Chords for "Blues for Lonnie Johnson" - Danny Marks

_ _ I just heard someone describe him backstage as gloriously unhinged.
I love that.
_ Guess who?
Danny Marks.
Danny's journey has led him to meet and play with a who's who of musicians,
including the Who at one point.
_ _ _ A highly influential but nearly, well, a highly influential
but nearly forgotten legend of the blues who actually lived his final years here in Toronto.
He's written a tribute to this legend and it'll be included on his next CD.
And if you're wondering
who the legend is, let's let the music speak for itself.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the devilishly handsome Danny Marks. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] I first met Lonnie Johnson [C]
when I was just [B] 19 years old.
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_ _ [C] Yeah, I first saw Lonnie Johnson _
[E] when I was just [G] 19 years old. _ _ _
_ _ [A] He had on a _ _ [Eb] _
wristband which shined [G] just like gold. _ _
_ _ While the rumors circulated, he had put his guitar down.
Then he moved on out to Cleveland
where he pushed the boomerangs.
He came to Toronto, just started making sound.
When a car jumped the [B] sidewalk, struck Lonnie Johnson down.
[E] I first saw Lonnie Johnson
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when I was just [G] 19 years old. _ _ _
_ He [Am] had a ring going around his [Eb]
shoulders
and it was shining [Em] just like gold.
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_ [Dm] _ [G] Well, now you've heard my story about Lonnie Johnson's fate.
I'm [Em] glad I brought it [Gm] to you.
Now it's getting late.
[G] The name of Lonnie Johnson will go down through the age in the story of the
blues.
He's on the very first page.
They know he blazed a trail for those who came along.
That's the very reason [Dm] I'm singing you this song.
[C] Cause I first saw Lonnie [E] Johnson
when I was just [G] 19 years old. _ _ _
He had a [C] ring going around his shoulders
[Eb] and [A] it was shining just like gold.
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