] But my friends [Dm] then, you know, [G] they [C] call him Johnny.
They mean, you know, [Dm] Johnny.
[C] Oh, so you name Johnny Cool.
[D] I was with all the girls, and [C] me know, rough.
[D]
[Bb] [C]
[G] [Dm]
[C]
[D] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[D] What do you want?
I [Dm] have a school [C] now, but then I have everybody cool with me, [Dm] and I rough up my girls [G] sometimes.
[C]
And when I go out and do things, they [D] make me become an icebox man, so I get [C] really, really cool.
And them still call me [Dm] Johnny.
[D] Everybody hear what I [C] say.
Johnny.
Boy [Dm] down.
Boy Johnny.
[C]
Johnny.
[Dm] Music sweet, you know.
[G] [C] But dance can't do.
True.
[D] All dance for king.
When the man dem so hot, [C] and me feel so cool.
[D] So Johnny, you know what everybody [Dm] say though.
[C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[C] Ciao.
Yeah.
[Dm]
[C]
I wonder [Dm] if love got the body [C] tonight.
Believe [Dm] me on that, everything will [C] be alright.
Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
[G] Ba [C] ba boom boom.
Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
Ba [C] ba boom boom.
Why won't [Dm]
you speak [C] to me?
Why won't [Dm] you [G] speak to me?
[C]
[D]
Ciao.
Hello my Johnny.
[C] Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
[Dm] Hello.
[C]
I play the [G] drum.
[C]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
Key:
C
Dm
D
G
Bb
C
Dm
D
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ I was [C] born in a buffer world, _ [Dm] lived in a hockey world, _ grew up in a [C] boy's town, _ had girls in trench towns.
[D] _ _ _
You know why you name Bird, huh?
[C] You [G] know why I name him?
Because I [C] don't know his name.
_ _ [D] But my friends [Dm] then, you know, [G] they [C] call him Johnny.
They mean, you know, [Dm] _ Johnny. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh, so you name Johnny Cool.
_ [D] _ I was with all the girls, and [C] me know, _ _ rough.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] What do you want? _
I [Dm] have a school [C] now, _ but then I have everybody cool with me, [Dm] _ and I rough up my girls [G] sometimes.
_ [C] _ _ _
And when I go out and do things, they [D] make me become an icebox man, so I get [C] really, really cool. _
And them still call me [Dm] Johnny. _ _
_ [D] Everybody hear what I [C] say. _ _ _
Johnny.
Boy [Dm] down. _ _
Boy Johnny.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Johnny.
_ [Dm] _ Music sweet, you know.
[G] _ [C] But dance can't do. _
True.
_ [D] All dance for king.
When the man dem so hot, [C] and me feel so cool.
_ _ [D] So Johnny, you know what everybody [Dm] say though.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Ciao.
Yeah. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I wonder [Dm] if love got the body _ [C] tonight. _ _
_ _ Believe [Dm] me on that, _ everything will [C] be alright. _ _
_ _ Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
_ _ [G] Ba [C] ba boom boom.
_ _ Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
_ _ Ba [C] ba boom boom.
Why won't _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
you speak _ [C] to me?
Why _ _ won't [Dm] you [G] speak to _ _ me?
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Ciao.
Hello my Johnny.
[C] Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Hello. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I play the [G] drum. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ I was [C] born in a buffer world, _ [Dm] lived in a hockey world, _ grew up in a [C] boy's town, _ had girls in trench towns.
[D] _ _ _
You know why you name Bird, huh?
[C] You [G] know why I name him?
Because I [C] don't know his name.
_ _ [D] But my friends [Dm] then, you know, [G] they [C] call him Johnny.
They mean, you know, [Dm] _ Johnny. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh, so you name Johnny Cool.
_ [D] _ I was with all the girls, and [C] me know, _ _ rough.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] What do you want? _
I [Dm] have a school [C] now, _ but then I have everybody cool with me, [Dm] _ and I rough up my girls [G] sometimes.
_ [C] _ _ _
And when I go out and do things, they [D] make me become an icebox man, so I get [C] really, really cool. _
And them still call me [Dm] Johnny. _ _
_ [D] Everybody hear what I [C] say. _ _ _
Johnny.
Boy [Dm] down. _ _
Boy Johnny.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Johnny.
_ [Dm] _ Music sweet, you know.
[G] _ [C] But dance can't do. _
True.
_ [D] All dance for king.
When the man dem so hot, [C] and me feel so cool.
_ _ [D] So Johnny, you know what everybody [Dm] say though.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Ciao.
Yeah. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I wonder [Dm] if love got the body _ [C] tonight. _ _
_ _ Believe [Dm] me on that, _ everything will [C] be alright. _ _
_ _ Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
_ _ [G] Ba [C] ba boom boom.
_ _ Ba [Dm] ba boom boom.
_ _ Ba [C] ba boom boom.
Why won't _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
you speak _ [C] to me?
Why _ _ won't [Dm] you [G] speak to _ _ me?
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Ciao.
Hello my Johnny.
[C] Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Hello. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I play the [G] drum. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _