Listen to the song to get the rhythm right

Rhythm guitar follows this pattern
   A5    A5     
e | -0-0-0-00-
B | -1-1-1-00-
G | -2-2-2-22- 
D | -2-2-2-22-
A | -0-0-0-00-
E | ----------

A5 2x
A5   A5 4x
Bb5   Bb5     
A5   A5
F5    G5

A5           A5         A5        A5
The boy next door you've known for years
    A5         A5     A5     A5
Has up and made the headlines
    Bb5           Bb5    Bb5        Bb5
The front page read he lost his head
           A5             A5       A5      A5
There'd be nothing like this in a long time

No no now child they must be wrong
All his neighbours say
Johnny was a good boy
Did what he should boy
Just wouldn't act that way

Eb5                              F5
Yes they say he was everybody's friend
             Ab5                                     Bb5
But now they put him away and say he just may do it again
A5

     A5       A5    A5         A5
They interviewed the folks he knew
    A5            A5  A5   A5
For some dumb reason why (Johnny was a good boy)
Bb5           Bb5    Bb5           Bb5
Asked his mom where she went wrong
    A5          A5       A5   A5
She'll say god knows I've tried (Johnny was a good boy)

Eb5                                    F5
Good plain boy would just go bad one day
Ab5                          
He said he couldn't help himself
                        Bb5
But police suspect foul play
A5

A5
Bb5   4x

Eb5                                                  F5
So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
    Ab5                                               Bb5
You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again
A5

A5      A5  A5     
Animals all loved him
  A5  A5      A5    A5
And he had a way with kids
Bb5        Bb5  Bb5         Bb5
It was quite a shock to them
          A5          A5   A5   A5
When they found out what he did

Eb5                                                  F5
So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
    Ab5                                               Bb5
You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again


Am Am Am Am4 (until fade out)


Chords used in this song
   A5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 Eb5 F5  Ab5 Am4
e | -0--0---1--1---3--5--4--0
B | -1--0---3--1---4--6--4--3
G | -2--2---3--3---3--5--5--2
D | -2--2---3--3---5--7--6--2
A | -0--0---1--1---6--8--6--0
E | ---------------------4---