Johnny Be Fair Chords by Ruth Notman
Tempo:
129.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C]
[F] [C]
I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and [C] he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Johnny but my [G] father up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Johnny he's a son of [Em] mine and so he's [F] kin to you.
[G]
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny [D] be fair and he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married [C] Willie but my father [G] up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Willie he's a son of [Em] mine and so [F] he's kin to you.
[G]
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he wants me [C] for to wed.
[G] And I would have [Em] married Jimmy [C] but my father [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never [Dm] knew that Jimmy he's a son of [C] mine and so [D] he's kin to you.
[C]
[D] [F]
[G] [F]
[A] [Em] [D]
[C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [C] So I went up to my mother where I hung my head in shame.
[E] Thought all the lads in [C] town knew my name I [G] couldn't change.
[F] She said my [G] dear girl your [C] father name will [G] surely kill.
[Dm] But your father's not your [Em] father so marry [F] who you will.
[G]
[C] So Johnny be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he [A] wants me [C] for to wed.
Now [G] I'm to marry Johnny [C] since my mother [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you father
[C] I'm sure [G] you never [Dm] knew that Johnny he's no kin of [Em] mine nor am [F] I to you.
[G] [C] [D] [F]
[G] [F]
[A] [D]
[F]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [Em] [F]
[C] [F]
[F] [C]
I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and [C] he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Johnny but my [G] father up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Johnny he's a son of [Em] mine and so he's [F] kin to you.
[G]
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny [D] be fair and he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married [C] Willie but my father [G] up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Willie he's a son of [Em] mine and so [F] he's kin to you.
[G]
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he wants me [C] for to wed.
[G] And I would have [Em] married Jimmy [C] but my father [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never [Dm] knew that Jimmy he's a son of [C] mine and so [D] he's kin to you.
[C]
[D] [F]
[G] [F]
[A] [Em] [D]
[C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [C] So I went up to my mother where I hung my head in shame.
[E] Thought all the lads in [C] town knew my name I [G] couldn't change.
[F] She said my [G] dear girl your [C] father name will [G] surely kill.
[Dm] But your father's not your [Em] father so marry [F] who you will.
[G]
[C] So Johnny be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he [A] wants me [C] for to wed.
Now [G] I'm to marry Johnny [C] since my mother [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you father
[C] I'm sure [G] you never [Dm] knew that Johnny he's no kin of [Em] mine nor am [F] I to you.
[G] [C] [D] [F]
[G] [F]
[A] [D]
[F]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [Em] [F]
[C] [F]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
D
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and [C] he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Johnny but my [G] father up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Johnny he's a son of [Em] mine and so he's [F] kin to you.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny [D] be fair and he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married [C] Willie but my father [G] up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Willie he's a son of [Em] mine and so [F] he's kin to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he wants me [C] for to wed.
[G] And I would have [Em] married Jimmy [C] but my father [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never [Dm] knew that Jimmy he's a son of [C] mine and so [D] he's kin to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] [C] So I went up to my mother where I hung my head in shame.
[E] Thought all the lads in [C] town knew my name I [G] couldn't change.
[F] She said my [G] dear girl your [C] father name will [G] surely kill.
[Dm] But your father's not your [Em] father so marry [F] who you will.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] So Johnny be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he [A] wants me [C] for to wed.
Now [G] I'm to marry Johnny [C] since my mother [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you father
[C] I'm sure [G] you never [Dm] knew that Johnny he's no kin of [Em] mine nor am [F] I to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and [C] he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married Johnny but my [G] father up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Johnny he's a son of [Em] mine and so he's [F] kin to you.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny [D] be fair and he wants me for to wed.
And I would have married [C] Willie but my father [G] up and said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never knew [Dm] that Willie he's a son of [Em] mine and so [F] he's kin to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] I'd like to be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he wants me [C] for to wed.
[G] And I would have [Em] married Jimmy [C] but my father [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you daughter
[C] your mother [G] never [Dm] knew that Jimmy he's a son of [C] mine and so [D] he's kin to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] [C] So I went up to my mother where I hung my head in shame.
[E] Thought all the lads in [C] town knew my name I [G] couldn't change.
[F] She said my [G] dear girl your [C] father name will [G] surely kill.
[Dm] But your father's not your [Em] father so marry [F] who you will.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] So Johnny be good and Johnny be [F] fair and he [A] wants me [C] for to wed.
Now [G] I'm to marry Johnny [C] since my mother [G] up and [F] said oh I hate to tell you father
[C] I'm sure [G] you never [Dm] knew that Johnny he's no kin of [Em] mine nor am [F] I to you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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