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Song
JOHNNY WAS A SOLDIER
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ADICTS
tabbed by: matt goolsby
" " palm mute
e|---------------------| b|----------2---2------| intro g|---2----2-------2----| d|-2----2-----2-----2--| a|---------------------| E|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| bridge
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------5-555555----------------------------5--|
|-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3--|
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----------5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------| |---------------| |-2------2------| end bridge |---3------3----| |-----3------3--| |---------------| |---------|
|---------| lyrics: johnny joined the army, the cause he didnt know
|-"5"-----| verse he spent three weeks in the midddle east, ya know
|-"3"-"5"- it doesnt show.
|-----"3"-| |---------|
|x24||x8|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush
|-1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| bridge
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------5-555555----------------------------5--|
|-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3--|
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----------5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------| |---------------| |-2------2------| end bridge |---3------3----| |-----3------3--| |---------------| |---------|
|---------| lyrics: when he came out, he tried to form a band
|-"5"-----| verse but hes only got one leg, and he can hardly
|-"3"-"5"- stand.
|-----"3"-| |---------|
|x24||x8|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3----------------------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush |-1----------------------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-| chorus b x2
|-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------| lyrics: whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier
|-------------------| whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier.
|-------------------|
|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| bridge
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------5-555555----------------------------5--|
|-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3--|
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----------5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------| |---------------| |-2------2------| end bridge |---3------3----| |-----3------3--| |---------------| |---------|
|---------| lyrics: now he drinks alone, he gets sentimental
|-"5"-----| verse when he watches girls dance, and hes thrown
|-"3"-"5"- away his medals.
|-----"3"-| |---------|
|x24||x8|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush
|-1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3----------------------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush |-1----------------------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-| chorus b x2
|-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------| lyrics: whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier
|-------------------| whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier.
|-------------------|
|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------| short chorus lyrics: johnny was johnny
|-------------------------------------------| was. johnny was johnny was.
|-7---5---7---5---7---5---4/5-4/5-4/555555--| johnny was johnny was, |-5---3---5---3---5---3---2/3-2/3-2/333333--| johnny was a soldier.... |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-| chorus b x2
|-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------| lyrics: whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier
|-------------------| whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier.
|-------------------|
|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------| repeat and fade
SONG ORDER: tabbed in order.
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