My Johnny Was A Shoemaker Chords by The John Renbourn Group

Tempo:
85.6 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Cm

G

C

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The John Renbourn Group - My Johnny Was A Shoemaker chords
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[Gm] [C]
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Cm] [Fm] feel at [C] me.
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Eb] but now he's [Gm] gone to sea.
[G]
With nasty [Fm] dart to [Dm] swirl his hand, [C] and sail across the dry sea.
[Cm]
My [C] Johnny was a shoemaker, [G]
[Cm] [G] his jacket was a thick [Cm] sky blue, [Gm] but curly [Bb] was his [G] [C] [Eb]
[Gm] hair.
[Bb] To rim the [Gm] tops as he [Dm] has gone, [G] to sail across the piney [F] sea.
[Cm] [G]
My Johnny was a shoemaker,
[Cm] [F] a captain he'll be [Cm] by and by, [Gm] with a brave [F] and gallant crew.
[Bb] A captain [C] he'll be by and by, [Eb] with a sword and spike [Gm] as too.
[Bb] Now when he gets [Gm] a ship of his [Eb] own, he'll come [G] back and free [F] me.
[Cm] [Gm] My Johnny was a shoemaker, [G]
[Cm] [G] and when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Gm] I'll sing out aloud.
[G] Yes, when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Eb] and this will be [Gm] my [D] song.
[G] [Bb] By me some [Gm] plenty bores some [Dm] days, and the [C] little ones a penny.
[F] [Cm] [G] My Johnny was a shoemaker.
[Bb] [C]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The John Renbourn Group - My Johnny Was A Shoemaker chords, practice playing Gm, Bb, F, Gm, Bb, C, Gm and C in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 67 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 134 BPM. Given the song's key of Gb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Cm] _ _ [Fm] feel at [C] me.
My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [Eb] but now he's [Gm] gone to sea.
[G] _
With nasty [Fm] dart to [Dm] swirl his hand, [C] and sail across the dry sea.
_ _ _ _ [Cm]
My [C] Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] his jacket was a thick [Cm] sky blue, [Gm] but curly [Bb] was his _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ hair.
[Bb] To rim the [Gm] tops as he [Dm] has gone, [G] to sail across the piney [F] sea.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G]
My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] a captain he'll be [Cm] by and by, [Gm] with a brave [F] and gallant crew.
[Bb] A captain [C] he'll be by and by, [Eb] with a sword and spike [Gm] as too.
[Bb] _ _ Now when he gets [Gm] a ship of his [Eb] own, he'll come [G] back and free _ [F] me.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] and when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Gm] I'll sing out aloud.
_ [G] Yes, when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Eb] and this will be [Gm] my [D] song.
[G] _ [Bb] By me some [Gm] plenty bores some [Dm] days, and the [C] little ones a penny.
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] My Johnny was a shoemaker. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _

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