Johnny Chords by Craig David

_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
[Dm] It's another day at school and he's just walking [Bb] out the door.
Got his books back on his back and his feet dragging [Gm] on the floor.
Always late [Dm] for when he's questioning, he can't think [Bb] of what to say.
Has the bruises from the teachers hoping that they go away.
[Dm] Even though his mom and dad, they both got problems [Bb] of their own.
Pardon your guest when he threw, [Gm] but he still rather be at home.
And [Dm] cries himself to sleep when he thinks something [Bb] might have changed.
But everything's still the same.
But [G] didn't you say, you always said that I [B] should speak up.
But it seems [G] like all the things you said to me [E] before were nothing at all.
[A] Because I [C] keep telling you that [Am] Johnny's hitting me that's why I'm late for [Bb] school.
But I couldn't say it.
[C] Instead you always seem to end [Am] up blaming me for things you [Bb] didn't do.
But what is why?
I [C] didn't even want to tell [Am] you anything in case it made me [Bb] blush.
So you know.
[C] Every time I say to [Am] Johnny, sweetie, hey mom [F] and dad, it hurts. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Every day keeps on repeating like the record [Bb] on replay.
Slowly getting [Gm] off the bus with Johnny waiting at the gates.
It's [Dm] like a fray, no smile or way but in my heart and [Bb] not his name.
Put his arm around his neck, whisper now, give me all your change.
Too afraid to [Bm] make a scene or plead with him to let him go.
He just takes whatever's coming, [Gm] fills the pain with every blow.
[Dm] Tries in vain to make himself be heard as soon as [Bb] he gets home.
But everything's still the same.
[G] But didn't you say, [Gm] you always said that I [B] should speak [Am] up.
[Dm] But it seems like [G] all the things you said to me [E] before mean nothing [Am] at all.
[A] Because.
I [C] keep telling you that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, that's why I'm late for [Bb] school.
But you never listen.
[C] Instead you always seem to end [Am] up blaming me for things [F] you didn't do.
[Bb] But what is why?
I [C] didn't even want to tell [Am] you anything in case [Bb] it made me blush.
So you know.
[C] Every time I say that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, hey mom [F] and dad. _ _
You always said that I [Am] should speak [Dm] up.
And [Gm] to never be afraid to come and tell you [Em] if I needed to [Dm] talk.
But _ [F] I don't know the meaning [A] of love.
_ [Dm] Cause it seems like [Gm] all the things you said to [E] me before mean nothing at [A] all.
Because.
[Bb]
I [C] keep telling you that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, that's why I'm late for [Bb] school.
But you never listen.
Instead [C] you always seem to end [Am] up blaming me for things I didn't do.
[Bb] But what is why?
I [C] didn't even want to tell [Am] you anything in case [Bb] it made me blush.
So you know.
[C] Every time I say that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, hey mom and dad.
[Bb] I keep [C] telling you that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, [Bb] that's why I'm late for school.
But you never listen.
[C] Instead you always seem to end [Am] up blaming me [Bb] for things I didn't do.
I didn't [C] even want to tell [Am] you anything in case it [F] made me blush.
So you know.
Every [C] time I say that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, hey mom and dad.
It [Bb] hurts.
Yeah.
I [C] keep telling you that Johnny [Am] is hitting me, that's why I'm late for [Bb] school.
But you never listen.
Instead [C] you always seem to end [Am] up blaming me for things I didn't [Bb] do.
Yeah.