Chords for Steven Stills- Johnny's Garden guitar lesson
Tempo:
130.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Dm
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey everybody, a quick lesson on Johnny's Garden by Stephen Stills.
[G] I'll flash the
fingerings on the screen because I'm not sure what some of these chord names [A] are.
So it starts off, I'll play a [G] few bars of it first and so you get the idea.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] There's a place I [Dm] can get [G] to where I'm safe from the city blues and it's green and [Dm] it's
[G] quiet.
The only trouble is I have to [Dm] buy [G] it and I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] Cut my [C] hair,
shine my shoes, [Em] keep on [C] singing the blues if I [Em] can stay here [C] in [G] Johnny's Garden.
[Dm]
[G]
[Eb] [A] Okay, finger picking, you know, so you got to know your [Ab] finger picking.
But [G] here's the chords.
And again, I'm not [Eb] sure if this is the correct way, but this is the way I've always [A] played it.
I think somebody showed this [Ab] to me [Gbm] 20 years ago.
But [G] anyway, first chord,
[C] [Bb]
third chord,
and [Dm]
[Ab] [G] just back to the second chord.
And
[C] back to the [G] first chord.
[Gm] What makes it easy is that [A] your
pinky and ring finger are going to stay put.
[Gb] They're not going to move.
[A] You're just going
to drop [Ab] down one string each on your index and middle finger.
So you can [G] start here.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] So it doesn't get much easier than [C] that.
[Em] And then when you get into the chorus, [G] it's,
and I'll do [E] anything, which is, you can [Em] either do E minor [A] or you can do E minor [Eb] 7.
[Em]
I'll do
anything I've got to do.
[C] See, [Em] [E]
my [C] hair, shine my shoes, [E] keep on singing [C] the blues if I [Em] can stay
here [C] in [G] Johnny's Garden.
[F] [G]
[Dm] [G]
So that's pretty much it.
And his love and his [Dm] caring, [G] he puts his life
into beauty [Dm] sharing.
[G]
And his children are his [Dm] [G] flowers.
They give me peace and quiet [Dm] [G] hours.
And I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] I'll cut my [C] hair, shine my [Em] shoes, keep on singing [C] the blues
if I [Em] can stay [C] here in [G] Johnny's Garden.
[C] [G] Yeah.
So [Dm] [G]
[N] I told you that was
[G] I'll flash the
fingerings on the screen because I'm not sure what some of these chord names [A] are.
So it starts off, I'll play a [G] few bars of it first and so you get the idea.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] There's a place I [Dm] can get [G] to where I'm safe from the city blues and it's green and [Dm] it's
[G] quiet.
The only trouble is I have to [Dm] buy [G] it and I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] Cut my [C] hair,
shine my shoes, [Em] keep on [C] singing the blues if I [Em] can stay here [C] in [G] Johnny's Garden.
[Dm]
[G]
[Eb] [A] Okay, finger picking, you know, so you got to know your [Ab] finger picking.
But [G] here's the chords.
And again, I'm not [Eb] sure if this is the correct way, but this is the way I've always [A] played it.
I think somebody showed this [Ab] to me [Gbm] 20 years ago.
But [G] anyway, first chord,
[C] [Bb]
third chord,
and [Dm]
[Ab] [G] just back to the second chord.
And
[C] back to the [G] first chord.
[Gm] What makes it easy is that [A] your
pinky and ring finger are going to stay put.
[Gb] They're not going to move.
[A] You're just going
to drop [Ab] down one string each on your index and middle finger.
So you can [G] start here.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] So it doesn't get much easier than [C] that.
[Em] And then when you get into the chorus, [G] it's,
and I'll do [E] anything, which is, you can [Em] either do E minor [A] or you can do E minor [Eb] 7.
[Em]
I'll do
anything I've got to do.
[C] See, [Em] [E]
my [C] hair, shine my shoes, [E] keep on singing [C] the blues if I [Em] can stay
here [C] in [G] Johnny's Garden.
[F] [G]
[Dm] [G]
So that's pretty much it.
And his love and his [Dm] caring, [G] he puts his life
into beauty [Dm] sharing.
[G]
And his children are his [Dm] [G] flowers.
They give me peace and quiet [Dm] [G] hours.
And I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] I'll cut my [C] hair, shine my [Em] shoes, keep on singing [C] the blues
if I [Em] can stay [C] here in [G] Johnny's Garden.
[C] [G] Yeah.
So [Dm] [G]
[N] I told you that was
Key:
G
C
Dm
Em
A
G
C
Dm
_ _ Hey everybody, a quick lesson on Johnny's Garden by Stephen Stills.
_ [G] I'll flash the
fingerings on the screen because I'm not sure what some of these chord names [A] are.
_ So it starts off, I'll play a [G] few bars of it first and so you get the idea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ There's a place _ I _ [Dm] can get [G] to _ where I'm safe _ _ _ from the city blues _ _ and it's green _ and [Dm] it's
_ [G] quiet. _
The only trouble is I have to [Dm] buy [G] it _ and I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] Cut my [C] hair,
shine my shoes, [Em] keep on [C] singing the blues if I [Em] can stay here [C] _ in [G] Johnny's Garden.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] [A] Okay, finger picking, you know, so you got to know your [Ab] finger picking.
But [G] here's the chords.
_ _ And again, I'm not [Eb] sure if this is the correct way, but this is the way I've always [A] played it.
I think somebody showed this [Ab] to me [Gbm] 20 years ago.
But [G] anyway, _ _ first chord, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
third chord,
and _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] just back to the second chord. _
_ _ _ _ And _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ back to the [G] first chord. _
_ _ [Gm] What makes it easy is that [A] your _
pinky and ring finger are going to stay put.
[Gb] They're not going to move.
[A] You're just going
_ to _ _ _ drop [Ab] down one string each _ on your index and middle finger.
So you can [G] start here. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ So it doesn't get much easier than [C] that.
_ [Em] And then when you get into the chorus, _ _ [G] _ it's, _
and I'll do [E] _ anything, _ _ which is, you can [Em] either do E minor _ [A] or you can do E minor [Eb] 7.
[Em] _ _ _
I'll do
anything I've got to do.
[C] See, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E]
my [C] hair, shine my shoes, [E] keep on singing [C] the blues if I [Em] can stay
here [C] _ _ in [G] Johnny's Garden. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
So that's pretty much it.
And his love _ _ and his [Dm] caring, [G] _ _ he puts his life _
_ into beauty [Dm] sharing.
[G] _ _
_ And his children are _ _ his [Dm] _ [G] flowers. _ _
_ They give me _ peace and quiet [Dm] [G] hours.
_ _ And I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] I'll cut my [C] hair, shine my [Em] shoes, keep on singing [C] the blues
if I [Em] can stay [C] here _ in [G] Johnny's _ Garden.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ So _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ I told you that was
_ [G] I'll flash the
fingerings on the screen because I'm not sure what some of these chord names [A] are.
_ So it starts off, I'll play a [G] few bars of it first and so you get the idea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ There's a place _ I _ [Dm] can get [G] to _ where I'm safe _ _ _ from the city blues _ _ and it's green _ and [Dm] it's
_ [G] quiet. _
The only trouble is I have to [Dm] buy [G] it _ and I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] Cut my [C] hair,
shine my shoes, [Em] keep on [C] singing the blues if I [Em] can stay here [C] _ in [G] Johnny's Garden.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] [A] Okay, finger picking, you know, so you got to know your [Ab] finger picking.
But [G] here's the chords.
_ _ And again, I'm not [Eb] sure if this is the correct way, but this is the way I've always [A] played it.
I think somebody showed this [Ab] to me [Gbm] 20 years ago.
But [G] anyway, _ _ first chord, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
third chord,
and _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] just back to the second chord. _
_ _ _ _ And _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ back to the [G] first chord. _
_ _ [Gm] What makes it easy is that [A] your _
pinky and ring finger are going to stay put.
[Gb] They're not going to move.
[A] You're just going
_ to _ _ _ drop [Ab] down one string each _ on your index and middle finger.
So you can [G] start here. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ So it doesn't get much easier than [C] that.
_ [Em] And then when you get into the chorus, _ _ [G] _ it's, _
and I'll do [E] _ anything, _ _ which is, you can [Em] either do E minor _ [A] or you can do E minor [Eb] 7.
[Em] _ _ _
I'll do
anything I've got to do.
[C] See, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E]
my [C] hair, shine my shoes, [E] keep on singing [C] the blues if I [Em] can stay
here [C] _ _ in [G] Johnny's Garden. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
So that's pretty much it.
And his love _ _ and his [Dm] caring, [G] _ _ he puts his life _
_ into beauty [Dm] sharing.
[G] _ _
_ And his children are _ _ his [Dm] _ [G] flowers. _ _
_ They give me _ peace and quiet [Dm] [G] hours.
_ _ And I'll [Em] do anything I've [C] got to do.
[Em] I'll cut my [C] hair, shine my [Em] shoes, keep on singing [C] the blues
if I [Em] can stay [C] here _ in [G] Johnny's _ Garden.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ So _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ I told you that was