Chords for Johnson's Love (Acoustic)
Tempo:
97.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
She had left him lost [C] and broken [D] like no other had [G] before
Now his heart was [C] just a token of [D] [Em] the pain [G] it had endured
And his [D] memories [C] were clouded [D]
with all the hurtful things [G] she'd said
[C] [G]
Yes, for all intent [C] and purpose he [D]
might just as well have [G] been dead
[C]
[G] And some [D] people claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her [C] name
[G] [D] Yeah, Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him [G] just that plain
[D] Deep in the night I'd [C] hold him sometimes, write [G] it down
See, [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
Johnson's [G] love lives on
[C]
He [G] [A] seemed far [Em] away and [C] distant with [D] that cold and [G] silent stare
[C]
[G] Never moving, [C] never speaking, [D]
and just barely breathing [G] air
[C] [G]
No one really knew [C] the reason, [D] and who can judge her right or [G] wrong
[C]
[G] The [A] only [G] true and [C] silent fact is, [D]
the man we'd [G] known was all but gone
[C] [G] And some people [D]
claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her name
[C] [G] Yeah, [D] Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him just that [G] plain
[C] [G] [D] Deep in the night I'd hold [C] him sometimes, write [G] it down
See, [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives [C] on
[G]
Sissy Thompson [C] said she'd seen him [D]
late that night on Shelby [G] Road
About [A] a mile [B] from there [C] they found him, [D] it seems he'd died out [G] in the snow
[C] I [G] heard the preacher at the [C] service [D] say from love he's finally [G] free
[C] But [G]
I say love, it knows no [C] season, [D]
it haunts the soul [G] eternally
[C] [G]
And some people [D] claim they [C] still hear him, call [G] her name
[C]
[G] Yeah, [D] Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him just [G] that plain
[C]
[G] Deep [D] in the night [C] I'd hold him sometimes, [G] write it down
[C] [G]
See, [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
[E] Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives on
[C] [G] Yeah, [D] [G] [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
Mr.
Johnson's love lives [G] on
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
She had left him lost [C] and broken [D] like no other had [G] before
Now his heart was [C] just a token of [D] [Em] the pain [G] it had endured
And his [D] memories [C] were clouded [D]
with all the hurtful things [G] she'd said
[C] [G]
Yes, for all intent [C] and purpose he [D]
might just as well have [G] been dead
[C]
[G] And some [D] people claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her [C] name
[G] [D] Yeah, Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him [G] just that plain
[D] Deep in the night I'd [C] hold him sometimes, write [G] it down
See, [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
Johnson's [G] love lives on
[C]
He [G] [A] seemed far [Em] away and [C] distant with [D] that cold and [G] silent stare
[C]
[G] Never moving, [C] never speaking, [D]
and just barely breathing [G] air
[C] [G]
No one really knew [C] the reason, [D] and who can judge her right or [G] wrong
[C]
[G] The [A] only [G] true and [C] silent fact is, [D]
the man we'd [G] known was all but gone
[C] [G] And some people [D]
claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her name
[C] [G] Yeah, [D] Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him just that [G] plain
[C] [G] [D] Deep in the night I'd hold [C] him sometimes, write [G] it down
See, [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives [C] on
[G]
Sissy Thompson [C] said she'd seen him [D]
late that night on Shelby [G] Road
About [A] a mile [B] from there [C] they found him, [D] it seems he'd died out [G] in the snow
[C] I [G] heard the preacher at the [C] service [D] say from love he's finally [G] free
[C] But [G]
I say love, it knows no [C] season, [D]
it haunts the soul [G] eternally
[C] [G]
And some people [D] claim they [C] still hear him, call [G] her name
[C]
[G] Yeah, [D] Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him just [G] that plain
[C]
[G] Deep [D] in the night [C] I'd hold him sometimes, [G] write it down
[C] [G]
See, [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
[E] Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives on
[C] [G] Yeah, [D] [G] [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
Mr.
