Aerosmith - St. John: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "St. John" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm
John was bad
He gave it everything he had
John he prayed
For all the people ever made
John was cool
He never did no after school

Chorus:
F#
Late at night when he praised the Lord
A                                Dm
He laid his hands down upon the sword

John St. John be cool
Tell the people they'll follow you
John St. John be cool
Tell the people they'll follow you

Chorus:
F#
Late at night when he praised the Lord
A                                             G
He lay his hands down, down upon the bloody sword
 F                  E
Lay down upon the sword
 A                  G
Lay down upon the sword
 F                  E
Lay down upon the sword
 D#                    Dm
Lay down your bloody sword

John St. John be cool
Tell the people they'll follow you
John St. John be cool
Tell the people they'll follow you

Chorus:
Late at night when he praised the Lord
He lay his hands down, down upon the bloody sword
Laid down upon the sword, down, down, down upon the sword
Laid down upon the sword, getting down upon the sword
Laid down upon the sword, laid down upon the sword
Laid down upon the sword, "Late Night TV Roared"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "St. John" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "St. John" by Aerosmith.

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