Johnny Come Lately
CatatoniaVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
I'm sorry you couldn't make it
You could have seen him, so weathered and dated
He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate him
If you'd seen his botanical leanings
First prize exhibit and all down to good spirit
He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me
If I envied the things that he spoke of
How I envied the things that he thought of
He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me
If I told you that I made some time and stayed behind
To find out how to make a garden grow
Where the sun no longer shines
If I asked too many questions and I stayed behind
To find out how to make a garden grow
But he never ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil
He didn't need us, just tempted and teased us
You could have been here, wishing you were here
This was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me
He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me
If I told you that I made some time and stayed behind
To find out how to make a garden grow
Where the sun no longer shines
He assured me that the seeds you sold were sound
But I must have cast them all on stony ground
And now the sun won't shine
I must have asked too many questions
And stayed behind to find out how to make a garden grow
But he never ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil.
D9
Picking pattern:
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G---7-------7- G---7-------7- G---2-------2-
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A
"If I told you that..." "sun no longer shines"
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D-7-7-5-5-4-4-5-4-2 D-5-7-5-----------
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Readable chord sheet for Johnny Come Lately by Catatonia
[D9]
I'm[D9] sorry you couldn't [G9]make it
You could have [D9]seen him, so weathered an[G9]d dated
He was a [E]Johnny Come Lately
And I kn[A]ow that you would hate him
If you'd [D9]seen his botanical l[G9]eanings
First prize [D9]exhibit and all down to good s[G9]pirit
He was a Jo[E]hnny Come Lately
And I kn[A]ow that you would hate me
If I e[D9]nvied the things that he s[G9]poke of
How I [D9]envied the things that he [G9]thought of
He was a J[E]ohnny Come Lately
And I [A]know that you would hate me
If I t[G]old you that I made some time and stayed behind
To find out how to make a ga[Bm]rden grow
Where the [Gm]sun no longer sh[D]ines
If I a[Gm]sked too many questions and I stayed behind
To find out how to make a ga[D]rden grow
But he ne[E]ver ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken[A] soil
[D9] [G9]
[D9] [G9]
He didn't n[D9]eed us, just tempted and te[G9]ased us
You could have [D9]been here, wishing you w[G9]ere here
This was a Jo[E]hnny Come Lately
And I kn[A]ow that you would hate me
He was a Jo[E]hnny Come Lately
And I k[A]now that you would hate me
If I t[G]old you that I made some time and stayed behind
To find out how to make a g[Bm]arden grow
Where the [Gm]sun no longer shi[A]nes
He ass[G]ured me that the seeds you sold were sound
But I must have cast them all on st[Bm]ony ground
And n[Gm]ow the sun won't s[D]hine
I must have a[Gm]sked too many questions
And stayed behind to find out how to make a gar[D]den grow
But he ne[E]ver ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken s[A]oil.
[D9]
Picking pattern:
E-------0----- E-------5----- E-------0-----
B-----7---7--- B-----8---8--- B-----2---2---
G---7-------7- G---7-------7- G---2-------2-
D-0----------- D-5----------- D-------------
A------------- A------------- A-0-----------
E------------- E------------- E-------------
[D9] [G9] [A]
"If I told you that..." "sun no longer shines"
E------------------ E-----------------
B------------------ B-----------8-7-5-
G------------------ G-------9-6-------
D-7-7-5-5-4-4-5-4-2 D-5-7-5-----------
A------------------ A-----------------
E------------------ E-----------------