...JOHNNY WAS... by Bob Marley ----------------.............. *from 'Positive Vibration' (1976)* Intro: D C#m7, E Bm7 D C#m7, F#m Verse 1:

^F#m Woman hold her head and cry, 'Cos her ^Dson had been ^C#m7shot down in the ^Estreet and ^Bm7died, ^D From a ^C#m7stray ^F#mbullet.

Verse 2:

^F#m Woman hold her head and cry, Ex-^Dplaining to ^C#m7her, was a ^Epasser-^Bm7by; Who ^Dsaw the ^C#m7woman ^F#mcry. Wondering...

Verse 3:

^F#m How can she work it out, Now she ^Dknows that the ^C#m7wages of ^Esin is ^Bm7death, yeah? ^D Gift of ^C#m7Jah is ^F#mlife. She cried...

Chorus 1:

^A Ah-^Bm7um, ^C#m7I, I ^Bm7know; Johnny was a ^Agood man.^Bm7 ^C#m7 Allah, I ^Bm7know; Johnny was a ^Agood, good, ^Bm7good, Good, ^C#m7good, good, ^Bm7good, good, good, good, good man". (Johnny was ^Agood man), she cried, ^Bm7she ^C#m7cri....^Bm7ed.

Interlude: F#m Verse 4:

^F#m Woman hold her head and cry, As her ^Dson had been ^C#m7shot down in the ^Estreet and ^Bm7died, ^D Just be-^C#m7cause of the ^F#msystem.

Verse 5:

^F#m Woman hold her head and cry, ^D Comforting ^C#m7her, I was ^Epassing ^Bm7by. She com-^Dplained,^C#m7 then she ^F#mcry.

Chorus 2:

^A Yeah, ^Bm7yeah, I know now, ^C#m7 No I know, I ^Bm7know now; (Johnny was a ^Agood man). Said I ^Bm7know,^C#m7 mm-mm-mm-^Bm7mm-mm, (never did a ^Athing wrong).^Bm7 ^C#m7 Ah! ^Bm7Ah! (Johnny was a ^Agood man), ^Bm7 Can a woman tender ^C#m7care, ^Bm7 she cried, (never did a ^Athing wrong). ^Bm7 Cease towards the child she ^C#m7bear? ^Bm7

(Johnny was a ^Agood man), ^Bm7 woman cry,^C#m7 ^Bm7 woman, She ^Acried, ^Bm7 wo-oh! she ^C#m7cried, ^Bm7 yeah! (Johnny was a ^Agood man), ^Bm7 Can a woman tender ^C#m7care, ^Bm7 Cease towards the ^Achild she ^Bm7bear? ^C#m7 ^Bm7

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Bob Marley - Johnny was