Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier Chords by Pete Seeger

Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

G

D

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pete Seeger - Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier chords
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[Cm] [D]
[Cm] [D] Here I sit on [Cm] Buttermilk Hill [Eb] Here I sit and cry [Cm] my fill
And my [G] tears [Cm] couldn't turn a mill [C] Johnny has [G] gone, poor [Cm] soldier
[D] Shula, shula, [Cm] shula,
[Eb] grumpy Oh my, I [Cm] love him so
But only [G] time [Cm] will heal my woe Johnny [Gm] has gone, poor [Cm] soldier
[C] I'll sell [G] my rock, [Cm] I'll sell my reel [Eb] To buy my love a sword [Cm] and shield
But [D] now he lies murdered [Cm] on the field [C] Johnny [G] has gone, poor [Cm] soldier
[G] Shula, shula, [Cm] shula, [Eb] grumpy Oh my, I love him [Cm] so
But [G] only time [Cm] will heal my woe Johnny [G] has gone, [Cm] poor soldier
[D] [Cm]
[G] [Cm] [D]
Shula, shula,
[Cm] [Eb] shula, grumpy Oh my, [Cm]
but [G] only time [Cm] will heal my woe
Johnny has [G] gone, poor soldier
[C]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
G
2131
D
1321
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Pete Seeger - Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, Cm, Eb, G, Cm, G, C, Eb and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 106 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: (unknown) Major.

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_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [D] _ _ Here I sit on [Cm] Buttermilk Hill [Eb] _ Here I sit and cry [Cm] my fill
_ And my [G] tears [Cm] couldn't turn a mill [C] Johnny has [G] gone, poor [Cm] soldier _ _ _ _
[D] Shula, shula, [Cm] shula, _
_ [Eb] grumpy Oh my, I [Cm] love him so
But only [G] time [Cm] will heal my woe Johnny [Gm] has gone, poor [Cm] soldier
_ _ [C] I'll sell [G] my rock, [Cm] I'll sell my reel [Eb] To buy my love a sword [Cm] and shield
But [D] now he lies murdered [Cm] on the field _ [C] Johnny [G] has gone, poor [Cm] soldier _ _ _
[G] Shula, shula, [Cm] shula, _ _ [Eb] grumpy Oh my, I love him [Cm] so
But [G] only time [Cm] will heal my _ woe Johnny [G] has gone, [Cm] poor soldier _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Shula, shula, _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] shula, grumpy Oh my, _ _ [Cm] _
but [G] only time [Cm] will heal my woe
Johnny has [G] gone, poor soldier
[C] _

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The American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4 album includes this song.

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