Chords for Peter Tosh - Johnny B. Goode
Tempo:
144.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
A
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[G] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em] He found Jamaica [D] close to Vanderfield
[Em]
[D] [Em] Back up in the woods [D] and top of a hill
[Em]
[D] [Em] There stood an old hopper [D] made of fur and [Em] wool
[Bm] There [Em] lived a French boy [D] named Johnny B.
Gould
[Em] Who
[A] [Bm] [Em] never learned to read [D] and write so [Em] well
[D] But he could [Em] play his guitar [D] like the ringing of bells, [Em] yeah
[Am] [Bm] He said, [Em] Gould,
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[D] [Bm] He said, [Em] Gould,
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould
[D] He [Em] used to carry his guitar [D] in the gunny [Em] sack
[A] [D] [Em] Sittin' in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track
[D] [Em] Old engineer [D] on the train sittin' [E] in the shade
[D] [Em] Strummin' with the rhythm [D] that the trifles [Em] made
[D] [Em] He'd be protestin' now, but he'd [D] stop and say
[Em]
[D] Oh [Em] my, oh my, how [Bm] I'd like a boy to [Em] play
He said, [Bm] [E] Johnny B.
[D] Gould, Johnny [E] B.
Gould tonight
[A] [D] He said, [Em] Johnny [D] [Em] B.
Gould
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[A] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[A] Mama [G] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em] said, son, you [D] gotta be a [Em] man
[Bm] [E] Gotta be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band
[D] [Em] People comin' in [D] from miles around
[Em]
[D] [Em] To hear you play, you [D] hear the sound goes [Em] down
[A] [Bm] [Em] For some day your [D] name will be in the light
For [Em] some day your name will [D] be in the light
[Em] He said, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight
[Em]
[Am] [Bm] I said, [E] Gould, Johnny [D] [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[D] He [Em] said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em]
[A] [G] [Em]
[F#m] [G] [Bm] [Em] Gould tonight
[A] [G] He said, Johnny, [Bm] Johnny B.
[Em] Gould
I
[A] [G] said, Gould,
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[A] He said, [G] Johnny B.
[D] [E] Gould
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[G] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em] He found Jamaica [D] close to Vanderfield
[Em]
[D] [Em] Back up in the woods [D] and top of a hill
[Em]
[D] [Em] There stood an old hopper [D] made of fur and [Em] wool
[Bm] There [Em] lived a French boy [D] named Johnny B.
Gould
[Em] Who
[A] [Bm] [Em] never learned to read [D] and write so [Em] well
[D] But he could [Em] play his guitar [D] like the ringing of bells, [Em] yeah
[Am] [Bm] He said, [Em] Gould,
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[D] [Bm] He said, [Em] Gould,
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould
[D] He [Em] used to carry his guitar [D] in the gunny [Em] sack
[A] [D] [Em] Sittin' in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track
[D] [Em] Old engineer [D] on the train sittin' [E] in the shade
[D] [Em] Strummin' with the rhythm [D] that the trifles [Em] made
[D] [Em] He'd be protestin' now, but he'd [D] stop and say
[Em]
[D] Oh [Em] my, oh my, how [Bm] I'd like a boy to [Em] play
He said, [Bm] [E] Johnny B.
[D] Gould, Johnny [E] B.
Gould tonight
[A] [D] He said, [Em] Johnny [D] [Em] B.
Gould
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[A] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [G] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[A] Mama [G] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em] said, son, you [D] gotta be a [Em] man
[Bm] [E] Gotta be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band
[D] [Em] People comin' in [D] from miles around
[Em]
[D] [Em] To hear you play, you [D] hear the sound goes [Em] down
[A] [Bm] [Em] For some day your [D] name will be in the light
For [Em] some day your name will [D] be in the light
[Em] He said, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight
[Em]
[Am] [Bm] I said, [E] Gould, Johnny [D] [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[D] He [Em] said, Gould, Johnny [D] B.
[Em]
[A] [G] [Em]
[F#m] [G] [Bm] [Em] Gould tonight
[A] [G] He said, Johnny, [Bm] Johnny B.
[Em] Gould
I
[A] [G] said, Gould,
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[A] He said, [G] Johnny B.
