Chords for Johnny Got A Gun

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Johnny's mom and [A] dad both worked long [G] hours and they worked on the [Bm] weekends too.
Johnny was [F#m] eleven but they had no [Em] notion of what Johnny was [Bm] going through.
[A] Johnny got [D] pushed and Johnny got [A] robbed and they made him feel chicken [D] to run.
[Bm] Big kids [A] picked on Johnny every [G] day till Johnny went and [Bm] got him a gun.
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Johnny got a [A] gun, he didn't bring it [G] home, he covered it with [Bm] rags and dirt.
On his way to [A] school he looked both [G] ways then he hid it under [Bm] his shirt.
[A] Johnny was afraid [D] of going to school, [A] there was always trouble [D] in the halls.
[Bm] Fights in the [A] boys room, guns in the [G] lockers, little kids [Bm] bouncing off the walls.
[D] Johnny was [A] afraid of dying [G] young, everybody [F#] he knew had [Bm] guns.
So Johnny got a [G] gun and every little thing [Bm] looked cool.
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_ First time [A] Johnny flashed his [G] gun, everybody [Bm] backed off fast.
Everybody [A] treated him differently [G] then, Johnny felt [Bm] safe at last.
[A] Johnny had a [D] gun and everybody [A] knew and everybody [D] left him alone.
[Bm] Till they pumped a [A] kid who was coming down the [G] stairs and the kid had a gun [Bm] of his own.
Kid pushed [A] Johnny, Johnny went [G] down and the kid had [Bm] something to say.
Pulled his [A] gun, Johnny shot [G] first then they blew the other [Bm] kid away.
[A] The police [D] came and they took away the gun, [A] said he wouldn't need a [D] gun anymore.
[Bm] Took him to the [A] station, sat him in a [G] chair and his feet didn't reach [Bm] the floor.
[D] Johnny was [A] afraid of dying [G] young, everybody [F#] he knew had guns.
[Bm] So Johnny got a [G] gun and every little thing [Bm] looked cool. _ _
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Johnny had a [A] hearing, pled self defense, [D] prosecutor said [Bm] no way.
Judge said you're eleven [A] but you killed like a [G] man and you're gonna be a long, [Bm] long stay.
[A] Johnny's mom and dad [D] still work long [A] hours and they're not gonna [D] unite, doy.
[Bm] They sit with Johnny [A] in the visitor [G] room and his feet don't reach [Bm] the floor.
[D] Johnny was afraid [A] of dying [G] young, everybody [F#] he knew had guns.
[Bm] So Johnny got a [G] gun and every little thing [Bm] looked [G] cool.
[Bm] And his feet don't reach the floor. _ _ _
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