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From tstewart@adept.net Thu May 15 17:06:32 1997
Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 11:16:51 -0700
From: Terry Stewart
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To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Johnny Was by Bob Marley
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Johnny Was by Bob Marley
transcription by John Stewart
Intro: F#m7 E C#m7 F#m7
F#m7 E F#m7............
F#m7 D
Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son
C#m E D C#m F#m7
had been shot down in the street and die, from a stray bullett.......
F#m7 D
Woman hold her head and cry, explaining to
C#m E D C#m F#m7
her was a passerby, who saw the woman cry.......wondering
F#m7 D
How can she work it out, now she knows that the
C#m7 E D C#m F#m7
wages of sin is death, oh gift of Jah is life (life).........she cried
A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7
Oh, oh, I know, Johnny was a good man,
C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7
C#m7 Bm7
I know, Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, ooo oh
A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 F#m7.............
She cried, She cried-------
Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son had been
Shot down in the street and die, just because of the system
Woman hold her head and cry, comforting her I was
Passing by, she complained, then she cried......she cried
(repeat chorus as above)
Thanks, Bob.
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