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Johnny Strikes Up The Band chords (for acoustic guitar)
Warren Zevon 1978 (Excitable Boy)

A Asus4 4x *

E        A       E**    D     (D A E)
Dry your eyes my little friend
       A        E      D    (D A E)
Let me take you by the hand
E           A   (D A)
Freddie get ready   rock steady
     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band

E          A       E      D       (D A E)
They'll be rocking in the projects
        A     E        D     (D A E)
Walking down along the strand
E           A   (D A)
Freddie get ready   rock steady
     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band
     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band

E           A       E7
When Johnny strikes up the 
E           A       E7 
When Johnny strikes up the 
E           A       D      A
When Johnny strikes up the band

break

    A            D    A
And Johnny is my main man
         E             A
He's the keeper of the keys
      E                A
He'll put your mind at ease
     D             E
He's guaranteed to please
        A         E
Back by popular demand

E     A         E      D     (D A E)
Look around, my little friend
    A      E      D    (D A E)
Jubilation in the land
E           A   (D A)
Freddie get ready   rock steady
     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band
     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band

E           A       E7
When Johnny strikes up the 
E           A       E7 
When Johnny strikes up the 
E           A       D      A
When Johnny strikes up the band

     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band
     A      E       A      D
When Johnny strikes up the band

E           A       E7
When Johnny strikes up the 
E           A       E7 
When Johnny strikes up the 
E           A       D      A
When Johnny strikes up the band

A Asus4 . . . 

* Alternate:

Capo II

A     = G
Asus4 = Gsus4
E     = D
E7    = D7
D     = C

** E could be E7
 
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