My Johnny Was A Shoemaker Chords by The John Renbourn Group
Tempo:
85.6 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Cm
G
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [C]
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Cm] [Fm] feel at [C] me.
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Eb] but now he's [Gm] gone to sea.
[G]
With nasty [Fm] dart to [Dm] swirl his hand, [C] and sail across the dry sea.
[Cm]
My [C] Johnny was a shoemaker, [G]
[Cm] [G] his jacket was a thick [Cm] sky blue, [Gm] but curly [Bb] was his [G] [C] [Eb]
[Gm] hair.
[Bb] To rim the [Gm] tops as he [Dm] has gone, [G] to sail across the piney [F] sea.
[Cm] [G]
My Johnny was a shoemaker,
[Cm] [F] a captain he'll be [Cm] by and by, [Gm] with a brave [F] and gallant crew.
[Bb] A captain [C] he'll be by and by, [Eb] with a sword and spike [Gm] as too.
[Bb] Now when he gets [Gm] a ship of his [Eb] own, he'll come [G] back and free [F] me.
[Cm] [Gm] My Johnny was a shoemaker, [G]
[Cm] [G] and when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Gm] I'll sing out aloud.
[G] Yes, when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Eb] and this will be [Gm] my [D] song.
[G] [Bb] By me some [Gm] plenty bores some [Dm] days, and the [C] little ones a penny.
[F] [Cm] [G] My Johnny was a shoemaker.
[Bb] [C]
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Cm] [Fm] feel at [C] me.
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Eb] but now he's [Gm] gone to sea.
[G]
With nasty [Fm] dart to [Dm] swirl his hand, [C] and sail across the dry sea.
[Cm]
My [C] Johnny was a shoemaker, [G]
[Cm] [G] his jacket was a thick [Cm] sky blue, [Gm] but curly [Bb] was his [G] [C] [Eb]
[Gm] hair.
[Bb] To rim the [Gm] tops as he [Dm] has gone, [G] to sail across the piney [F] sea.
[Cm] [G]
My Johnny was a shoemaker,
[Cm] [F] a captain he'll be [Cm] by and by, [Gm] with a brave [F] and gallant crew.
[Bb] A captain [C] he'll be by and by, [Eb] with a sword and spike [Gm] as too.
[Bb] Now when he gets [Gm] a ship of his [Eb] own, he'll come [G] back and free [F] me.
[Cm] [Gm] My Johnny was a shoemaker, [G]
[Cm] [G] and when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Gm] I'll sing out aloud.
[G] Yes, when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Eb] and this will be [Gm] my [D] song.
[G] [Bb] By me some [Gm] plenty bores some [Dm] days, and the [C] little ones a penny.
[F] [Cm] [G] My Johnny was a shoemaker.
[Bb] [C]
Key:
Gm
Cm
G
C
Bb
Gm
Cm
G
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Cm] _ _ [Fm] feel at [C] me.
My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [Eb] but now he's [Gm] gone to sea.
[G] _
With nasty [Fm] dart to [Dm] swirl his hand, [C] and sail across the dry sea.
_ _ _ _ [Cm]
My [C] Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] his jacket was a thick [Cm] sky blue, [Gm] but curly [Bb] was his _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ hair.
[Bb] To rim the [Gm] tops as he [Dm] has gone, [G] to sail across the piney [F] sea.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G]
My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] a captain he'll be [Cm] by and by, [Gm] with a brave [F] and gallant crew.
[Bb] A captain [C] he'll be by and by, [Eb] with a sword and spike [Gm] as too.
[Bb] _ _ Now when he gets [Gm] a ship of his [Eb] own, he'll come [G] back and free _ [F] me.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] and when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Gm] I'll sing out aloud.
_ [G] Yes, when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Eb] and this will be [Gm] my [D] song.
[G] _ [Bb] By me some [Gm] plenty bores some [Dm] days, and the [C] little ones a penny.
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] My Johnny was a shoemaker. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
My Johnny was a shoemaker, [Cm] _ _ [Fm] feel at [C] me.
My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [Eb] but now he's [Gm] gone to sea.
[G] _
With nasty [Fm] dart to [Dm] swirl his hand, [C] and sail across the dry sea.
_ _ _ _ [Cm]
My [C] Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] his jacket was a thick [Cm] sky blue, [Gm] but curly [Bb] was his _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ hair.
[Bb] To rim the [Gm] tops as he [Dm] has gone, [G] to sail across the piney [F] sea.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G]
My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] a captain he'll be [Cm] by and by, [Gm] with a brave [F] and gallant crew.
[Bb] A captain [C] he'll be by and by, [Eb] with a sword and spike [Gm] as too.
[Bb] _ _ Now when he gets [Gm] a ship of his [Eb] own, he'll come [G] back and free _ [F] me.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] My Johnny was a shoemaker, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] and when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Gm] I'll sing out aloud.
_ [G] Yes, when I am a [Cm] captain's wife, [Eb] and this will be [Gm] my [D] song.
[G] _ [Bb] By me some [Gm] plenty bores some [Dm] days, and the [C] little ones a penny.
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] My Johnny was a shoemaker. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _