Johnny Too Bad Chords by Jimmy Cliff

Tempo:
92.4 bpm
Chords used:

F

Eb

Bb

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmy Cliff-Johnny Too Bad chords
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[Bb] [F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[G] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Gm]
We're going to play [Eb] a little bit of that.
[F] [Bb] It's called
walking down the [F] road
with a pistol in his waist [Eb] Johnny
you do bad
whoa whoa
[Bb] walking down [F] the road
with a rifle in your [Eb] waist
Johnny you do bad
[Bb] whoa whoa
[Eb] you're [F] just running and smiling
there [Gm] will be no wrongs
[Eb] you're going to run for the [F] walls
arrest good, there [Bb] will be no wrongs
no [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] wrongs
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
whoa whoa
[F] [G] [Eb] you're [F] [Bb]
[Eb] just running and smiling
[F] you're looking and shooting [Gm] and you're
Johnny you do bad
[Bb] [Eb] you're just running and smiling
[F] you're looking and shooting [Bb] and you do bad
when [F] you hear a muzzle
[Eb] you're going to run for whoa
Oh, [Bb]
one of these days [F] when you're here, we're [Eb] gonna run to
[Bb]
you're [Eb] gonna run for the [F] loss or rescue.
There [Gm] will be no
[F] one [Eb] for the [F] loss or rescue.
There [Bb] will be no
everybody used to [F] say that it was too bad.
Never [Eb] question why
[Bb]
everybody wants to [F] say
[Eb] [Bb] Johnny
[Eb] [F] grew up on a [Gm] system where they never give [F] him his life
[Eb] [F] one [Bb]
[Eb] [F] day he found out [Gm] that
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [Bb] a
[Eb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [F] yeah
[C] [Bb] [Eb] [C] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Jimmy Cliff - Johnny Too Bad chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb, F and Eb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 92. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: B Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
We're going to play [Eb] a little bit of that.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ It's called
walking down the [F] road
with a pistol in his waist [Eb] Johnny
you do bad
whoa whoa
[Bb] _ _ _ _ walking down [F] the road
with a rifle in your [Eb] waist
Johnny you do bad
[Bb] _ whoa whoa
[Eb] you're [F] just running and smiling
there [Gm] will be no wrongs
[Eb] you're going to run for the [F] walls
arrest good, there [Bb] will be no wrongs
no _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] wrongs
[Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _
whoa whoa
_ [F] _ [G] [Eb] you're [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] just running and smiling
[F] you're looking and shooting [Gm] and you're
Johnny you do bad
_ [Bb] [Eb] you're just running and smiling
[F] you're looking and shooting [Bb] and you do bad
when _ _ _ [F] you hear a muzzle
_ [Eb] you're going to run for whoa
Oh, [Bb] _
one _ _ of these days [F] when you're here, _ we're [Eb] gonna run to
_ _ [Bb] _
you're [Eb] gonna run for the [F] loss or rescue.
There [Gm] will be no _
[F] one [Eb] for the [F] loss or rescue.
There [Bb] will be no _
_ everybody used to [F] say that it was too bad.
Never [Eb] question why
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ everybody wants to [F] say _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Johnny _
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] grew up on a [Gm] system where they never give [F] him his life
[Eb] _ _ [F] one [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] day he found out [Gm] that _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] a _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ [F] yeah
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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