Johannesburg Chords
by Housemartins
Johannesburg by Housemartins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em, G, Gm, F#m and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: (Fingerpicked)
D / / / | / / / / | Em / / / | / / / / | (x2)
VERSE:
D Em
Please don't show your soul to me;
G D
I think I'd see the light shine through.
(D) Em
And please don't greet me on the street;
G D
I'd like to see a world with-out you
(D) G
'Cause I've found there's nothing more that I could say to you;
Gm F#m
Nothing I could do to change your mind,
Fm Em
Change your ways, or your tune.
Please don't change your uniform,
And start to mourn the thousands dead.
Please wear what you've always worn,
and don't be drawn by what I've said.
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
D / / / | / / / / | Em / / / | / / / / | (x2)
F#m / / / | Gm / / / | F#m / / / | Fm / / /| Em / / / | / / / /|
D Em
So, please don't feel you have to sway,
G D
Or move away from how you feel.
(D) Em
Please say what you mean to say,
G D
And always stay with a heart of steel.
(Repeat intro with adlib vocal to fade)