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Johnny And Mary (Fingerstyle)

Robert Palmer
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 –  –  –  –  -
 Johnnys always running  around
 Trying to find certainty
 He needs all the world  to confirm
 That he aint lonely
 Mary counts the walls
 Knows he tires easily
 Johnny thinks the world  would be right
 If it could buy truth from him
 Mary says he changes  his mind more than a woman
 But she made her bed
 Even when the chance  was slim
 Johnny says hes willing  to learn
 When he decides hes  a fool
 Johnny says he'll live  anywhere
 When he earns to time to  move
 Mary combs her hair
 Says she should be used  to it
 Mary always hedges  her bets
 She never knows what  to think
 She says that he still  acts
 Like he is being discovered
 Scared that he’ll be caught
 Without a second  thought
 Running around
 …
 –  –  –  –  -
 Johnny feels hes wasting his breath
 Trying to talk sense to her
 Mary says hes lacking a real
 Sense of proportion
 So she combs her hair
 Knows he tires easily
 Johnnys always running around
 Trying to find certainty
 He needs all the world to confirm
 That he aint lonely
 Mary counts the walls
 Says she should be used to it
 Johnnys always running around
 Running around.... (fade out)
 Notes: these are basic chords that sound pretty right, however they sound much nicer as
 chords. Play G as a Bar on 3rd Fret E7 shape. And the A as a bar on the 5th fret E7 shape.

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Readable chord sheet for Johnny And Mary (Fingerstyle) by Robert Palmer

[D] – [Bb] – [D] – [F#m] – [G] - [A]
Johnnys always run[D]ning around
Trying to find certainty  [Bb]
He needs all the w[D]orld to confirm
That he aint lonely     [F#m]

Mary counts the wa[G]lls
Knows he tires eas[A]ily
Johnny thinks the w[D]orld would be right
If it could buy truth from [Bb]him

Mary says he cha[D]nges his mind more than a wo[F#m]man

But she made her b[G]ed
Even when the ch[A]ance was slim
Johnny says hes wil[D]ling to learn
When he decides [Bb]hes a fool
Johnny says he'll [D]live anywhere
When he earns to time to[F#m] move
Mary combs her h[G]air
Says she should be u[A]sed to it
Mary always hed[D]ges her bets
She never knows [Bb]what to think
She says that he st[D]ill acts
Like he is being di[F#m]scovered
Scared that he’ll be c[G]aught
Without a sec[A]ond thought

Running around
…

[D] – [Bb] – [D] – [F#m7] – [G] - [A]

Johnny feels hes wasting his breath
Trying to talk sense to her
Mary says hes lacking a real
Sense of proportion
So she combs her hair
Knows he tires easily

Johnnys always running around
Trying to find certainty
He needs all the world to confirm
That he aint lonely
Mary counts the walls
Says she should be used to it

Johnnys always running around
Running around.... (fade out)

Notes: these are basic chords that sound pretty right, however they sound much nicer as
chords. Play G as a Bar on 3rd Fret E7 shape. And the A as a bar on the 5th fret E7 shape.

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