Carole King – One Was Johnny (Guitar)

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[Ballad]
G       D       G
[tab]G         C      G

[tab]G
1 was Johnny who lived by himself

G
2 was a rat who jumped on his shelf

D
3 was a cat who chased the rat

Gmaj7
4 was a dog who came in and sat

Bm7
5 was a turtle who bit the dog's tail

Cmaj7
6 was a monkey who brought in the mail

D                                  G     D
7 a blackbird pecked poor Johnny's nose

G        D       G
(One was Johnny)

Bm7
8 was a tiger out selling old clothes

Am7
9 was a robber who took an old shoe

D                                    G    D
10 was a puzzle..what should Johnny do

G        D     G
(One was Johnny)

Em7                      A7
He stood on a chair and said

Em7              A7   D7
Here's what I'll do..I'll start to

D7
Count backwards

D
And when I am through

D7
If this house isn't empty, I'll eat

D             D Am7
All of you!

C
9 was the robber who left looking pale

Bm7
8 was the tiger who chased him to jail

Am7
7 was the blackbird flew off to Havana

D
6 was the monkey who stole the banana

Bm7
5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed

Am7               D               G    D
4 was the dog who slid home on a sled

G        D       G
(One was Johnny)

Bm7
3 was the cat who pounced on the rat

Am7
2 was the rat who left with the cat

G       D
One was Johnny

G        D
(One was Johnny)

G        D
One was Johnny

G
(One was Johnny)

G      D          G       Cmaj7
1 was Johnny who lived by himself

C                  G
And liked it like that!

G        D         G
(One was Johnny)