Robin Hood
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Intro
G C D
Ah-ah
G C D
Ah-ah
Verse
G
Riding in the back seat
C D
Rolling through the neighborhood
G
Brought up in the back streets
C D
Wouldn't change if he could
G
It's better than the factory
C D
Or the shopping mall where you work
G
Johnny doesn't actually
C D
Have to load the gun to make it work
[Refrão]C D
And all the boys round Johnny
G Em Bm
They wanna be dealers and thugs
C D G
But Johnny knows that it ain't no good
C D
When the teacher asked him,
G Em Bm
"Who would you be if you could?"
C D G
"I wanna be like Robin Hood,
G
Robin Hood"
Verse
G
He ran in from the alley
C D
To the Halifax where she worked
G
Gotta love Sally
C D
She didn't flinch when he burst
G
In through the doorway
C D
With a sawn-off under his shirt
G
She knew in the worst way
C D
That he was the man for her
[Refrão]C D
And all the boys round Johnny
G Em Bm
They wanna be rappers and thugs
C D G
But Johnny knows that it ain't no good
C D
When the teacher asked him,
G Em Bm
"Who would you be if you could?"
C D G
"I wanna be like Robin Hood,
Bridge 1
A
And I'll steal from the rich
Bm
I'll give to the poor
C
I'll stop police from
Em
Knocking down the door
A
I steal it all
Bm
Then I'll steal more
C
And I'll never end up
G
Behind the Jail Guitar Doors
Solo
C D G Em
C D G x2
Verse
G C
And to this day
D G
As an actual fact
C
In the best way
D G
They've still got each other's backs
C
15 Years
D
2 heart attacks
G
2 children
G C
Sally's mother always asks her,
D G
"What is it about Johnny,
C D
What is it about Johnny that makes you bother?"
G
She says,
C
"There's a few things that are true
D
In this life of wonder,
G
Everybody hates the law,
C D
And everyone loves a bank
G
robber, robber, robber
C
robber, robber, robber!"
D G C
Loves a bank robber, robber, robber, robber, robber!" x7
Outro
C D
And all the boys round Johnny
G Em Bm
They wanna be rappers and thugs
C D G
But Johnny knows that it ain't no good
C D
When the teacher asked him,
G Em Bm
"Who would you be if you could?"
C D G
"I wanna be like Robin Hood,
G
Robin Hood"
How to play Robin Hood
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.