Johnny Johnny
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
(From the 1976 DAT SHANTY ALB'M)
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D
Oh, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, come along, come along,
A
Oh, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, come along,
A7
Don't stand there like a silly old fool,
A7
Don't stand there and be so cool,
D
Don't be shy of the ladies,
D
And the teeth in his mouth went bang bang.
[Chorus]
A D
Down by the sea where the watermelons grow,
A D
Back to my home I shall not go,
G Gm D
And shall I dream of love sweet song,
Bm A D N.C.
Who can be happier than a sailor boy tonight.
[Verse 2]
D
Mm, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny was a sailor man,
A
He had been around all the day,
A
Joking with the ladies playing hide and seek,
D
Happy as the day went bang a bang a bang.
D
Not a penny he had to pay,
D
For ay-deedle-dy-deedle all the day.
[Chorus]
A D
Down by the sea where the watermelons grow,
A D
Back to my home I shall not go,
G Gm D
And shall I dream of love sweet song,
Bm A D
Who can be happier than a sailor boy tonight.
[Guitar Solo]
D A D A D
A D A D
A D A D N.C.
[Verse 3]
D
Oh, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, take a gun, take a gun,
A
There are monkeys in the garden playing in the sun,
A
Johnny took his gun and the gun was loaded,
A
Pull on the trigger and the gun exploded,
D N.C.
Ay-deedle-dy-deedle and he never pull a trigger of a gun.
[Chorus]
A D
Down by the sea where the watermelons grow,
A D
Back to my home I shall not go,
G Gm D
And shall I dream of love sweet song,
Bm A D N.C.
Who can be happier than a sailor boy tonight.
[Outro]
A D A D
A D A D
A D A D
A D A D
How to play Johnny Johnny
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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