Status Quo - Bye Bye Johnny: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Bye Bye Johnny" 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.
C Well she drew out all her money from the Southern trust And put her little boy aboard a greyhound bus F Leaving Louisiana for the golden west C Down came the tears from her happiness G Her own little son, named Johnny B. Goode C Was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood Chorus: C F C I said bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye G F C G I said bye-bye Johnny, good bye Johnny B. Goode She remembered taking money out from gathering crops And buying Johnny's guitar at a broker shop As long as he would play it by the railroad side And wouldn't get in trouble she'd be satisfied Never thought there'd ever come a day like this When she had to give her son a goodbye kiss Chorus Well she finally got the letter she was dreaming of Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love As soon as he was married he would bring her back And build a mansion for them by the railroad track Every time she heard a locomotive roar She'd be standing and a-waiting by the kitchen door Chorus - x3 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  F  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 "Bye Bye Johnny" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bye Bye Johnny" by Status Quo.