Johnny Appleseed
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A
EL HEFE Through word of mouth
B
Let it be known
D
The man who spends his life on a mission
A
He's legendary
MIKE Hey, hey hey, hey hey!
A
Travelling
B
From coast to coast
D
He's the contemporary
A
Johnny Appleseed
SPOKEN Man, who's talkin' shit about Johnny anyway?
He's down for the cause, holmes.
A
He's making sure
B
His garden grows
D
He'll plant the seed
A
In every town he goes
A
Fertilizing
B
The countryside
D
You couldn't stop him with
A
Insecticide
F# B D
Makin' sure that the garden grow (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A
He water the yard with the yarden hose
F# B D
And you know he be plantin' the seed (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A
Groomin' the backyard or whackin' a weed
SPOKEN Oh, yes. This Johnny character is exactly what we're looking for.
H-He's very street, very gang, very Hispanic. He'll do just fine.
A
When digging holes
B
He be wearin' a glove
D
He go out to the shed
A
He grab a shovel and he shove
A
He plant the seed
B
Makin' sure it's sowed
D
He go into the shed
A
And he start hoein' with the hoe
MIKE Ho, ho, ho, ho!
F# B D
Makin' sure that the garden grow (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A
He water the yard with the yarden hose
F# B D
Groomin' the backyard or whackin' a weed (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
A
The contemporary Johnny Appleseed
How to play Johnny Appleseed
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