The Letter That Johnny Walker Read (Digitally Remastered 2003) Chords
Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
F
A
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [E]
[A]
Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar, [E] minding his own affairs.
[D] Drinking his [Dbm] namesake over the rocks, [E] he was drunk and drunk to care.
[A] When a girl at the bar walked up beside [E] him, this is what she said.
She [D] said, a woman came by [E] with a letter for you.
This is what the letter [A] said.
[E] [Gbm]
[Abm] [A] Dear John, please Johnny, please come [E] home.
I need your love and the kids, [Gbm] they [E] gotta [A] be fed.
And John, if you don't hurt me back, [E] I'll be gone.
Yes, that's what the letter said.
[Gbm] [E] The letter that Johnny [A] Walker read.
[Eb] [E]
[A]
[F] [Gm] [Am] [Bb] Then John, he got up from [F] the table.
[Eb] Slowly [Dm] he walked outside.
[Cm]
[F] [Bb] He was thinking of his wife and [F] little children at home.
And how [Eb] his drinking [F] had ruined [Bb] their lives.
Then John, he stared off into [F] that street light.
[Eb] And a vision [Dm] filled his poor, poor heart [Cm] with dread.
[F] [E] [Eb] For it was him [Dm] lying drunk there in [F] that gutter.
[E] Clutching in [Eb] his hand the letter [F] that Johnny Walker read.
[Bb] And this is what it said.
[F] [Gm] [Bb] Dear John, please Johnny, [F] please come home.
I need your love and the kids, they gotta [Bb] be fed.
And John, if you don't hurt me back, I'll be gone.
[F] Yes, that's what the letter said.
[F] The letter that Johnny [Bb] Walker read.
[Gb] [B]
Dear John, please Johnny, [Gb] please come home.
I need your love and the kids, they gotta [B] be fed.
[N]
[A]
Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar, [E] minding his own affairs.
[D] Drinking his [Dbm] namesake over the rocks, [E] he was drunk and drunk to care.
[A] When a girl at the bar walked up beside [E] him, this is what she said.
She [D] said, a woman came by [E] with a letter for you.
This is what the letter [A] said.
[E] [Gbm]
[Abm] [A] Dear John, please Johnny, please come [E] home.
I need your love and the kids, [Gbm] they [E] gotta [A] be fed.
And John, if you don't hurt me back, [E] I'll be gone.
Yes, that's what the letter said.
[Gbm] [E] The letter that Johnny [A] Walker read.
[Eb] [E]
[A]
[F] [Gm] [Am] [Bb] Then John, he got up from [F] the table.
[Eb] Slowly [Dm] he walked outside.
[Cm]
[F] [Bb] He was thinking of his wife and [F] little children at home.
And how [Eb] his drinking [F] had ruined [Bb] their lives.
Then John, he stared off into [F] that street light.
[Eb] And a vision [Dm] filled his poor, poor heart [Cm] with dread.
[F] [E] [Eb] For it was him [Dm] lying drunk there in [F] that gutter.
[E] Clutching in [Eb] his hand the letter [F] that Johnny Walker read.
[Bb] And this is what it said.
[F] [Gm] [Bb] Dear John, please Johnny, [F] please come home.
I need your love and the kids, they gotta [Bb] be fed.
And John, if you don't hurt me back, I'll be gone.
[F] Yes, that's what the letter said.
[F] The letter that Johnny [Bb] Walker read.
[Gb] [B]
Dear John, please Johnny, [Gb] please come home.
I need your love and the kids, they gotta [B] be fed.
[N]
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[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar, [E] _ minding his own affairs.
_ [D] Drinking his [Dbm] namesake over the rocks, [E] he was drunk and drunk to care.
_ [A] When a girl at the bar walked up beside [E] him, this is what she said.
She [D] said, a woman came by [E] with a letter for you.
This is what the letter [A] said.
_ _ _ [E] _ [Gbm] _
[Abm] [A] Dear John, _ _ please Johnny, please come [E] home.
_ I need your love and the kids, [Gbm] they [E] gotta [A] be fed. _ _
_ _ And John, if you don't hurt me back, [E] I'll be gone.
_ Yes, that's what the letter said.
_ [Gbm] [E] The letter that Johnny [A] Walker read. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] [Bb] Then John, he got up from [F] the table. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Slowly [Dm] he walked outside.
[Cm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] He was thinking of his wife and [F] little children _ at home.
_ And how [Eb] his drinking _ [F] had ruined _ [Bb] their lives.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then John, he stared off into [F] that street light.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] And a vision _ [Dm] filled his poor, poor heart [Cm] with dread. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] For it was him [Dm] lying drunk there in [F] that gutter. _
_ _ _ _ [E] Clutching in [Eb] his hand the letter [F] that Johnny Walker read.
[Bb] _ And this is what it said.
_ [F] _ [Gm] [Bb] Dear John, _ _ please Johnny, [F] please come _ home.
I need your love and the kids, they gotta [Bb] be _ fed. _ _
And John, _ if you don't hurt me back, I'll be gone.
[F] _ Yes, that's what the letter said.
_ [F] The letter that Johnny [Bb] Walker read.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Dear John, _ please Johnny, [Gb] please come home.
_ I need your love and the kids, they gotta [B] be fed. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar, [E] _ minding his own affairs.
_ [D] Drinking his [Dbm] namesake over the rocks, [E] he was drunk and drunk to care.
_ [A] When a girl at the bar walked up beside [E] him, this is what she said.
She [D] said, a woman came by [E] with a letter for you.
This is what the letter [A] said.
_ _ _ [E] _ [Gbm] _
[Abm] [A] Dear John, _ _ please Johnny, please come [E] home.
_ I need your love and the kids, [Gbm] they [E] gotta [A] be fed. _ _
_ _ And John, if you don't hurt me back, [E] I'll be gone.
_ Yes, that's what the letter said.
_ [Gbm] [E] The letter that Johnny [A] Walker read. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] [Bb] Then John, he got up from [F] the table. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Slowly [Dm] he walked outside.
[Cm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] He was thinking of his wife and [F] little children _ at home.
_ And how [Eb] his drinking _ [F] had ruined _ [Bb] their lives.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then John, he stared off into [F] that street light.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] And a vision _ [Dm] filled his poor, poor heart [Cm] with dread. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] For it was him [Dm] lying drunk there in [F] that gutter. _
_ _ _ _ [E] Clutching in [Eb] his hand the letter [F] that Johnny Walker read.
[Bb] _ And this is what it said.
_ [F] _ [Gm] [Bb] Dear John, _ _ please Johnny, [F] please come _ home.
I need your love and the kids, they gotta [Bb] be _ fed. _ _
And John, _ if you don't hurt me back, I'll be gone.
[F] _ Yes, that's what the letter said.
_ [F] The letter that Johnny [Bb] Walker read.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _
Dear John, _ please Johnny, [Gb] please come home.
_ I need your love and the kids, they gotta [B] be fed. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _