{"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":1966299,"song":"Bad Ol John","artist":"Mean Mary","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11439742-bad-ol-john-chords-by-mean-mary/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1966299?type=chord","rating":0.17537,"votes":0,"content":"Mean Mary - Bad Ol' John\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA man comes along on a breeze and a song[/tab]\r\n\r\nA man called bad ‘ol John\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSome say he’s a saint, some say that he ain’t[/tab]\r\n\r\nSome say he’s a cyclone’s spawn \r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFolks they say to this very day[/tab]\r\n\r\nDon’t cross that son-of-a-gun\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere never been a man any meaner than[/tab]\r\n\r\nOr as bad as bad ol’ John\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBad ol’ John[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere never been a course, never seen a horse[/tab]\r\n\r\nOl’ John could not stick on\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere never been a fight he couldn’t set right[/tab]\r\n\r\nOr a friend he’d go back on\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen you try to stand and you need a hand [/tab]\r\n                      \r\nThere’s one thing to count on \r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNever been a friend true to the end[/tab]\r\n\r\nLike good ol’, bad ol’ John\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBad ol’ John[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   (2x)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe last time I came upon Bad Ol’ John[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe was walking on a Florida beach\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA guitar in a sack, a banjo on his back[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd an alligator on a leash\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI was clingin’ to a raft a shark bit in half[/tab]\r\n\r\nJohn yells, “Mary, I won’t fail ya”\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRode his alligator out, grabbed that shark by the snout[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd drug it all the way to Australia\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  \r\nBad Ol’ John[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   (4x)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou could cross the seas on a flying trapeze[/tab]\r\n                        \r\nOr rope the morning sun    \r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I doubt you’d find any peace of mind[/tab]\r\n                                   \r\nOr a feat ol’ John’s not done\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA man comes along on a breeze and a song[/tab]\r\n\r\nA man called bad ol’ John \r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSome say he’s a saint[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh, some say that he ain’t\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, he’s just good ol’, bad ol’ John[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   (2x)","plain_text":"Mean Mary - Bad Ol' John\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\nA man called bad ‘ol John\n\n\nSome say he’s a cyclone’s spawn \n\n\nDon’t cross that son-of-a-gun\n\n\nOr as bad as bad ol’ John\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\nOl’ John could not stick on\n\n\nOr a friend he’d go back on\n\n                      \nThere’s one thing to count on \n\n\nLike good ol’, bad ol’ John\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (2x)\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\nHe was walking on a Florida beach\n\n\nAnd an alligator on a leash\n\n\nJohn yells, “Mary, I won’t fail ya”\n\n\nAnd drug it all the way to Australia\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (4x)\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n                        \nOr rope the morning sun    \n\n                                   \nOr a feat ol’ John’s not done\n\n\nA man called bad ol’ John \n\n\nOh, some say that he ain’t\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nAm   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (2x)","chords":["Am","G","A","F#","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}