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Am      E7      Am 

Am 
Listen to the story of Johnny Mahoe 
F                        E7 
Pride of the hometown, number one school boy 
Am 
Never got in trouble, always kept his nose clean 
            F                   E7 
So when the news hit the town, nobody could believe 
                  Am E7  Am 
what happened to Johnny Mahoe 


Am 
You see Johnny started hanging with the neighborhood thugs 
F                        E7 
Boys wearing colors, the ones dealing drugs 
Am 
Initiaiton's over, Johnny's part of the gang 
F                       E7 
Fighting for his colors, playing with his bang bang 
Am  E7  Am 
Johnny Mahoe 


C                         G 
Why hang around with the wrong crowd 
F                       E7 
Why let them poison your mind 
C                               G 
It's okay, it's okay, turn and walk the other way 
           F                    E7 
You don't want to end up like Johnny Johnny  
Am   E7   Am 
Johnny Mahoe  


Am 
One day there was a clash between the blue and the red 
F                               E7 
When the fighting was over, Johnny lay dead 
Am 
A single rose stands alone upon Johny's grave 
F                                
Think nothing would have happened  
  E7 
If Johnny Mahoe just turned and  
Am         E7    Am 
walked the other way 
      Am        E7    Am 
Just walked the other way 

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