• Song:

    Johnny Was

  • Artist:

    Bob Marley

  • Album:

    Songs of Freedom

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From tstewart@adept.net Thu May 15 17:06:32 1997
Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 11:16:51 -0700
From: Terry Stewart 
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To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Johnny Was by Bob Marley

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Johnny Was by Bob Marley
transcription by John Stewart

Intro:  F#m7 (131141@2)    E (022100@1)     C#m7 (x4242x@1)  F#m7 (131141@2)        F#m7 (131141@2)    E (022100@1)     F#m7............

F#m7 (131141@2)                                                   D (xx0232@1)Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son
              C#m (x13321@4)                 E (022100@1)           D (xx0232@1)           C#m (x13321@4) F#m7had (131141@2)been shot down in the street and die, from a stray  bullett.......
F#m7 (131141@2)                                         DWoman (xx0232@1)hold her head and cry, explaining to
C#m (x13321@4)       E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)                   C#m (x13321@4)  F#m7her (131141@2)was a passerby, who saw the woman cry.......wondering
F#m7 (131141@2)                                       DHow (xx0232@1)can she work it out, now she knows that the
C#m7 (x4242x@1)   E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)                   C#m (x13321@4) F#m7wages (131141@2)of sin is death, oh gift of Jah is life (life).........she cried

A (x02220@1)    Bm7 (x20202@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1)Bm7 (x20202@1)                        A (x02220@1)           Bm7Oh, (x20202@1)  oh,      I         know,    Johnny was agood (x02210@1)man,
C#m7 (x4242x@1)Bm7 (x20202@1)                       A (x02220@1)             Bm7C#m7 (x20202@1)  Bm7
I          know,  Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, ooo oh
A (x02220@1)        Bm7 (x20202@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1)    Bm7 (x20202@1)     F#m7.............
She cried,           She cried-------

Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son had been
Shot down in the street and die, just because of the system

Woman hold her head and cry, comforting her I was
Passing by, she complained, then she cried......she cried

(repeat chorus as above)

Thanks, Bob.
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