Johnny Strikes Up The Band Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
118.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [A] Dry your eyes my [D] little friend, [A]
[E] [A] let me take you [D] by the [A] hand.
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band.
[E] [A] They'll be rocking in [D] the project, [A]
[E] [A] walking down [D] along the strand.
[A]
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band.
[F#m] [E] Johnny [D] strikes [A] up [B] the band, [E] when [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band,
[F#m]
[A] [Bm] [F#m] [E] [D] [C#]
[B] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
and Johnny [D] is my [A] main man.
He's the [F#m] keeper of the keys, you [C#m] put your [D] mind at ease.
He's [Bm] guaranteed to please, back [A] by popular [E] demand.
[A] Look around [D] my little friend, [A]
[E] [A] jubilation [D] in the land.
[A]
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] rock [A] steady, [F#m] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band.
Johnny strikes up [B] the band,
[E] [A] when Johnny strikes up the [D] wind.
Johnny [A] strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band.
Johnny [D] strikes up [B] the band, when [E] [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band.
[D]
[F#m] [A] [D] [B] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] Dry your eyes my [D] little friend, [A]
[E] [A] let me take you [D] by the [A] hand.
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band.
[E] [A] They'll be rocking in [D] the project, [A]
[E] [A] walking down [D] along the strand.
[A]
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band.
[F#m] [E] Johnny [D] strikes [A] up [B] the band, [E] when [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band,
[F#m]
[A] [Bm] [F#m] [E] [D] [C#]
[B] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
and Johnny [D] is my [A] main man.
He's the [F#m] keeper of the keys, you [C#m] put your [D] mind at ease.
He's [Bm] guaranteed to please, back [A] by popular [E] demand.
[A] Look around [D] my little friend, [A]
[E] [A] jubilation [D] in the land.
[A]
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] rock [A] steady, [F#m] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band.
Johnny strikes up [B] the band,
[E] [A] when Johnny strikes up the [D] wind.
Johnny [A] strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band.
Johnny [D] strikes up [B] the band, when [E] [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band.
[D]
[F#m] [A] [D] [B] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
B
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] Dry your eyes my [D] little friend, [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] let me take you [D] by the [A] hand. _
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] _ [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band. _ _
[E] _ [A] They'll be rocking in [D] the project, [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] walking down [D] along the strand.
[A] _ _
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] _ [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band. _ _
[F#m] [E] Johnny [D] strikes [A] up [B] the band, _ [E] when [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band, _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ and Johnny [D] is my [A] main man.
_ He's the [F#m] keeper of the keys, you [C#m] put your [D] mind at ease.
He's [Bm] guaranteed to please, back [A] by popular [E] demand. _ _
_ [A] Look around [D] my little friend, [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] jubilation [D] in the land.
[A] _ _
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] _ rock [A] steady, [F#m] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band. _ _
Johnny strikes up [B] the band, _ _
[E] _ [A] when Johnny strikes up the [D] wind.
Johnny [A] strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band. _ _
_ _ _ _ Johnny [D] strikes _ _ _ _ _ _ up [B] the band, when _ [E] _ _ [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] Dry your eyes my [D] little friend, [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] let me take you [D] by the [A] hand. _
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] _ [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band. _ _
[E] _ [A] They'll be rocking in [D] the project, [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] walking down [D] along the strand.
[A] _ _
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] _ [A] rock steady, [F#m] [E] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band. _ _
[F#m] [E] Johnny [D] strikes [A] up [B] the band, _ [E] when [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band, _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ and Johnny [D] is my [A] main man.
_ He's the [F#m] keeper of the keys, you [C#m] put your [D] mind at ease.
He's [Bm] guaranteed to please, back [A] by popular [E] demand. _ _
_ [A] Look around [D] my little friend, [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] jubilation [D] in the land.
[A] _ _
[E] Freddy [A] getting ready, [D] _ rock [A] steady, [F#m] and Johnny [D] strikes up the band. _ _
Johnny strikes up [B] the band, _ _
[E] _ [A] when Johnny strikes up the [D] wind.
Johnny [A] strikes [D] up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band. _ _
_ _ _ _ Johnny [D] strikes _ _ _ _ _ _ up [B] the band, when _ [E] _ _ [A] Johnny strikes [D] up the wind.
[A] Johnny strikes up the wind, [E] Johnny strikes [A] up the band. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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