Chords for Robert Cray - Poor Johnny

Tempo:
96.25 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

F#m

Bm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Robert Cray - Poor Johnny chords
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being here this evening.
[B] We appreciate [G#m] it.
Let's make it funky on this next one here.
This is called
Poor Johnny.
Like this.
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#] [E] [F#m] [Em]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [A] [Em]
[F#m] [Em] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [F#m]
[Em] [A] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] I'm going to sing on [Em] you friends [A] that [Em] they never [A] know.
[Em] [F#m] [A#]
[Bm] They say he [F#m] got caught [Em] in a trap [A] and it's not [Em] around [A] anymore.
[Em] [A] Poor [D] Johnny came home looking [F#m] cool one day.
[Bm] Just wasn't lucky to come [Em] out that way.
Went from [D] the left, from [F#m] the right.
[Bm] Took him down, laid [Em] that [G] line.
[F#m] [Bm] Everyone [F#m] in town knew [Em] he always played [F#m] the rounds.
[Em] Not [A] a word was [Em] said.
[A] All [Bm] the money [F#m] and the clothes and [Em] the cars that he [A] drove.
[Em] Just kept his [A] ego fed.
[Em] [A] [A#] To [Bm] his friends, [F#m] he was king.
[Em] But he thought of [A] everything except [Em] his gun.
[A]
[Em] [A] She [Bm] had the kids [F#m] and the house [Em] while he was [A] always out.
[Em] Even his [A] homework [Em] undone.
[A] He [D] came home looking [A] cool one day.
[F#m] [Bm] Just wasn't lucky to [Em] come out that way.
Went [D] from the left, [F#m]
from the right.
[Bm] Took him down, [G] laid that line.
[C#] [G]
[A] Then one day [F#m] his luck ran out.
[Bm] Number two found a number and she called his house.
[A] What on the [F#m] street is that they talked all night.
Had to teach him a lesson.
Had to [A] make him cry.
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A] [Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Em] [A]
[Em] [Dm] [Em] [F#m] [A#]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em]
[A] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [A]
[Em] [A] [D] Poor Johnny came home [A] looking cool one day.
[F#m]
[Bm] Just wasn't lucky to [G] come out that way.
Went [D] from the left, from [F#m] the right.
[Bm] Took him down, laid [Em] that [G] line.
Poor [D] Johnny came home looking cool [A] one day.
[F#m] [Bm] Just wasn't lucky to [Em] come [G] out that way.
Went [D] from the left, [F#m] then [A] from the right.
[F#m] [Bm] Took him down, laid [Em] that [G] line.
Poor [F#]
[B] Johnny.
[D] [F#] [A] [E] [F#] [E] [B] [A] [E] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [A] [Em]
[B] [Em] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Em]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [Em] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [F#m] [Em]
[A] [E] [B] [F#m] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [F#m] [A#]
[B] [C#] [B] [A#] [E]
[D] [C#] [B] [A#] [Bm]
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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being here this evening.
_ [B] We appreciate [G#m] it. _ _
_ _ _ Let's make it funky on this next one here.
This is called
Poor Johnny.
Like this.
_ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] I'm going to sing on [Em] you friends [A] that [Em] they never [A] know.
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ [A#]
[Bm] They say he [F#m] got caught [Em] in a trap [A] and it's not [Em] around [A] anymore.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] Poor [D] Johnny came home looking [F#m] cool one day.
[Bm] Just wasn't lucky to come [Em] out that way.
Went from [D] the left, from [F#m] the right. _
[Bm] Took him down, laid [Em] that [G] line. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] Everyone [F#m] in town knew [Em] he always played [F#m] the rounds.
[Em] Not [A] a word was [Em] said.
_ [A] All [Bm] the money [F#m] and the clothes and [Em] the cars that he [A] drove.
[Em] Just kept his [A] ego fed.
[Em] _ _ [A] [A#] To [Bm] his friends, [F#m] he was king.
[Em] But he thought of [A] everything except [Em] his gun.
[A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] She [Bm] had the kids [F#m] and the house [Em] while he was [A] always out.
[Em] Even his [A] homework [Em] undone.
[A] He _ [D] _ came home looking [A] cool one day.
[F#m] _ [Bm] Just wasn't lucky to [Em] come out that way.
Went [D] from the left, _ [F#m]
from the right.
_ [Bm] Took him down, [G] laid that line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ Then one day [F#m] his luck ran out.
[Bm] Number two found a number and she called his house.
[A] _ What on the [F#m] street is that they talked all night.
Had to teach him a lesson.
Had to [A] make him cry. _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ [A#] _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ Poor Johnny came home [A] looking cool one day.
[F#m] _ _
[Bm] Just wasn't lucky to [G] come out that way.
Went [D] from the left, from [F#m] the right. _
[Bm] Took him down, laid [Em] that [G] line. _
_ _ Poor [D] Johnny came home looking cool [A] one day.
[F#m] _ [Bm] Just wasn't lucky to [Em] come [G] out that way.
Went [D] from the left, [F#m] then [A] from the right.
_ [F#m] [Bm] Took him down, laid [Em] that [G] line. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Poor _ _ _ [F#]
[B] Johnny.
[D] _ [F#] _ [A] _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A#] _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ [A#] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ [A#] _ [Bm] _ _
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