Be Good Johnny Chords by Men At Work

Tempo:
149.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Bm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Men At Work - Be Good Johnny (1982) chords
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[N] [D] [G] [Dm]
[D]
[C] [Bm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [C] [D] Don't be a bad boy Johnny, don't [Bm] you slip up [C] or play the fool.
[D] Oh no Ma, oh no [G] Da, [D] I'll be your [C] golden boy, [D] I will obey [C] [D] every golden rule.
[F] It's all [G] by the teacher, [F]
not [G] today's ring.
[F] It's all [D] by my mother.
Bingo, bingo, [G] [Dm]
[G] [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo.
Gonna [C] play football this year [G] Johnny?
[Bm]
[D] No.
Oh.
You [C] must be gonna play [G] cricket this year [Bm] then are you Johnny?
No, [C] no, no, [D] no, no.
[Cm] Well you sure are a funny [Bm] kid Johnny, but I [C] like you.
[D] So tell me, what [G] kind of boy are you [D] Johnny?
[F] I only [G] like dreaming, [F]
all the [G] day long, [F] when no one [G] is screaming.
[D] Bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo,
[C] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[C] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[F] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo.
I only [G] like [F] dreaming, all [G] the day long, [F] when no [G] one is screaming.
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[Bm] Bingo, bingo, bingo, [G] bingo, bingo, [D] bingo, bingo, [C] bingo, [Bm] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [C] bingo, [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [C] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo,
[C]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [C]
[Bm] bingo, bingo, bingo, [D]
bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo
[G]
BINGO!
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F
134211111
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Men At Work - Be Good Johnny chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Bm, D, C, D, C, Bm and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 74 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 149. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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[N] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Don't be a bad boy Johnny, _ don't [Bm] you slip up [C] or play the fool.
_ _ [D] Oh no Ma, oh no [G] Da, [D] I'll be your [C] golden boy, _ [D] I will obey [C] _ [D] every golden rule.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ It's all [G] by the _ teacher, [F] _ _
not [G] today's ring.
[F] _ It's all [D] by my mother.
_ Bingo, bingo, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo.
Gonna [C] play football this year [G] Johnny?
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] No.
_ Oh. _
You [C] must be gonna play [G] cricket this year [Bm] then are you Johnny? _
_ No, [C] no, no, [D] no, no. _
_ [Cm] Well you sure are a funny [Bm] kid Johnny, but I [C] like you.
_ [D] So tell me, _ _ what [G] kind of boy are you [D] Johnny? _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ I only [G] like dreaming, _ [F] _ _
all the [G] day long, _ [F] _ when no one [G] is screaming.
[D] _ Bingo, bingo, _ _ _ _ bingo, bingo, bingo, _ bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo.
I only [G] like _ _ [F] dreaming, _ all [G] the day long, _ [F] _ when no [G] one is _ screaming.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] Bingo, bingo, bingo, [G] bingo, bingo, [D] _ bingo, bingo, [C] _ bingo, [Bm] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, _ bingo, [C] bingo, _ _ [D] bingo, _ bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [C] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, [D] bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] bingo, bingo, bingo, _ _ [D]
bingo, _ bingo, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
BINGO! _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Greg Ham and Colin Hay.

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