• Song:

    Johnny Thunder

  • Artist:

    Kinks

  • Album:

    The Kinks Are the Villa...

Johnny Thunder

Intro
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Intro  D     A G    x2

G       D       F        C      A        
        A G  D  A G
Johnny Thunder lives on water, feeds on lightning.
G       D       F         C       A         
D      A G  D  A G
Johnny Thunder don't need no one, don't want money.

G            A             D
And all the people of the town,
G               A          D
They can't get through to Johnny,
D                 A             Bm   D7
They will never, ever break him down.

 G      D       F         C       A        
      A G  D   A G
Johnny Thunder speaks for no one, goes on fighting.
 A7 (n.C)                   A7    G   (D    
 A  G    D   A  G) x2
And Sweet Helena De Mane(?) prays for Johnny.

G           D
Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,
F           C
Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,
A            D         ([D]       A G ) x2
Thunder and lightning. la la la la la


G           D
Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,
F           C
Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,
A            D         ([D]       A G ) x2
Thunder and lightning. la la la la la

G           A                 D
Though everybody tried their best,
G           A                   D           A        
      Bm
Old Johnny vowed that he would never, ever end up like the rest.
G       D       F        C        A         
 D      A G  D  A G
Johnny Thunder rides the highway, moves like lightning.
A7 (n.C)                      A    G    D   
   A  G  D   A G
But sweet Helena just says, "God bless Johnny."

G           D
Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,
F           C
Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,
A            D         ([D]       A G ) x2
Thunder and lightning. la la la la la

Repeat Ba-ba's ending on-   Dsus4  D  Dsus2  D
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