Johnny Was
Bob MarleyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son
had been shot down in the street and die, from a stray bullett.......
Woman hold her head and cry, explaining to
her was a passerby, who saw the woman cry.......wondering
How can she work it out, now she knows that the
wages of sin is death, oh gift of Jah is life (life).........she cried
Oh, oh, I know, Johnny was a good man,
I know, Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, ooo oh
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)
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Readable chord sheet for Johnny Was by Bob Marley
[F#m7] [E] [C#m7] [F#m7] [F#m7] [E] [F#m7] [F#m7] [D] Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son h[C#m]ad been shot down in th[E]e street and di[D]e, from a stray[C#m] bulle[F#m7]tt....... W[F#m7]oman hold her head and cry, explaining to [D] h[C#m]er was a pass[E]erby, who s[D]aw the woman cry.......[C#m]wonderin[F#m7]g H[F#m7]ow can she work it out, now she knows that the[D] w[C#m7]ages of si[E]n is deat[D]h, oh gift of Jah is li[C#m]fe (lif[F#m7]e).........she cried O[A]h, oh,[Bm7] I[C#m7] [Bm7] know, Johnny was a good m[A]an, [Bm7] [C#m7] [Bm7] [A] [Bm7] I[C#m7] [Bm7] 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)