Johnny O Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Way down in the Delta, where the days been [Dm] slow, [G]
there's a squeeze-box player named little Johnny [D] Oak.
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[C] He's got a monkey's [D] band and they play real [C] tight, make the people go [D] crazy every Saturday [G] night singing,
Hey Johnny [C] Oak, [G] let's eat our day off, go buy [C] a home, hey Johnny Oak.
[A] Play the Tennessee [D] Waltz and the Zydeco, [G] they like to chuck every record [C] [G] in the fast jam [D] alone.
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But the thing they like the most [C] is [G] hearing little Johnny [D] Oak playing the [G] beat a lot, little Johnny [D] Oak playing the [G] beat a lot.
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[C] That's right, Johnny.
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Well, the Natchez girls, [C] [G] they like to [D] stroll around town, [G]
when Johnny starts playing, [C] [G] see him come around.
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[C] Little boys in the [D] corner all losing their [C] minds, gonna make their [D] move when Johnny gives a [C] sign singing,
Hey Johnny Oak, [G] let's eat our [D] day off, [G] go buy a [C] home, hey Johnny [F] Oak.
[C] [A] Play the Tennessee [D] Waltz and the Zydeco, [G] they like to roll Sunday records [C] [G] in the [D] Memphis soul.
[G] But the thing they like the most [C] [G] is hearing [D] little Johnny Oak playing the [G] beat a lot, little Johnny [D] Oak playing the beat a lot.
[C] _ Hey Johnny, [F] _
[C] pass the [G] tickets, [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
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[G] see you [Dm] down the [G] road.
Look down in the desert [C] where [G] the big river [D] flows, [G] there's [D] one little [G] secret [C] that [G] everybody [D] knows,
[G] if [C] you just can't sleep [D] and you're feeling down, [C] there's an all night cheer [D] outside of town,
[C] Hey Johnny [F] Oak, [C] [G] let's eat our day [D] on the old [G] fire, [C] hey Johnny [F] Oak.
[C] [A] Play the Tennessee [D] Waltz and the Zydeco, [G] they like all those songs [C] [G] on the radio.
[D] _ [G] But the thing they like the most [C] [G] is hearing little Johnny [D] Oak playing the beat [G] a lot, little Johnny Oak playing the beat a lot.
Little Johnny Oak playing the beat a lot, little [D] Johnny Oak playing the beat [G] a lot.
[C] Hey _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] Johnny, pass [G] the tickets, [C] see _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ you down [F] the road.
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