Chords for Johnny Be Fair
Tempo:
132.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bbm
F
Bb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [F] [Bb]
[F]
Well Johnny be fair and Johnny be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Johnny [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
I'm sad to [Bbm] tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Johnny [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you
[Ab] [Gb]
[F] [Bbm] Well Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [F] never knew
[Bb] But Jimmy too [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you
[Ab] [Gb] [F] [Bbm]
Well Billy be fair and Billy be [Ab] fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Billy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Billy too [Ab] is a son of [Gb] mine and so he's [Bb] kin to you
[Ab] [Db]
[F] [Bbm] You never seen a girl [Ab] so sad and sorry [Bbm] as I was
The boys in town are all my [Ab] kin and my father [F] is the cause
[Bbm] If life should thus continue [Ab] I should die a [Fm] single miss
[Bb] And so I'll [Ab] go to mother and complain to [Bb] her of this
[Ab] [Db]
[F] [Bbm] Oh daughter haven't I taught you [Ab] to forgive and [Bbm] to forget
And if your father's son is [Ab] old still you [F] needn't fret
[Bbm] Your father may be father to [Ab] all the boys in [Fm] town
But still [Bb] he's not the [Ab] one who sired you so marry [Bb] who you will
[F]
Well Johnny be fair and Johnny be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Johnny [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
I'm sad to [Bbm] tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Johnny [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you
[Ab] [Gb]
[F] [Bbm] Well Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [F] never knew
[Bb] But Jimmy too [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you
[Ab] [Gb] [F] [Bbm]
Well Billy be fair and Billy be [Ab] fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Billy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Billy too [Ab] is a son of [Gb] mine and so he's [Bb] kin to you
[Ab] [Db]
[F] [Bbm] You never seen a girl [Ab] so sad and sorry [Bbm] as I was
The boys in town are all my [Ab] kin and my father [F] is the cause
[Bbm] If life should thus continue [Ab] I should die a [Fm] single miss
[Bb] And so I'll [Ab] go to mother and complain to [Bb] her of this
[Ab] [Db]
[F] [Bbm] Oh daughter haven't I taught you [Ab] to forgive and [Bbm] to forget
And if your father's son is [Ab] old still you [F] needn't fret
[Bbm] Your father may be father to [Ab] all the boys in [Fm] town
But still [Bb] he's not the [Ab] one who sired you so marry [Bb] who you will
Key:
Ab
Bbm
F
Bb
Fm
Ab
Bbm
F
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well Johnny be fair and Johnny be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Johnny [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
I'm sad to [Bbm] tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Johnny [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Well Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [F] never knew
[Bb] But Jimmy too [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ Well Billy be fair and Billy be [Ab] fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Billy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Billy too [Ab] is a son of [Gb] mine and so he's [Bb] kin to _ you
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[F] _ [Bbm] You never seen a girl [Ab] so sad and sorry [Bbm] as I was
The boys in town are all my [Ab] kin and my father [F] is the cause
[Bbm] If life should thus continue [Ab] I should die a [Fm] single miss
[Bb] And so I'll [Ab] go to mother and complain to [Bb] her of this
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Oh daughter haven't I taught you [Ab] to forgive and [Bbm] to forget
And if your father's son is [Ab] old still you [F] needn't fret
[Bbm] Your father may be father to [Ab] all the boys in [Fm] town
But still [Bb] he's not the [Ab] one who sired you so marry [Bb] who you will _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well Johnny be fair and Johnny be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Johnny [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
I'm sad to [Bbm] tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Johnny [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Well Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be [Ab] fine and wants me [Bbm] for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [F] never knew
[Bb] But Jimmy too [Ab] is a son of mine and so he's kin [Bb] to you _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ Well Billy be fair and Billy be [Ab] fine and wants me for to wed
And I would marry Billy [Ab] but my father [F] up and said
[Bbm] I'm sad to tell you daughter [Ab] what your mother [Fm] never knew
[Bb] But Billy too [Ab] is a son of [Gb] mine and so he's [Bb] kin to _ you
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[F] _ [Bbm] You never seen a girl [Ab] so sad and sorry [Bbm] as I was
The boys in town are all my [Ab] kin and my father [F] is the cause
[Bbm] If life should thus continue [Ab] I should die a [Fm] single miss
[Bb] And so I'll [Ab] go to mother and complain to [Bb] her of this
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Oh daughter haven't I taught you [Ab] to forgive and [Bbm] to forget
And if your father's son is [Ab] old still you [F] needn't fret
[Bbm] Your father may be father to [Ab] all the boys in [Fm] town
But still [Bb] he's not the [Ab] one who sired you so marry [Bb] who you will _ _
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