Hello Mrs Johnson Chords
by Tom T Hall
Hello Mrs Johnson by Tom T Hall is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(A) WELL HELLO MRS. JOHNSON YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS WOMAN
SUNDAY SCHOOL (D) TEACHER WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT SLUMMIN?
DO YOU RECKON THE (A) PREACHER WOULD APPROVE WHERE YOU (D)
ARE
SITTIN? HERE (A) VISITIN? WITH A (E) BACK-SLIDDIN? CHRISTIAN
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD (A) BAR
(A) YES THAT?S MY BOTTLE AND YES THAT?S MY GLASS
AND I SEE YOU?RE EYE (D) BALLIN? THIS PRETTY YOUNG LASS
AIN?T NONE OF YOUR (A) BUSINESS BUT YES SHE?S WITH (D) ME
AND I DON?T NEED NO (A) SERMON YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS (E) WOMAN
JUST LET US (A) BE
(A) WELL THE LORD KNOWS I?M (D) DRINKIN? AND RUNNIN? A (A) ROUND
AND I (D) DON?T NEED YOUR LOUD MOUTH INFORMIN? THE (E) TOWN
(Tacet) WELL THE LORD KNOWS I?M (D) SINNIN? AND SINNIN? AIN?T (A)RIGHT
BUT ME AND THE (E) GOOD LORD?S GONNA HAVE US A GOOD TALK
LATER TO (A) NIGHT
(Instr)
(A) WELL GOODBYE MRS. JOHNSON YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS BITTY
I DON?T NEED YOUR (D) LOUD MOUTH AND I DON?T NEED YOUR PITY
SO GO BACK TO WHAT (A) EVER YOU HYPOCRITES (D) DO
AND WHEN I SPEAK TO (A) HEAVEN BE NICE AND I?LL (E) PUT IN
A GOOD WORD FOR (A) YOU
(CHORUS)
BUT ME AND THE (E) GOOD LORD?S GONNA HAVE US A GOOD TALK
LATER TO (A) NIGHT
Have fun.
H. Lee Rankin