Tones and I - Johnny Run Away: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Johnny Run Away" 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.
Bm G Johnny was a young boy, he liked playing at the park D A And Johnny said: oh oh oh, dad can you take me now? Bm G Johnny was young, never hurt no-one, too early for that D He was at the park, he met a boy named Jimmy A He's a cutie Bm And he chose him oh Take my heart, take my soul Share my crayons, share my goals His daddy walked by with a sigh Said, "Johnny, sit by my side I'm gonna give you the best advice You've ever heard in your life See that boy named Jimmy, yeah, he's a cutie But no, no, Johnny, no, no, no, ah, ah, oh" Chorus: G Johnny run away, run away, now, Johnny now D Johnny run away, run away, now, Johnny now A You get picked on by another, Better go and run for cover G Johnny run away, run away, now, Johnny now D Johnny run away, run away, now, Johnny now A You get picked on by another, Better go and run for cover Johnny started high school at the front of the bus Some boys yelled, "Oh man, come sit with us" Johnny found a seat with a boy named Pete and felt it again As he was trying to play pretend, the feelings came rushing in And he thought Chorus And I don't wanna to talk about the trap, I've dreamed big Real big since I've been on daddy's lap Got my dreams by my side Keep them in my pocket so that when I get the chance I can rip it out and rock it It's like my golden ticket, it's the reason that I'm here Everybody has a dream, they're frozen by fear We won't dance in the rain, we go and run for cover All that is to blame is getting picked on by another So we go and find someone that will love and support us Says they adore us, maybe fought for us Then, we forget about ambitions and decisions were changed I think that I was only seven when, oh Chorus: Johnny run away, run away now, Johnny now Johnny run away, run away now, Johnny now You'll get picked on by another Better go and run for cover, yeah Johnny run away, run away, now, Johnny now Johnny run away, run away, now, Johnny now You'll get picked on by another Better go and run for cover Johnny run away, run away now, Johnny now Getting picked on by another Better go and run for cover Nah, no, nah, no Johnny run away, run away now, Johnny now Getting picked on by another Better go and run for cover Nah, no, nah, no You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  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 "Johnny Run Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Johnny Run Away" by Tones and I.