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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":80398,"song":"Johnny Got A Gun","artist":"Tom Paxton","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11548158-johnny-got-a-gun-chords-by-tom-paxton/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/80398?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Johnny Got A Gun - Tom Paxton\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  (Twice)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nJohnny's mum and dad both worked long hours, they worked on the weekends too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nJohnny was eleven, but they had no notion of what Johnny was going through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nJohnny got pushed and Johnny got robbed and it made him feel chicken to run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBig kids picked on Johnny every day, so Johnny went and got him a gun[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat intro\r\n\r\nJohnny got a gun, he didn't bring it home, he covered it with rags and dirt.\r\nOn his way to school he looked both ways, then he hid it under his shirt.\r\nJohnny was afraid of going to school, there was always trouble in the hall.\r\nFights in the boys' room, guns in the lockers and little kids bouncing\r\noff the walls.\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJohnny was afraid of dying young[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nEverybody he knew had a gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo Johnny got a gun and every little thing looked cool.[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat intro and then between each verse and chorus\r\n\r\nFirst time Johnny flashed his gun everybody backed off fast.\r\nEverybody treated him differently then. Johnny felt safe at last.\r\nJohnny had a gun and everybody knew and everybody left him alone.\r\nTill he bumped a kid who was coming down the stairs and the kid had a gun\r\nof his own.\r\n\r\nThe kid pushed Johnny, Johnny went down and the kid had something to say.\r\nPulled his gun, Johnny shot first and he blew the other kid away\r\nThe police came and took away the gun, said he wouldn't need a gun any more\r\nTook him to the station, sat him in a chair\r\nAnd his feet didn't reach the floor.\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nJohnny had a hearing plead self defence, prosecutor said \"No way.\"\r\nJudge said \"you're eleven, but you're killing like a man and it's gonna\r\nbe a long, long stay\"\r\nJohnny's mum and dad still work long hours and knock on the unit door\r\nSit with Johnny in the visitor's room and his feet don't reach the floor.\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd his feet don't reach the floor.[/tab]\r","plain_text":"Johnny Got A Gun - Tom Paxton\n\n\nBm  A  G  G  A  Bm  (Twice)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat intro\n\nJohnny got a gun, he didn't bring it home, he covered it with rags and dirt.\nOn his way to school he looked both ways, then he hid it under his shirt.\nJohnny was afraid of going to school, there was always trouble in the hall.\nFights in the boys' room, guns in the lockers and little kids bouncing\noff the walls.\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\nRepeat intro and then between each verse and chorus\n\nFirst time Johnny flashed his gun everybody backed off fast.\nEverybody treated him differently then. Johnny felt safe at last.\nJohnny had a gun and everybody knew and everybody left him alone.\nTill he bumped a kid who was coming down the stairs and the kid had a gun\nof his own.\n\nThe kid pushed Johnny, Johnny went down and the kid had something to say.\nPulled his gun, Johnny shot first and he blew the other kid away\nThe police came and took away the gun, said he wouldn't need a gun any more\nTook him to the station, sat him in a chair\nAnd his feet didn't reach the floor.\n\nChorus\n\nJohnny had a hearing plead self defence, prosecutor said \"No way.\"\nJudge said \"you're eleven, but you're killing like a man and it's gonna\nbe a long, long stay\"\nJohnny's mum and dad still work long hours and knock on the unit door\nSit with Johnny in the visitor's room and his feet don't reach the floor.\n\nChorus","chords":["A","Bm","G","D","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}