{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":166897,"song":"Johnnys Ghost","artist":"Captain Tractor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11216253-johnnys-ghost-chords-by-captain-tractor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/166897?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"* = Single strum\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]*                                [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nThere were guns and drums and drums and guns, haroo, haroo![/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]*                                 [ch]G[/ch]*      [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nThere were guns and drums and drums and guns, haroo, haroo![/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]*            [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nThere was Kathy there alone, I fear,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]*                  [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nWhen her brother went out to slay ya.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]*        [ch]C[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]*        [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nDarlin' dear, you look so queer, for Johnny we hardly knew ya.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]*                              [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nOn the first of March, he took his gun, haroo, haroo![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]*                                  [ch]G[/ch]*      [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nOn the first of March, he tracked ya down, haroo, haroo![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]*                [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nHe fired the shot, ya bit the dust,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]*                 [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nPoor Kathy she cried a victim of lust.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]*      [ch]D[/ch]*         [ch]C[/ch]*        [ch]D[/ch]*      [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nDarlin' dear, you look so queer, for Kathy she hardly knew ya.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, hey there Johnny, now how ya been?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI seen ya hangin' 'round.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou're lookin' mighty pale,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd then your eyes cast on the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, hey there Johnny, how ya been?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI heard a young man boast.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]*              [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nHe shot ya down one mornin',[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]*       [ch]D[/ch]*        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd your now Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, hey there, Johnny, we loved ya, boy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut you've been playin' 'round.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou brought the wrath of the husbands,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe wives you spun around.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, hey there, Johnny, you weren't so bad,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCould make you into two.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo dance a jig with Johnny,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's all they asked of you.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou brought the husbands scorn.[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou had the lovers over night\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd disappeared at dawn.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA drink and here's a toast:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere's to drunken Irishmen,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, hey there, Johnny, your momma cried,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI hear your messin' 'round.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou left poor Kathy pregnant,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd ran for higher ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow Kathy's older brother got[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe first gun he could find.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe tracked ya down one mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith murder on his mind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, Kathy, she did mourn.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe's screamin' for ya, Johnny,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe babes 'bout to be born.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA drink and here's a toast:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere's to drunken Irishmen,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, Kathy, she did mourn.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe's screamin' for ya, Johnny,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe babes 'bout to be born.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA drink and here's a toast:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere's to drunken Irishmen,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nWell, it was early that mornin'[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhen Kathy's brother stepped in the street.\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nJohnny just stood there waiting,[/tab]\r\n\r\nStarin' at his feet.\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nThen in his mind he said a prayer,[/tab]\r\n\r\nCried Kathleen as he fell,\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]*\r\nAnd the message on his tombstone reads,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"He took that bullet well.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd sooner hear the sound,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd here's to Kathy's brother,\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho put ya in the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTooraloora Tooralai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA drink and here's a toast:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere's to drunken Irishmen,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere's to drunken Irishmen,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHere's to drunken Irishmen,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]*\r\nAnd here's to Johnny's ghost.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]","plain_text":"* = Single strum\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm\nEm D\nEm C D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nYou had the lovers over night\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm G D\nEm G D B\nEm G D\nEm G D\n\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am B\n\nEm G D\nEm G D B\nEm G D\nEm G D\n\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am B\n\nEm\nEm D\nEm C D\n\nEm\nEm C\nEm C D\n\nG D Em\nEm D C Em\nEm C D Em\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\nWhen Kathy's brother stepped in the street.\n\n\nStarin' at his feet.\n\n\nCried Kathleen as he fell,\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nAnd here's to Kathy's brother,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nEm G D\nEm G D B\nEm G D\nEm G D\n\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am D\nEm D Am B\n\nEm","chords":["Em","G","D","C","A","B","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}