Bob Marley - Johnny Was: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Johnny Was" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Johnny Was Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Johnny Was" smoothly on your guitar.
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F#m Woman hold her head and cry, D C#m7 'Cos her son had been shot down in the E Bm7 street and died, D C#m7 F#m From a stray bullet. F#m Woman hold her head and cry, D C#m7 E Bm7 Explaining to her, was a passerby; D C#m7 F#m Who saw the woman cry. Wondering... F#m How can she work it out, D C#m7 E Bm7 Now she knows that the wages of sin is death, yeah? D C#m7 F#m Gift of Jah is life. She cried... Chorus: A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7 Ah-um, I, I know; Johnny was a good man. C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7 I, I know; Johnny was a good, good, good, C#m7 Bm7 Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good man". A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 (Johnny was good man), she cried, she cri....ed. Woman hold her head and cry As her son had been shot down in the street and died Just because of the system Woman hold her head and cry Comforting her I was passing by She complained, then she cried Chorus: Whoa-oh, oh, ah Yeah, I know now (Johnny was a good man) Said I know (Never did a thing wrong) Ah ah (Johnny was a good man) Can a woman tender care? She cried (Never did a thing wrong) Cease towards the child she bear (Johnny was a good man) Oh, woman cried Woman, she cried, oh, she cried, yeah Can a woman tender care Cease towards the child she bears Woman cry You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm7  C#m7  D  E  F#m  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 "Johnny Was" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Johnny Was" by Bob Marley.