Johnny Too Bad Chords by Steve Earle

Tempo:
147.25 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Bb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steve Earle - Johnny Too Bad chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[F] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
Now live on with your [Bb] dead kids around your white world
[Eb] Take it while the violence grows
[Db] Step off the earth Sir!
[Ab] Walking down the road [Db] with a pistol [Eb] in your waist
[Ab] Donny you're too bad
Oh [Db] oh [Eb] oh oh oh oh Oh Johnny, [Ab] don't go
Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist
Man [Eb] boy, you better mind with the body bag
[Db] Johnny, Johnny, good old bad
Life's your turn, [Ab] man boy
You better mind with the body bag
The situation is kinda sad
[Eb] Johnny, Johnny, whatever man, too bad
[Db] Johnny, better dig your toe and cut like Friars
[Ab] And hold a reputation as a touchy-toe ass
Walking down the road
With a pistol [Eb] in your waist
Johnny, you're too [Db] mad
No Johnny, [Ab] oh oh oh Muffin, wanderwise
Walking down the road
[Eb] With a ratchet in your waist
No, you're not gonna go with [Db] the ratchet
No Johnny, oh [Ab] oh oh
You [Db] better stop, stop, [Eb] stop
You better shoot [Ab] the boy, too bad
Too bad, [Db] too bad
You better stop, stop, [Eb] stop
You better shoot the [Ab] boy, too bad
Too bad, [Db] too bad
[Ebm] You better shoot the [Ab] boy, too bad
Too bad, [Db] too bad
[Ab] You better shoot the boy, too bad
Too bad, too bad
The situation [Eb] is kinda sad
[Ab] Johnny, Johnny, whatever man, too bad
[Db] Johnny, better dig [Eb] your toe and cut like Friars
And hold [Ab] a reputation as a touchy-toe ass
[Db] Check the reputation, [Eb] the [Ebm] mailman's fat
[Ab] How come you like to be sorry-ass-ass?
[Dbm] Johnny, I'm sorry, [Ab] [Eb] but the world's not
[Ab] Take your soul and give my sleep one more time
[Db] Take your soul and [Eb] give my good time one more time
[Ab] Take your soul and put your love
[Db] Take a rascal and [Eb] your bossy ass down
[Ab] No, you won't be free
I'm a black man, [Db] my first [Eb] word
In a bar, [Db] my room, [Ab] my company
This life ain't [Db] tough
I ain't not [Eb] change anything I [Ab] ask
But you get to ask, ask, [Db] ask
No, [Eb]
no, [Ab]
no, [Bb] [Ab] no, [Eb] [Ab] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Steve Earle - Johnny Too Bad chords, practice playing Ab, Eb, Ab, Db, Ab, Db and Eb in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 73 BPM and then match the original tempo of 147 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Ab Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ Now live on _ with your [Bb] dead kids around your white world
[Eb] Take it while the violence grows
[Db] Step off the earth _ Sir!
_ [Ab] _ Walking down the road _ _ [Db] with a pistol [Eb] in your waist
_ [Ab] Donny you're too bad
_ _ _ Oh [Db] _ oh [Eb] oh oh oh oh Oh Johnny, _ [Ab] don't go _
_ Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist
Man [Eb] boy, you better mind with the body bag
[Db] Johnny, Johnny, good old bad
Life's your turn, [Ab] man boy
You better mind with the body bag
The _ _ situation is kinda sad
[Eb] Johnny, Johnny, whatever man, too bad
[Db] Johnny, better dig your toe and cut like Friars
[Ab] And hold a reputation as a touchy-toe ass _
Walking down the road
With a pistol [Eb] in your waist
Johnny, you're too [Db] mad
_ No Johnny, [Ab] oh oh oh _ Muffin, _ wanderwise _ _
Walking down the road
[Eb] With a ratchet in your waist
No, you're not gonna go with [Db] the ratchet
_ No Johnny, oh [Ab] oh oh
_ _ You [Db] better stop, stop, [Eb] stop
You better shoot [Ab] the boy, too bad
_ Too bad, [Db] too bad
You better stop, stop, [Eb] stop
You better shoot the [Ab] boy, too bad
_ Too bad, [Db] too bad _
_ [Ebm] You better shoot the [Ab] boy, too bad
Too bad, [Db] too bad _
_ [Ab] You better shoot the boy, too bad
Too bad, too bad
The _ situation [Eb] is kinda sad
[Ab] Johnny, Johnny, whatever man, too bad
[Db] Johnny, better dig [Eb] your toe and cut like Friars
And hold [Ab] a reputation as a touchy-toe ass
[Db] Check the reputation, [Eb] the [Ebm] mailman's fat
[Ab] How come you like to be sorry-ass-ass?
[Dbm] Johnny, I'm sorry, [Ab] [Eb] but the world's not
[Ab] Take your soul and give my sleep one more time
[Db] Take your soul and [Eb] give my good time one more time
[Ab] Take your soul and put your love
[Db] Take a rascal and [Eb] your bossy ass down
[Ab] No, you won't be free
I'm a black man, [Db] my first [Eb] word
_ In a bar, [Db] my room, [Ab] my company
This life ain't [Db] tough
I ain't not [Eb] change anything I [Ab] ask
But you get to ask, ask, [Db] ask
No, [Eb] _ _
_ no, [Ab] _ _ _ _
no, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] no, [Eb] _ [Ab] no, no, _ _ _ no, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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It's Hylton Beckford, Derrick Leapold Crooks, Delroy Wilson and Winston Bailey who authored this song.

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