Tired Of Being Johnny B. Good Chords by Hank Williams Jr
Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Gm] [G]
I don't like instant iced tea.
[C] And I ain't crazy about dollar a gallon self-serve gasoline.
[G] [D] And they nearly broke me with a high price to be.
[C] And the funny thing is they think they're putting this over on me.
[G] I've always been an upstanding citizen.
[C] But I am getting fed up now, my friend.
[D] And if you don't understand what I've said.
[G] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [D] good and I'm going to be [G] Johnny Red.
[C] Yeah, I'm going to be Johnny Red.
[G] Because I don't believe everything I've seen and read.
[C] And I work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
[D] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [C] good and I'm going to [G] be Johnny Red.
[A]
This country's getting in a kind of bad shape.
[D] When the gasoline profits are up, up and away.
[E] And I can barely live on my take-home pay.
[D] There's a whole lot of people that agree with what I say.
[A]
Don't tell me to ride a bus and turn down my thermostat.
[D]
When you're all running around in jets and Cadillacs.
[E] Can't take this lying down, we've got to try and fight back.
[D]
Till they believe what we said.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
[D] Yeah, we're going to be Johnny Red.
[A] Because we don't believe everything we've seen and read.
[D] And we work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we're going to be [A] Johnny Red.
[D]
[Gm] [G]
I don't like instant iced tea.
[C] And I ain't crazy about dollar a gallon self-serve gasoline.
[G] [D] And they nearly broke me with a high price to be.
[C] And the funny thing is they think they're putting this over on me.
[G] I've always been an upstanding citizen.
[C] But I am getting fed up now, my friend.
[D] And if you don't understand what I've said.
[G] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [D] good and I'm going to be [G] Johnny Red.
[C] Yeah, I'm going to be Johnny Red.
[G] Because I don't believe everything I've seen and read.
[C] And I work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
[D] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [C] good and I'm going to [G] be Johnny Red.
[A]
This country's getting in a kind of bad shape.
[D] When the gasoline profits are up, up and away.
[E] And I can barely live on my take-home pay.
[D] There's a whole lot of people that agree with what I say.
[A]
Don't tell me to ride a bus and turn down my thermostat.
[D]
When you're all running around in jets and Cadillacs.
[E] Can't take this lying down, we've got to try and fight back.
[D]
Till they believe what we said.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
[D] Yeah, we're going to be Johnny Red.
[A] Because we don't believe everything we've seen and read.
[D] And we work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we're going to be [A] Johnny Red.
[D]
Key:
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G
C
A
E
D
G
C
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't like instant iced tea.
_ _ [C] And I ain't crazy about dollar a gallon self-serve gasoline.
[G] [D] And they nearly broke me with a high price to be.
_ _ [C] And the funny thing is they think they're putting this over on me.
_ [G] I've always been an upstanding citizen.
_ _ [C] But I am getting fed up now, my friend.
_ [D] And if you don't understand what I've said.
[G] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [D] good and I'm going to be [G] Johnny Red.
_ [C] Yeah, I'm going to be Johnny Red.
_ [G] Because I don't believe everything I've seen and read.
_ [C] And I work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
_ [D] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [C] good and I'm going to [G] be Johnny Red.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This country's getting in a kind of bad shape.
_ [D] When the gasoline profits are up, up and away.
_ [E] And I can barely live on my take-home pay.
_ [D] There's a whole lot of people that agree with what I say.
_ _ [A]
Don't tell me to ride a bus and turn down my thermostat.
[D]
When you're all running around in jets and Cadillacs.
[E] Can't take this lying down, we've got to try and fight back.
[D]
Till they believe what we said.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
_ [D] Yeah, we're going to be Johnny Red.
_ [A] Because we don't believe everything we've seen and read.
_ [D] And we work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we're going to be [A] Johnny Red. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't like instant iced tea.
_ _ [C] And I ain't crazy about dollar a gallon self-serve gasoline.
[G] [D] And they nearly broke me with a high price to be.
_ _ [C] And the funny thing is they think they're putting this over on me.
_ [G] I've always been an upstanding citizen.
_ _ [C] But I am getting fed up now, my friend.
_ [D] And if you don't understand what I've said.
[G] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [D] good and I'm going to be [G] Johnny Red.
_ [C] Yeah, I'm going to be Johnny Red.
_ [G] Because I don't believe everything I've seen and read.
_ [C] And I work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
_ [D] I'm trying to be, I'm trying to be [C] good and I'm going to [G] be Johnny Red.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This country's getting in a kind of bad shape.
_ [D] When the gasoline profits are up, up and away.
_ [E] And I can barely live on my take-home pay.
_ [D] There's a whole lot of people that agree with what I say.
_ _ [A]
Don't tell me to ride a bus and turn down my thermostat.
[D]
When you're all running around in jets and Cadillacs.
[E] Can't take this lying down, we've got to try and fight back.
[D]
Till they believe what we said.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
_ [D] Yeah, we're going to be Johnny Red.
_ [A] Because we don't believe everything we've seen and read.
_ [D] And we work like hell just to keep a roof and a bed.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we've got to be [A] Johnny Red.
We're [E] tired of being Johnny B.
[D] Goods and we're going to be [A] Johnny Red. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _