Johnny Was

. . . johnny was . . . by bob marley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * from ’positive vibration’ ( 1976 ) * Intro : D C#m7 , E Bm7 D C#m7 , F#m Verse 1 : F#m woman hold her head and cry , D C#m7 E Bm7 ’cos her son had been shot down in the street and died , D C#m7 F#m from a stray bullet . Verse 2 : F#m woman hold her head and cry , D C#m7 E Bm7 ex - plaining to her , was a passer - by; D C#m7 F#m who saw the woman cry . wondering . . . Verse 3 : 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 1 : A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7 ah - um , i , i know; johnny was a good man . C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7 allah , 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 . Interlude : F#m Verse 4 : F#m woman hold her head and cry , D C#m7 E Bm7 as her son had been shot down in the street and died , D C#m7 F#m just be - cause of the system . Verse 5 : F#m woman hold her head and cry , D C#m7 E Bm7 comforting her , i was passing by . D C#m7 F#m she com - plained , then she cry . Chorus 2 : A Bm7 yeah , yeah , i know now , C#m7 Bm7 A no i know , i know now; ( johnny was a good man ) . Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A Bm7 said i know , mm - mm - mm - mm - mm , ( never did a thing wrong ) . C#m7 Bm7 A ah! ah! ( johnny was a good man ) , Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A can a woman tender care , she cried , ( never did a thing wrong ) . Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 cease towards the child she bear? A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 ( johnny was a good man ) , woman cry , woman , A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 she cried , wo - oh! she cried , yeah! A ( johnny was a good man ) , Bm7 C#m7 can a woman tender care , Bm7 A Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 cease towards the child she bear? ( fade ) chord diagrams : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D C#m7 E Bm7 F#m A eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe x57775 x46454 x79997 x24232 244222 577655 tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )