Happy Birthday, Johnny Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Re member one Christmas
I gave you Jim Carroll
Intended it as a cautionary tale
You [Em]said you saw yourself
inside there
[G]Docketed like a [Dsus4]two manua[D]l
[G]Remember one summer we
walked in Times Square
I showed you the zombies
[F]with hundred-inch stares
stares
You [Em]took a big, set your hotel on fire
[Dsus4]We took the b[D]lame,
took the bags to the train

[Verse 2]
Happy [C]Birthday, Johnny
[D]Whe[B]rever you are[Em][Bm]
Happy Birth[C]day, [D]Johnny
Wherever you [G]are

[Verse 3]
[G]The last time you called it was
on New Years' Eve
You asked me for dough to
get somethin' to eat
[F]Sin[Em]ce we last spoke,
you live on the street
Yeah, I would[G]n't be[D]lieve all
[Dsus4]the shit [D]that you've seen

[Verse 4]
Happy [C]New Year, Johnny
[D]Is it [B]23?[Em][Bm]
Happy New [C]Year, [D]Johnny

[Interlude 1]
Are the lights on the trees?
[G][F][G][Em]
[Dsus4][B][Em][F]
[Em][Dsus4][D]

[Verse 5]
When I [G]said, "let me think," and you
yelled through your teeth
Accused me of actin' like all royalty
[Em]Always for show, no true charity
[G]You saw me on [Dsus4]magazines and [D]TV
But [G]they only knew the real version of me
Only [F]you know the secrets, the swamp,
and the fear
[Em]What happened to blood, our family?
An[D]nie, how could you do this to [C]me?
[D]Of [B]course, I blame me[Em][Bm]
When you [C]get free, [D]Johnny
I hope you find peace