Johnny Was Chords
by Bob Marley
Johnny Was by Bob Marley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#m. It uses the chords F#m, F#m7, E, C#m7, D, C#m, A and Bm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tom: F#m
Intro: F#m7 E C#m7 F#m7
F#m7 E F#m7............
F#m7 D
Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son
C#m E D C#m F#m7
had been shot down in the street and die, from a stray bullett.......
F#m7 D
Woman hold her head and cry, explaining to
C#m E D C#m F#m7
her was a passerby, who saw the woman cry.......wondering
F#m7 D
How can she work it out, now she knows that the
C#m7 E D C#m F#m7
wages of sin is death, oh gift of Jah is life (life).........she cried
A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7
Oh, oh, I know, Johnny was a good man,
C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7
C#m7 Bm7
I know, Johnny was a good, good, good, good, good, ooo oh
A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 F#m7.............
She cried, She cried-------
Woman hold her head and cry, cause her son had been
Shot down in the street and die, just because of the system
Woman hold her head and cry, comforting her I was
Passing by, she complained, then she cried......she cried
(repeat chorus as above)