Johnny Was Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Bm][D][Am]
[C][Bm][Em][Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Woman hold her head and cry
Cause her [C]son had been [Bm]shot down
in the [D]street and [Am]died
[C]From a s[Bm]tray bulle[Em]t

[Verse 2]
[Em]Woman hold her head and cry
Ex[C]plaining to [Bm]her was a [D]passer- [Am]by
[C]Who saw [Bm]the woman [Em]cry

[Pre-chorus 1]
Wondering [Em]how can she work it out
Now she [C]knows
that the [Bm]wages of [D]sin is [Am]death
[C]The gift [Bm]of Jah is l[Em]ife

[Chorus 1]
(Life) She cried
[G]Oh, [Am]oh, [Bm]ah, a[Am]h
Johnny was a [G]good [Am]man [Bm]oh ye[Am]ah
Johnny was [G]a good, good, g[Am]ood,
[Bm]good, [Am]good, man
[G]She cri[Am]ed, she cri[Bm]ed[Am]
[Em][Em][Em][Em]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Woman hold her head and cry
As her [C]son had been [Bm]shot down
in [D]the street and [Am]died
[C]Just bec[Bm]ause of the system[Em] (system)

[Verse 4]
[Em]Woman hold her head and cry
[C]Comfor[Bm]ting her I was[D] passing by[Am]
She com[C]plained[Bm]
And she [Em]cryed (cryed)

[Chorus 2]
Whoa-oh, oh, ah
[G]Yea[Am]h, I know now[Bm][Am]
(Johnny was a [G]good man)
Said [Am]I know
[Bm](Nev[Am]er did a thing wro[G]ng)[Am]
[Bm]Ah a[Am]h
(Johnny was a [G]good man)
[Am]Can a woman tender c[Bm]are?
[Am]She cried (Never did a thing[G] wrong)
[Am]Cease towards the child [Bm]she bear
[Am](Johnny was a good[G] man)
[Am]Oh, woman cried
[Bm]Woman,[Am] she cried[G], oh, [Am]she cried, ye[Bm]ah[Am]
[G]Can a w[Am]oman tender care[Bm]
[Am]Cease towards the chil[G]d she bear[Am]s
[Bm]Woma[Am]n cry
[Fade Out]