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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":900574,"song":"Johnny Came Home Headless","artist":"The Arrogant Worms","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11608340-johnny-came-home-headless-chords-by-the-arrogant-worms/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/900574?type=chord","rating":4.40519,"votes":3,"content":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, Johnny was a tall man but his memory was short[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'd forget to duck at doorways and often he'd get hurt[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI took good care of him for he had no family[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nActually he did, but he forgot who they be[/tab]\r\n\r\nJohnny often liked to go out on the town\r\nHe'd forget where he'd be going so he'd just wander around\r\nI knew when he was back for I would hear the smack\r\nOf his head hitting the doorway but tonight it was alack\r\n\r\nJohnny came home headless, it was a great disgrace\r\nBut wherever it's a-lying there's a smile upon his face\r\nI should have seen it coming, he finally lost his mind\r\nBut if his head don't turn up soon then all his hats are mine\r\n\r\nJohnny came towards me but suddenly he stopped\r\nAs if trying to think of something but having no luck\r\nStill he didn't notice that his head weren't there\r\n'til he took out a brush and tried to comb his hair\r\n\r\nI said, \"Johnny, where's your cranium?\" but he didn't seem to know\r\nHe just shrugged his shoulders and tried to find his nose\r\nAnd the sight of him there topless made me start to cry\r\nFor I feared we'd ne'er again see eye to eye\r\n\r\nJohnny came home headless, it was a great disgrace\r\nBut wherever it's a-lying there's a smile upon his face\r\nI should have seen it coming, he should have stayed in bed\r\nFor now I fear he'll spend his life just trying to get ahead\r\n\r\nRefusing to believe that he had split for good\r\nHis lower half and me searched the neighbourhood\r\nIt soon became apparent that his head, we wouldn't find it\r\nHe could not retrace his steps, he was absent minded\r\n\r\nWell years went by 'til late one night I heard a voice I swore\r\nWas Johnny calling out to me, I flung open the door\r\nJohnny's head was home, it took a taxi cab\r\nAlas, it was too late, his body had gone bad\r\n\r\nJohnny's head was homeless, his body was cremated\r\nAnd the funeral was harder than he had anticipated\r\nI should of seen it coming he said in his eulogy\r\nBut never thought I'd have to say I ain't got no-body\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Esus4[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n(I ain't got nobod  - y)[/tab]\r\n\r\nJohnny came home headless, it was a great disgrace\r\nBut now his head's upon a shelf, a smile upon his face\r\nBut now his head's upon a shelf, a smile upon his face\r\n\r\n[ch]G/F#[/ch] - 200003\r\n[ch]Esus4[/ch] - 022200","plain_text":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohnny often liked to go out on the town\nHe'd forget where he'd be going so he'd just wander around\nI knew when he was back for I would hear the smack\nOf his head hitting the doorway but tonight it was alack\n\nJohnny came home headless, it was a great disgrace\nBut wherever it's a-lying there's a smile upon his face\nI should have seen it coming, he finally lost his mind\nBut if his head don't turn up soon then all his hats are mine\n\nJohnny came towards me but suddenly he stopped\nAs if trying to think of something but having no luck\nStill he didn't notice that his head weren't there\n'til he took out a brush and tried to comb his hair\n\nI said, \"Johnny, where's your cranium?\" but he didn't seem to know\nHe just shrugged his shoulders and tried to find his nose\nAnd the sight of him there topless made me start to cry\nFor I feared we'd ne'er again see eye to eye\n\nJohnny came home headless, it was a great disgrace\nBut wherever it's a-lying there's a smile upon his face\nI should have seen it coming, he should have stayed in bed\nFor now I fear he'll spend his life just trying to get ahead\n\nRefusing to believe that he had split for good\nHis lower half and me searched the neighbourhood\nIt soon became apparent that his head, we wouldn't find it\nHe could not retrace his steps, he was absent minded\n\nWell years went by 'til late one night I heard a voice I swore\nWas Johnny calling out to me, I flung open the door\nJohnny's head was home, it took a taxi cab\nAlas, it was too late, his body had gone bad\n\nJohnny's head was homeless, his body was cremated\nAnd the funeral was harder than he had anticipated\nI should of seen it coming he said in his eulogy\nBut never thought I'd have to say I ain't got no-body\n\n\nJohnny came home headless, it was a great disgrace\nBut now his head's upon a shelf, a smile upon his face\nBut now his head's upon a shelf, a smile upon his face\n\nG/F# - 200003\nEsus4 - 022200","chords":["G","C","D","G/F#","Em","Am","Esus4","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Esus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,2,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}