Chords for Peter Tosh - Johnny B. Goode (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
72.5 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
A
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] He found [D] Jamaica close to Bath-R [Em]-Ville, [D] [Em] Bath-R-Ville [D] was the top of a [Em] hill.
[D] [Em] There stood an old [D] hopper made of earth and [Em] gold.
[A] [Bm] [E] There lived a country [D] boy named Johnny B.
[Em] Gould.
[A] [Bm] [Em] He never learned to read or [D] write so [Em] well.
[D] [Em] But he could play his guitar [D] like the ring in a bell, [Em] yeah.
[D] [Bm] [Em] He said, Gould, [D] [Em] Johnny B.
Gould, come on.
[D] [A] [Em] He said, Gould, [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] [Em] He used to carry his [D] guitar in the gunny [Em] sack.
[D] [Em] Sitting in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track, yeah.
[D] [Em] Old engineer [D] on the train, sitting [Em] in the shade.
[Bm] [E] Strumming with the [D] rhythm that the drive was [Em] made.
[D] [G] [Em] He'd be glancing [D] out on a stop and [Em] say,
[D] Oh my, [Em] oh my, [D] how I can play.
[Em]
[Bm] [E] I said, hey, [D] [Em] Johnny B.
Gould tonight.
[A] Yeah, [Bm] I [Em] said, oh, [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em] Mama said, son, [D] you gotta be a [Em] man.
[Bm] [E] You got to be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band.
[D] [Em] People coming in [D] from all around.
[Em]
[D] [Em] You hear them playing [D] from the sound of the [Em] fire.
[A] [Bm] [Em] Oh, someday you'll [D] live within the light.
[Em]
[D] [Em] Say, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight.
[Em]
[Bm] I [E] said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[D] I [Em] said, oh, Johnny, [D] you better [Em] be good.
[A] [Em] I said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[A] [G] Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould.
[A] [G] I said, Gould, Gould, Gould, [Bm] Gould.
Johnny [Em] B.
Gould
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] He found [D] Jamaica close to Bath-R [Em]-Ville, [D] [Em] Bath-R-Ville [D] was the top of a [Em] hill.
[D] [Em] There stood an old [D] hopper made of earth and [Em] gold.
[A] [Bm] [E] There lived a country [D] boy named Johnny B.
[Em] Gould.
[A] [Bm] [Em] He never learned to read or [D] write so [Em] well.
[D] [Em] But he could play his guitar [D] like the ring in a bell, [Em] yeah.
[D] [Bm] [Em] He said, Gould, [D] [Em] Johnny B.
Gould, come on.
[D] [A] [Em] He said, Gould, [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] [Em] He used to carry his [D] guitar in the gunny [Em] sack.
[D] [Em] Sitting in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track, yeah.
[D] [Em] Old engineer [D] on the train, sitting [Em] in the shade.
[Bm] [E] Strumming with the [D] rhythm that the drive was [Em] made.
[D] [G] [Em] He'd be glancing [D] out on a stop and [Em] say,
[D] Oh my, [Em] oh my, [D] how I can play.
[Em]
[Bm] [E] I said, hey, [D] [Em] Johnny B.
Gould tonight.
[A] Yeah, [Bm] I [Em] said, oh, [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em] Mama said, son, [D] you gotta be a [Em] man.
[Bm] [E] You got to be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band.
[D] [Em] People coming in [D] from all around.
[Em]
[D] [Em] You hear them playing [D] from the sound of the [Em] fire.
[A] [Bm] [Em] Oh, someday you'll [D] live within the light.
[Em]
[D] [Em] Say, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight.
[Em]
[Bm] I [E] said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[D] I [Em] said, oh, Johnny, [D] you better [Em] be good.
[A] [Em] I said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[A] [G] Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould.
[A] [G] I said, Gould, Gould, Gould, [Bm] Gould.
Johnny [Em] B.
Gould
Key:
Em
D
A
Bm
G
Em
D
A
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [Em] He found [D] Jamaica close to Bath-R [Em]-Ville, _ [D] _ _ [Em] Bath-R-Ville [D] was the top of a [Em] hill.
