Chris Rea - Johnny Needs a Fast Car: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" 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.

Am
Johnny needs a fast car
Fmaj7
Johnny needs it bad
Am
Johnny always do the best
Fmaj7
Whatever johnny has
Am
Johnny needs a fast one
Fmaj7
Johnny needs it now
Am
You got to give him something
Fmaj7
To let him show you how

Chorus:
Am     Fmaj7
Johnny needs a fast car
        Am
Johnny needs a fast car

Johnny needs a break
Johnny don't need good luck
'Cos Johnny never fakes
He'll always make it look good
You'll always see him smile
Give Johnny a few inches
and he'll give you back a mile

Chorus

Dm
Tears upon the broken bones
    Am7
Of luck that never went his way
E7sus4                                 E7
Bless this one you'll know him by his smile

Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Ohh, Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs
Johnny needs

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E7

Guitar chord E7

E7sus4

Guitar chord E7sus4

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

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 Needs a Fast Car" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" by Chris Rea.

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