The Letter That Johnny Walker Read

G Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar D7 Minding his own affairs C D7 Drinking his namesake over the rocks He was drunk too drunk to care G When a girl from the bar walked up beside him D7 And this is what she said C D7 She said a woman came by with a letter for you G And this is what the letter said D7 Dear John please Johnny please come home G I need your love and the kids they gotta be fed D7 And John if you don't hurry back I'll be gone Yes that's what the letter said G The letter that Johnny Walker read D7 Then John he got up from the table C D7 Slowly so slowly he walked outside G D7 He was thinking of his wife and little children back at home C D7 G And how his drinking had ruined their lives D7 Then John he stared off into that street light C D7 In a vision filled his poor poor heart with dread G D7 For you see folks it was him lying drunk in the gutter C D7 G Clutching in his hand the letter that Johnny Walker read And this is what it said D7 Yes that's what the letter said G The letter that Johnny Walker read D7 Yes that's what the letter said G The letter that Johnny Walker read