Johnny B. Goode Chords by Peter Tosh

Tempo:
72.6 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

A

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny B. Goode chords
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[D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[G] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] He found a man [D] close to land of [Em] men [D] Back [Em] up in the [D] woods and top of a hill
[Em]
[D] [Em] There stood an old [D] hopper made of earth and [Em] wool
There [D] [Em] lived a country boy [D] named Johnny B.
[Em] Goode
Who [D] [Em] never learned to [D] read and write so [Em] well
[D] But [Em] he could play his guitar [D] like the ringing of a bell, [Em] yeah
[D] He [Em] said, Go Johnny [D] [Em] B.
Goode tonight, [D] yeah
He [Em] said, Go [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Goode
[D] He [Em] used to carry his [D] guitar in the blunty [Em] sand
[D] [Em] Sitting in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track, yeah
[D] [Em] An old engineer [D] in the train sitting [Em] in the shade
[D] [Em] Strumming with the rhythm [D] that the drivers [Em] made
[D] [Em] He'd be passing by [D] when the staffman said
[Em]
[D] [Em] Oh my, oh my, [D] how a good boy can [Em] play
[D] I [E] said, Oh, Go [D] Johnny [E] B.
Goode tonight, [A] yeah
I [Em] said, Oh, Go [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Goode
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [Em] [F#m] [Em]
[A] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [Em] [E] [Em]
[G] [Em] Mama said, Son, you [D] gotta be a [Em] man
[D] You [Em] got to be the leader [D] of the reggae [E] band
[D] [Em] People coming in [D] from miles [Em] around
[D] [Em] Will hear you play [D] until the sun goes [Em] down
[A] [Em] Oh, someday your [D] name will be in the [Em] light
[D] [Em] Saying Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Goode tonight
[Em]
[E] I said, Go Johnny [D] [Em] B.
Goode tonight, [Bm] yeah
He [Em] said, Oh, [D] Johnny you better [Em] be good
[A] [Em] I said, Go [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Goode tonight, [A] [G] yeah
Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Goode
[A] I said, [Em] Go, Go, Go, [E] Go
Johnny [Em] B.
Goode [A] tonight
[Bm] [E]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Peter Tosh - Johnny B. Goode chords, Practice these chords sequence - Em, D and Em. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 72 BPM and then match the original tempo of 145 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [Em] He found a man [D] close to land of [Em] men [D] Back _ [Em] up in the [D] woods and top of a hill
[Em] _ _
[D] _ [Em] There stood an old [D] hopper made of earth and [Em] wool
There [D] _ [Em] lived a country boy [D] named Johnny B.
[Em] Goode
Who [D] _ [Em] never learned to [D] read and write so [Em] well
[D] But [Em] he could play his guitar [D] like the ringing of a bell, [Em] yeah
[D] He [Em] said, Go Johnny [D] _ [Em] B.
Goode tonight, [D] yeah
He [Em] said, Go [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Goode
[D] He [Em] used to carry his [D] guitar in the blunty [Em] sand _
[D] _ [Em] Sitting in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track, yeah _
[D] _ [Em] An old engineer [D] in the train sitting [Em] in the shade
[D] _ [Em] Strumming with the rhythm [D] that the drivers [Em] made _
[D] _ [Em] He'd be passing by [D] when the staffman said
[Em] _ _
[D] _ [Em] Oh my, oh my, [D] how a good boy can [Em] play _
[D] I [E] said, Oh, Go [D] Johnny [E] B.
Goode tonight, [A] yeah
I [Em] said, Oh, Go [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Goode
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ [Em] Mama said, Son, you [D] gotta be a [Em] man _
[D] You [Em] got to be the leader [D] of the reggae [E] band _
[D] _ [Em] People coming in [D] from miles [Em] around _
[D] _ [Em] Will hear you play [D] until the sun goes [Em] down
[A] _ [Em] Oh, someday your [D] name will be in the [Em] light _
[D] _ [Em] Saying Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Goode tonight
[Em] _
[E] I said, Go Johnny [D] _ [Em] B.
Goode tonight, [Bm] yeah
He [Em] said, Oh, [D] Johnny you better [Em] be good _
[A] [Em] I said, Go [D] Johnny [Em] B.
Goode tonight, [A] _ [G] yeah
Johnny [D] B.
[Em] Goode
[A] I said, [Em] Go, Go, Go, [E] Go
Johnny [Em] B.
Goode [A] tonight
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _