Chords for The Devil Makes Three "The Johnson Family"

Tempo:
93.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

F#

G

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Devil Makes Three  "The Johnson Family" chords
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1, 2, 3, 1, 2, [Bm] 3, 1.
[Em]
Oh, [F#]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
to a good [Em] father I have no excuse.
[F#]
I could say I blame someone, [G] but [F#] what would be [Bm] the use?
And I learned to travel now.
[Em]
I learned to steal, [F#] to ride without a ticket [Bm] now,
[F#] along the line [Bm] of steel.
[E]
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
[D]
20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[F#] [E] Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
[D]
20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[Bm] [E] [G] [Bm]
[Em]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm] Now I unharnessed the stone, [Em]
took on to the fence.
[F#]
Found my heart, moved the shop, [Bm] and [F#] always made [Bm] my rent.
When I met old George, now [Em] he showed me to the box,
to the [F#]
shop, and I ain't from the den.
Now [Bm] that [F#] money [Bm] never [E] stops.
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
[D]
20 years down that road [G] with your family.
[F#] [E]
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
[D]
20 years down that road [G] with your [Bm] family.
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[F#]
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [C#]
[Em]
[F#] [B] [E] [A]
[D] [G] [Bm] [E] [G]
[A] [A#] [Bm]
Call me a thief and a liar now.
[Em]
You would be right.
[F#] But straight as an arrow, [Bm] I stayed here tonight.
Now my debt's too heavy, boys, [Em]
I cannot pay them down.
[C#] I pawn my watch and take a [G] walk down to [F#] the [Bm] sea to drown.
[E]
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
[D]
20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[F#] [E] Oh, you can't [A] know the dangers I have seen.
[D] 20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[F#] [G] [D#]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
G
2131
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1, 2, 3, 1, 2, [Bm] 3, 1. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Oh, _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
to a good [Em] father I have no excuse.
_ [F#]
I could say I blame someone, [G] but [F#] what would be [Bm] the use? _ _
And I learned to travel now.
[Em]
I learned to steal, [F#] to ride without a ticket [Bm] now,
[F#] along the line [Bm] of steel.
_ [E]
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
_ [D]
20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[F#] _ _ [E] Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
_ [D]
20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[Bm] _ [E] _ [G] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Now I unharnessed the stone, _ _ [Em]
took on to the fence.
_ _ [F#]
Found my heart, moved the shop, [Bm] and [F#] always made [Bm] my rent. _ _
When I met old George, now [Em] he showed me to the box,
to the [F#]
shop, and I ain't from the den.
Now [Bm] that [F#] money [Bm] never [E] stops. _
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
_ [D]
20 years down that road [G] with your family.
[F#] _ _ _ [E]
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
_ [D]
20 years down that road [G] with your [Bm] family.
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _
Call me a thief and a liar now.
[Em] _
You would be right.
[F#] But straight as an arrow, [Bm] I stayed here tonight. _
Now my debt's too heavy, boys, [Em]
I cannot pay them down.
[C#] I pawn my watch and take a [G] walk down to [F#] the [Bm] sea to drown.
[E]
Oh, you can't know [A] the dangers I have seen.
_ [D] _
20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[F#] _ _ [E] Oh, _ you can't [A] know the dangers I have seen. _ _
[D] 20 years down that [G] road with your family.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _

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