[D] [E] Gould
Key:
Em
D
A
Bm
G
Em
D
A
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[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] He found Jamaica [D] close to Vanderfield
_ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Back up in the woods [D] and top of a hill
[Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] There stood an old hopper [D] made of fur and [Em] wool _ _
[Bm] There _ _ _ [Em] lived a French boy [D] named Johnny B.
Gould
[Em] _ Who _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] never learned to read [D] and write so [Em] well _ _
[D] _ _ But he could [Em] play his guitar [D] like the ringing of bells, [Em] yeah _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bm] _ He said, [Em] Gould, _ _
[D] _ _ Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight _
[D] [Bm] He said, [Em] Gould, _ _
_ [D] _ Johnny [Em] B.
Gould _
[D] He _ _ _ [Em] used to carry his guitar [D] in the gunny [Em] sack _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] Sittin' in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Old engineer [D] on the train sittin' [E] in the shade _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Strummin' with the rhythm [D] that the trifles [Em] made _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] He'd be protestin' now, but he'd [D] stop and _ say
[Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Oh [Em] my, oh my, how [Bm] I'd like a boy to [Em] play
_ He said, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] Johnny B. _ _
[D] Gould, Johnny [E] B.
Gould tonight _
[A] [D] He _ said, [Em] _ Johnny [D] _ _ _ [Em] B.
Gould _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] Mama [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] said, son, you [D] gotta be a [Em] man _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] Gotta be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ People comin' in [D] from miles around
[Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] To hear you play, you [D] hear the sound goes [Em] down _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] For some day your [D] name will be in the light
For [Em] some day _ your name will [D] be in the light
[Em] He said, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight
[Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bm] I said, [E] Gould, Johnny [D] _ _ [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[D] He _ _ [Em] said, Gould, Johnny [D] _ B.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ [Em] Gould tonight _
[A] _ _ [G] _ He said, _ Johnny, [Bm] _ _ Johnny B.
[Em] Gould
I _ _
[A] _ _ [G] said, Gould, _ _ _
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight _
[A] He said, [G] Johnny _ B. _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Gould
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] He found Jamaica [D] close to Vanderfield
_ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Back up in the woods [D] and top of a hill
[Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] There stood an old hopper [D] made of fur and [Em] wool _ _
[Bm] There _ _ _ [Em] lived a French boy [D] named Johnny B.
Gould
[Em] _ Who _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] never learned to read [D] and write so [Em] well _ _
[D] _ _ But he could [Em] play his guitar [D] like the ringing of bells, [Em] yeah _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bm] _ He said, [Em] Gould, _ _
[D] _ _ Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight _
[D] [Bm] He said, [Em] Gould, _ _
_ [D] _ Johnny [Em] B.
Gould _
[D] He _ _ _ [Em] used to carry his guitar [D] in the gunny [Em] sack _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] Sittin' in a tree [D] in the railroad [Em] track _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Old engineer [D] on the train sittin' [E] in the shade _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Strummin' with the rhythm [D] that the trifles [Em] made _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] He'd be protestin' now, but he'd [D] stop and _ say
[Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Oh [Em] my, oh my, how [Bm] I'd like a boy to [Em] play
_ He said, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] Johnny B. _ _
[D] Gould, Johnny [E] B.
Gould tonight _
[A] [D] He _ said, [Em] _ Johnny [D] _ _ _ [Em] B.
Gould _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] Mama [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] said, son, you [D] gotta be a [Em] man _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] Gotta be the leader [D] of the reggae [Em] band _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ People comin' in [D] from miles around
[Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] To hear you play, you [D] hear the sound goes [Em] down _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] For some day your [D] name will be in the light
For [Em] some day _ your name will [D] be in the light
[Em] He said, Johnny, Johnny [D] B.
Gould tonight
[Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bm] I said, [E] Gould, Johnny [D] _ _ [Em] B.
Gould tonight
[D] He _ _ [Em] said, Gould, Johnny [D] _ B.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ [Em] Gould tonight _
[A] _ _ [G] _ He said, _ Johnny, [Bm] _ _ Johnny B.
[Em] Gould
I _ _
[A] _ _ [G] said, Gould, _ _ _
[D] Johnny [Em] B.
Gould tonight _
[A] He said, [G] Johnny _ B. _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Gould