Johnson's love lives [G] on
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
A
Em
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She had left him lost [C] and broken _ [D] like _ no other had [G] before
Now _ his heart was [C] just a token of [D] _ [Em] the pain [G] it had endured
And _ his [D] memories [C] were clouded _ _ [D]
with all the hurtful things [G] she'd said
[C] _ _ [G]
Yes, for all intent [C] and purpose he [D] _
might just as well have [G] been dead
[C] _
[G] And _ some [D] people claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her [C] name _
[G] _ _ [D] Yeah, _ _ Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him [G] just that plain _ _
_ _ [D] Deep in the night I'd [C] hold him sometimes, write [G] it down _ _
_ See, [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
Johnson's [G] love lives on
[C]
He [G] _ [A] seemed far [Em] away and [C] distant with [D] _ that cold and [G] silent stare
[C] _
[G] Never moving, [C] never speaking, _ _ [D]
and just barely breathing [G] air
[C] _ [G] _
No one really knew [C] the reason, _ _ [D] and who can judge her right or [G] wrong
[C] _
[G] The [A] only [G] true and [C] silent fact is, _ [D] _
_ the man we'd [G] known was all but gone
[C] [G] And _ _ some people [D]
claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her name
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ Yeah, [D] Marine, _ I swear [C] they'd give him just that [G] plain _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [D] Deep in the _ night I'd hold [C] him sometimes, write [G] it down
See, _ _ [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives [C] on
[G] _
Sissy Thompson [C] said she'd seen him _ _ [D]
late that night on Shelby [G] Road
_ _ About [A] a mile [B] from there [C] they found him, _ _ [D] it seems he'd died out [G] in the snow
[C] I _ [G] heard the preacher at the [C] service _ _ [D] say from love he's finally [G] free
[C] But [G] _
I say love, it knows no [C] season, _ _ [D] _
it haunts the soul [G] eternally
_ [C] _ [G] _
And some people [D] claim they [C] still hear him, call [G] her name
_ [C] _
[G] _ _ Yeah, [D] Marine, _ I swear [C] they'd give him just [G] that plain
[C] _
[G] Deep _ [D] in the _ night [C] I'd hold him sometimes, [G] write it down
_ [C] _ [G] _
_ See, [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
[E] Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives on
[C] [G] Yeah, _ [D] _ [G] [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
Mr.
Johnson's love lives [G] on _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
She had left him lost [C] and broken _ [D] like _ no other had [G] before
Now _ his heart was [C] just a token of [D] _ [Em] the pain [G] it had endured
And _ his [D] memories [C] were clouded _ _ [D]
with all the hurtful things [G] she'd said
[C] _ _ [G]
Yes, for all intent [C] and purpose he [D] _
might just as well have [G] been dead
[C] _
[G] And _ some [D] people claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her [C] name _
[G] _ _ [D] Yeah, _ _ Marine, I swear [C] they'd give him [G] just that plain _ _
_ _ [D] Deep in the night I'd [C] hold him sometimes, write [G] it down _ _
_ See, [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
Johnson's [G] love lives on
[C]
He [G] _ [A] seemed far [Em] away and [C] distant with [D] _ that cold and [G] silent stare
[C] _
[G] Never moving, [C] never speaking, _ _ [D]
and just barely breathing [G] air
[C] _ [G] _
No one really knew [C] the reason, _ _ [D] and who can judge her right or [G] wrong
[C] _
[G] The [A] only [G] true and [C] silent fact is, _ [D] _
_ the man we'd [G] known was all but gone
[C] [G] And _ _ some people [D]
claim they [C] still wear him, [G] all her name
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ Yeah, [D] Marine, _ I swear [C] they'd give him just that [G] plain _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [D] Deep in the _ night I'd hold [C] him sometimes, write [G] it down
See, _ _ [C] his body died some years ago, [D] but around here
Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives [C] on
[G] _
Sissy Thompson [C] said she'd seen him _ _ [D]
late that night on Shelby [G] Road
_ _ About [A] a mile [B] from there [C] they found him, _ _ [D] it seems he'd died out [G] in the snow
[C] I _ [G] heard the preacher at the [C] service _ _ [D] say from love he's finally [G] free
[C] But [G] _
I say love, it knows no [C] season, _ _ [D] _
it haunts the soul [G] eternally
_ [C] _ [G] _
And some people [D] claim they [C] still hear him, call [G] her name
_ [C] _
[G] _ _ Yeah, [D] Marine, _ I swear [C] they'd give him just [G] that plain
[C] _
[G] Deep _ [D] in the _ night [C] I'd hold him sometimes, [G] write it down
_ [C] _ [G] _
_ See, [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
[E] Mr.
[G] Johnson's love lives on
[C] [G] Yeah, _ [D] _ [G] [C] his body died some years ago, but [D] around here
Mr.
Johnson's love lives [G] on _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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