_ [D] _ [Em] There stood an old [D] hopper made of earth and [Em] gold.
_ [A] _ [Bm] [E] There lived a country [D] boy named Johnny B.
[Em] Gould.
_ [A] _ [Bm] [Em] He never learned to read or [D] write so [Em] well.
_ [D] _ [Em] But he could play his guitar [D] like the ring in a bell, [Em] yeah.
_ [D] _ [Bm] [Em] He said, Gould, _ [D] _ [Em] Johnny B.
Gould, come on.
[D] _ [A] [Em] He said, Gould, _ [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] _ [Em] He used to carry his [D] guitar in the gunny [Em] sack.
_ [D] _ [Em] Sitting in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track, yeah.
[D] _ [Em] Old engineer [D] on the train, sitting [Em] in the shade.
[Bm] _ _ [E] Strumming with the [D] rhythm that the drive was [Em] made.
_ [D] _ _ [G] [Em] He'd be glancing [D] out on a stop and [Em] say,
_ [D] _ Oh my, [Em] oh my, [D] how I can play.
[Em] _
_ [Bm] _ [E] I said, hey, _ [D] _ [Em] Johnny B.
Gould tonight.
[A] Yeah, [Bm] I [Em] said, oh, _ [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [A] [Em] Mama said, son, [D] you gotta be a [Em] man.
_ [Bm] _ [E] You got to be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band.
_ [D] _ [Em] People coming in [D] from all around.
[Em] _
_ [D] _ [Em] You hear them playing [D] from the sound of the [Em] fire.
_ [A] _ [Bm] [Em] Oh, someday you'll [D] live within the light.
[Em] _
_ [D] _ [Em] Say, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight.
[Em] _
_ [Bm] I [E] said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[D] I [Em] said, oh, Johnny, [D] you better [Em] be good.
_ [A] [Em] I said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[A] _ [G] Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould.
_ [A] [G] I said, Gould, Gould, Gould, [Bm] Gould.
Johnny [Em] B.
Gould
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [Em] He found [D] Jamaica close to Bath-R [Em]-Ville, _ [D] _ _ [Em] Bath-R-Ville [D] was the top of a [Em] hill.
_ [D] _ [Em] There stood an old [D] hopper made of earth and [Em] gold.
_ [A] _ [Bm] [E] There lived a country [D] boy named Johnny B.
[Em] Gould.
_ [A] _ [Bm] [Em] He never learned to read or [D] write so [Em] well.
_ [D] _ [Em] But he could play his guitar [D] like the ring in a bell, [Em] yeah.
_ [D] _ [Bm] [Em] He said, Gould, _ [D] _ [Em] Johnny B.
Gould, come on.
[D] _ [A] [Em] He said, Gould, _ [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] _ [Em] He used to carry his [D] guitar in the gunny [Em] sack.
_ [D] _ [Em] Sitting in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track, yeah.
[D] _ [Em] Old engineer [D] on the train, sitting [Em] in the shade.
[Bm] _ _ [E] Strumming with the [D] rhythm that the drive was [Em] made.
_ [D] _ _ [G] [Em] He'd be glancing [D] out on a stop and [Em] say,
_ [D] _ Oh my, [Em] oh my, [D] how I can play.
[Em] _
_ [Bm] _ [E] I said, hey, _ [D] _ [Em] Johnny B.
Gould tonight.
[A] Yeah, [Bm] I [Em] said, oh, _ [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [A] [Em] Mama said, son, [D] you gotta be a [Em] man.
_ [Bm] _ [E] You got to be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band.
_ [D] _ [Em] People coming in [D] from all around.
[Em] _
_ [D] _ [Em] You hear them playing [D] from the sound of the [Em] fire.
_ [A] _ [Bm] [Em] Oh, someday you'll [D] live within the light.
[Em] _
_ [D] _ [Em] Say, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight.
[Em] _
_ [Bm] I [E] said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[D] I [Em] said, oh, Johnny, [D] you better [Em] be good.
_ [A] [Em] I said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould tonight.
[A] _ [G] Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Gould.
_ [A] [G] I said, Gould, Gould, Gould, [Bm] Gould.
Johnny [Em] B.
Gould
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