Cracker – Lonesome Johnny Blues (Guitar)

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[Intro] C G Em G D G [Verse]
       G
Well, lucky number seven passed me by

                                             D
Lucky number seven called my name and passed on by

         G
Well he came back don't you know

           C
With his brother six in tow

                 G               D              G
And that is how number thirteen wound up by my side
[Chorus]
             G
And that is how I got these lonesome johnny blues

 C                                G
How I got these lonesome johnny blues

         C
Got the lonesome johnny blues

             G            Em
And there's nothing I can do

                  G             D                G
'cept sing these sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
Here we go C G Em G D G [Verse]
       G
Grim reaper he pulled up into my drive

                                                                        D
Grim reaper pulled his little old chevrolet right up onto the goddamn drive

         G
"johnny, I haven't come for you

       C
But I want someone who's dear to you

          G               D          G
And the price you pay is to remain alive"
[Chorus]
           G
And I'll stay here with these lonesome johnny blues

  C                                    G
Stay here with these lonesome johnny blues

          C
With the lonesome johnny blues

             G            Em
And there's nothing I can do

                  G             D                G
'cept sing these sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
G D G C G D G [Verse]
       G
Woah, no more trouble send him down the road, won't you please

                                                                    D
No more trouble won't you beat him up, won't you send him down the road

  G
Trouble dumped out the trash

    C
Ransacked the place for cash

         G              D               G
And he wound up taking much more than I own
[Chorus]
        G
And he left me with these lonesome johnny blues

 C                                   G
Left me with these lonesome johnny blues

          C
With the lonesome johnny blues

             G            Em
And there's nothing I can do

                  G             D                G
'cept sing these sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
[Outro]
         C
Johnny blues

     G             D                G
The sad old weary lonesome johnny blues

         C
Johnny blues

     G             D                C  G
The sad old weary lonesome johnny blues