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When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Misc Traditional
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Artist: Misc Traditional

Song: When Johnny comes marching home

Civil war song (from the south i belive)

(i know its sounds strange here, if u got any better sugestions

please e-mail me to parappa83@hotmail.com)

(e-mail: parappa83@hotmail.com)

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0------0--------------------------------|
D|-----2--2--2--2--4------4-----2--0-------0------------------|
A|--2----------------------------------2----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

When Johnny comes marching home again hurrah, hurrah!

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0------0----2---4---0--4----------------|
D|-----2--2--2--2--4------4-----------------------------------|
A|--2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

We?ll give him a hearty welcome then hurrah, hurrah!

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---4--4--4--2---0---2--2------0--0--0--------------------|
D|------------------------------4-----------4---2--4--4-4-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

The men will cheer, the boys will shout, and the ladies they will all turn out

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0--0--2---4---2---0----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------4-----2--2-2-2--0--2-------------------|
A|-------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

And we?ll all be gay when Johnny comes marching home

(Verse 2,3 and 4 is played as verse 1)

2.

The old churchbell will peel with joy hurrah, hurrah!

To welcome home our darling boy hurrah, hurrah!

The village lads and lassies say

With roses they will strew the way

And we?ll all be gay when Johnny comes marching home

3.

Get ready for the jubilee hurrah, hurrah!

We?ll give the hero three times three hurrah, hurrah!

The laurel wreath is ready now

To place upon his loyal brow

And we?ll all be gay when Johnny comes marching home

4.

Let love and friendship on that day hurrah, hurrah!

Their choicest treasures then display hurrah, hurrah!

And let each one performe some part

To fill with joy the warriors heart

And we?ll all be gay when Johnny comes marching home

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