I Just Shot John Lennon Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][F]

[Verse 1]
It was the [Am]fearful [C]night of De[Am]cember [C]8th
He was re[Am]turning [C]home from the [F]studio late
He had per[Am]ceptively [C]known
that it [Am]wouldn't be [C]nice
Because in [Am]nineteen- [C]eighty, he [F]paid the price
[Am]John[C] Lennon died[Am],
[C]John Lennon [Am]died, [C]John Lennon [F]died
[Am]John[C] Lennon died[Am],
[C]John Lennon [Am]died, [C]John Lennon [F]died

[Interlude 1]
[G][Em][Am][Em]
[G][Em][Am][Em]
[G][Em][Am][Em]
[G][Em][Am][Em]

[Verse 2]
With a [Am]Smith and [C]Wesson [Am].38[C]
John [Am]Lennon's [C]life was no [F]longer a debate
He should have [Am]stayed at [C]home
He should have [Am]never [C]cared
And the [Am]man who [C]took his l[F]ife declared,

[Chorus 1]
he said
[Am]"I j[C]ust shot John Le[Am]nnon!"[C]
He said [Am]"I j[C]ust shot John Le[F]nnon!"
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[Am]ickening s[C]ight
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[F]ickening night
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[Am]ickening s[C]ight
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[F]ickening night

[Bridge 1]
[Am]Ah a[C]h ah[Am][C]
Ah [Am]ah ah[C] ah ah a[F]h
Ah [Am]ah ah[C] ah[Am][C]
Ah [Am]ah ah[C] ah ah a[F]h

[Interlude 2]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][F]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][F]

[Chorus 2]
[Am]"I j[C]ust shot John Le[Am]nnon!"[C]
He said [Am]"I j[C]ust shot John Le[F]nnon!"
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[Am]ickening s[C]ight
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[F]ickening night
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[Am]ickening s[C]ight
What a [Am]sad and s[C]orry and s[F]ickening night

[Bridge 2]
[Am]Ah a[C]h ah[Am][C]
Ah [Am]ah ah[C] ah ah a[F]h
Ah [Am]ah ah[C] ah[Am][C]
Ah [Am]ah ah[C] ah ah a[F]h

[Outro 1]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][F]
[Am][C][Am][C]
[Am][C][F]