Chords for They Might Be Giants - Can't Keep Johnny Down (Official Video!)
Tempo:
83.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
A
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bm]
[C] [G] [C] Oh, remember the [G] millions you [C] want, all of the [G] dicks in this [C] big town [G] can't keep Johnny [C]
down.
[G] [C] Men piled up in a [G] towering [C] mound, none of them [G] once has found [C] a way [G] to keep [C] Johnny [A] down.
Spending days [Em] by myself remembering slimes I'm not [B] among, to justice laws [C] which I don't forget a phase.
And [G] they [C] can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet [G] built the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
[Em] [A] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [D] [G] Some guy, [C] hitting golf balls [G] on the [C] mound, bathroom in [G] his pants, [C] and he thinks he's better [G] than [C] me.
[G] I'm [C] pointing a finger in my [G] own face, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they [G] can't keep Johnny [C]
[A] down.
It takes my [Em] dignity to flip off a guy, when [A] he pulls up [B] alongside to say [C] my gas cap is unscrewed.
And [G] they [C] can't, can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet built [G] the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
And [G] they [C] don't, don't know what [G] I've seen, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they can't keep [G] Johnny down.
[C] [Em] [A] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G] [C] Oh, remember the [G] millions you [C] want, all of the [G] dicks in this [C] big town [G] can't keep Johnny [C]
down.
[G] [C] Men piled up in a [G] towering [C] mound, none of them [G] once has found [C] a way [G] to keep [C] Johnny [A] down.
Spending days [Em] by myself remembering slimes I'm not [B] among, to justice laws [C] which I don't forget a phase.
And [G] they [C] can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet [G] built the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
[Em] [A] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [D] [G] Some guy, [C] hitting golf balls [G] on the [C] mound, bathroom in [G] his pants, [C] and he thinks he's better [G] than [C] me.
[G] I'm [C] pointing a finger in my [G] own face, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they [G] can't keep Johnny [C]
[A] down.
It takes my [Em] dignity to flip off a guy, when [A] he pulls up [B] alongside to say [C] my gas cap is unscrewed.
And [G] they [C] can't, can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet built [G] the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
And [G] they [C] don't, don't know what [G] I've seen, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they can't keep [G] Johnny down.
[C] [Em] [A] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
Key:
C
G
A
Em
D
C
G
A
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] Oh, remember the [G] millions you [C] want, all of the [G] dicks in this [C] big town [G] can't keep Johnny [C]
down.
[G] _ [C] Men piled up in a [G] towering [C] mound, none of them [G] once has found [C] a way [G] to keep [C] Johnny [A] down.
Spending days [Em] by myself remembering slimes I'm not [B] among, to justice laws [C] which I don't forget a phase.
And [G] they [C] can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet [G] built the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] Some guy, [C] hitting golf balls [G] on the [C] mound, bathroom in [G] his pants, [C] and he thinks he's better [G] than [C] me.
[G] I'm [C] pointing a finger in my [G] own face, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they [G] can't keep Johnny [C] _
[A] down.
It takes my [Em] dignity to flip off a guy, when [A] he pulls up [B] alongside to say [C] my gas cap is unscrewed.
And [G] they [C] can't, can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet built [G] the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
And [G] they [C] don't, don't know what [G] I've seen, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they can't keep [G] Johnny down.
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] Oh, remember the [G] millions you [C] want, all of the [G] dicks in this [C] big town [G] can't keep Johnny [C]
down.
[G] _ [C] Men piled up in a [G] towering [C] mound, none of them [G] once has found [C] a way [G] to keep [C] Johnny [A] down.
Spending days [Em] by myself remembering slimes I'm not [B] among, to justice laws [C] which I don't forget a phase.
And [G] they [C] can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet [G] built the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] Some guy, [C] hitting golf balls [G] on the [C] mound, bathroom in [G] his pants, [C] and he thinks he's better [G] than [C] me.
[G] I'm [C] pointing a finger in my [G] own face, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they [G] can't keep Johnny [C] _
[A] down.
It takes my [Em] dignity to flip off a guy, when [A] he pulls up [B] alongside to say [C] my gas cap is unscrewed.
And [G] they [C] can't, can't keep [G] Johnny down, [C] they haven't yet built [G] the man [C] that'll keep old [G] Johnny [C] down.
And [G] they [C] don't, don't know what [G] I've seen, [C] they can't know [G] what's in here, [C] and they can't keep [G] Johnny down.
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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