Chords for Johnny Was (1976) - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Tempo:
76.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
C#m
A
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [C#m] [E] [Bm]
[D] [C#m] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [F#] [B] [F#m] one man hold her head and cry [Bm] [D] cause her son [C#m] had been shot down in the [Bm] streets and died
[D] [C#m] from a stray [F#m] bullet one
[C] [F#m] man hold her head and cry
[Bm] [D] explaining [C#m] to her [E] was the [D] passerby who [C#m] saw the woman [F#m] cry
wondering how can she work it out [D] now she knows [C#m] that the wages [E] officer is [Bm] dead
[D] [C#m] if doctor [F#m] is lying she cried
[A] [Bm] [C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
[C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a [Bm] good good good [C#m] good good good [Bm]
good good good good [A] man
she [Bm] cried [C#m] she [Bm]
cried
[F#m] one man hold her head and cry
[Bm] [D] cause her son [E] had been shot down in the streets [Bm] and [D] died
[C#m] just because of [F#m] the system
just because of the system
one man hold her head and cry
[D] [C#m] comforting her [E] I was [D] passing by
she complained [C#m]
then [F#m] she cried
[C] [F#m]
[A] Allah I [Bm] know [C#m] [Bm]
[A] Johnny was a good man
[Bm] [C#m] Allah I [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [C#m] [Bm]
know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
can a woman [C#m] tend a care [Bm] she cried
[A] [Bm] sister was [C#m] the child she [Bm]
beared
[A] one [Bm] man [C#m] cry
[Bm] [A] she cried [Bm] [C#m] she cried
[Bm] yeah [A] she
[Bm] can a woman [C#m] tend a care
[Bm]
sister [A] was the child [Bm] she beared
[C#m] [Bm] [D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [C#m] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [F#] [B] [F#m] one man hold her head and cry [Bm] [D] cause her son [C#m] had been shot down in the [Bm] streets and died
[D] [C#m] from a stray [F#m] bullet one
[C] [F#m] man hold her head and cry
[Bm] [D] explaining [C#m] to her [E] was the [D] passerby who [C#m] saw the woman [F#m] cry
wondering how can she work it out [D] now she knows [C#m] that the wages [E] officer is [Bm] dead
[D] [C#m] if doctor [F#m] is lying she cried
[A] [Bm] [C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
[C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a [Bm] good good good [C#m] good good good [Bm]
good good good good [A] man
she [Bm] cried [C#m] she [Bm]
cried
[F#m] one man hold her head and cry
[Bm] [D] cause her son [E] had been shot down in the streets [Bm] and [D] died
[C#m] just because of [F#m] the system
just because of the system
one man hold her head and cry
[D] [C#m] comforting her [E] I was [D] passing by
she complained [C#m]
then [F#m] she cried
[C] [F#m]
[A] Allah I [Bm] know [C#m] [Bm]
[A] Johnny was a good man
[Bm] [C#m] Allah I [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [C#m] [Bm]
know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
can a woman [C#m] tend a care [Bm] she cried
[A] [Bm] sister was [C#m] the child she [Bm]
beared
[A] one [Bm] man [C#m] cry
[Bm] [A] she cried [Bm] [C#m] she cried
[Bm] yeah [A] she
[Bm] can a woman [C#m] tend a care
[Bm]
sister [A] was the child [Bm] she beared
[C#m] [Bm] [D] [A] [Bm]
Key:
Bm
C#m
A
D
F#m
Bm
C#m
A
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#m] one man hold her head and cry _ [Bm] [D] cause her son [C#m] had been shot down in the [Bm] streets and died
[D] _ [C#m] from a stray [F#m] bullet _ one _ _
[C] _ [F#m] man hold her head and cry _
[Bm] _ [D] explaining [C#m] to her [E] was the [D] passerby who [C#m] saw the woman [F#m] cry _
_ _ _ _ wondering how can she work it out _ _ _ [D] now she knows [C#m] that the wages [E] officer is [Bm] dead
_ [D] _ [C#m] if doctor [F#m] is lying _ she cried
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
_ [C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a [Bm] good good good [C#m] good good good [Bm]
good good good good [A] man
she [Bm] cried [C#m] she _ [Bm]
cried
[F#m] _ one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ man hold her head and cry _
[Bm] [D] cause her son [E] had been shot down in the streets [Bm] and [D] died
_ [C#m] just because of [F#m] the system
just because of the system
_ one _ man hold her head and cry
_ _ [D] _ [C#m] comforting her [E] I was [D] passing by
she complained [C#m]
then [F#m] she cried
_ [C] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] Allah I [Bm] know _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
[A] Johnny was a good man
[Bm] _ _ [C#m] Allah I [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm]
know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
can a woman [C#m] tend a care [Bm] she cried
[A] _ [Bm] sister was [C#m] the child she [Bm]
beared
[A] one _ [Bm] man [C#m] cry
_ [Bm] _ [A] she cried [Bm] _ [C#m] she cried
[Bm] yeah [A] she
[Bm] can a woman [C#m] tend a care
[Bm]
sister [A] was the child [Bm] she beared
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#m] one man hold her head and cry _ [Bm] [D] cause her son [C#m] had been shot down in the [Bm] streets and died
[D] _ [C#m] from a stray [F#m] bullet _ one _ _
[C] _ [F#m] man hold her head and cry _
[Bm] _ [D] explaining [C#m] to her [E] was the [D] passerby who [C#m] saw the woman [F#m] cry _
_ _ _ _ wondering how can she work it out _ _ _ [D] now she knows [C#m] that the wages [E] officer is [Bm] dead
_ [D] _ [C#m] if doctor [F#m] is lying _ she cried
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
_ [C#m] Allah [Bm] I know [A] Johnny was a [Bm] good good good [C#m] good good good [Bm]
good good good good [A] man
she [Bm] cried [C#m] she _ [Bm]
cried
[F#m] _ one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ man hold her head and cry _
[Bm] [D] cause her son [E] had been shot down in the streets [Bm] and [D] died
_ [C#m] just because of [F#m] the system
just because of the system
_ one _ man hold her head and cry
_ _ [D] _ [C#m] comforting her [E] I was [D] passing by
she complained [C#m]
then [F#m] she cried
_ [C] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] Allah I [Bm] know _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
[A] Johnny was a good man
[Bm] _ _ [C#m] Allah I [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm]
know [A] Johnny was a good [Bm] man
can a woman [C#m] tend a care [Bm] she cried
[A] _ [Bm] sister was [C#m] the child she [Bm]
beared
[A] one _ [Bm] man [C#m] cry
_ [Bm] _ [A] she cried [Bm] _ [C#m] she cried
[Bm] yeah [A] she
[Bm] can a woman [C#m] tend a care
[Bm]
sister [A] was the child [Bm] she beared
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _