{"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":1889167,"song":"Johnny Too Bad","artist":"UB40","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1889167-johnny-too-bad-chords-by-ub40/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1889167?type=chord","rating":4.8002,"votes":12,"content":"Below's the Reggae/Rhythm Guitar Chords and the Lyrics pattern for UB40's version\r\nof 'Johnny Too Bad' which is taken from their 1983 hit LP 'Labour Of Love'.\r\n\r\n[Chords]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nEADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE[/tab]\r\n466544    X68886    X46664\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWalkin' down the road with a pistol in your waist[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nJohnny, you're too bad  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWalkin' down the road with a ratchet in your waist[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nJohnny, you're too bad  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOne of these days when you hear a voice say come[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWhere you gonna run to?  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOne of these days when you hear a voice say come[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWhere you gonna run to?  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Db[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna run to the rock for rescue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd there'll be no rock  (no rock)[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Db[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna run to the rock for rescue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd there'll be no rock  (no rock)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Keyboard Instrumental 1]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWalkin' down the road with a pistol in your waist[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nJohnny, you're too bad  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWalking down the road with a ratchet in your waist[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nJohnny, you're too bad  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOne of these days when you hear a voice say come[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nwhere you gonna run to?  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOne of these days when you hear a voice say come[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWhere you gonna run to?  (wo-oy)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Db[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna run to the rock for rescue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd there'll be no rock  (no rock)[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Db[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna run to the rock for rescue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd there'll be no rock  (no rock)[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Db[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're gonna run to the rock for rescue[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd there'll be no rock  (no rock)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Astro Toasting 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou say dat you're bad, you gwan like you're mad[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                                         [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nYou terrorise the people an' ya mek dem sad wo-oy[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou are de babylon[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou tink dat you tough, you gwan like you rough[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                                        [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nIntimidate de mon jus' to call him bluff wo-oy[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou are de babylon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 5]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Astro Toasting 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]                          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou stop an' you search an' you broke in on mi house[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db[/ch]                         [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou turn it upside down like a damn -[?]-[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou set up a man any way you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db[/ch]                     [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou double cross the man according to plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWo-oy   you are de babylon[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWo-oy   you are de babylon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Keyboard Instrumental 2]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Astro Toasting 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou take a man's weed, put him 'pon the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou get a three year stretch courtesy of de queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWo-oh, why you so wicked?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou come an' dance, you will take chance[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou better watch your step or you will get lanced[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWo-oh, because you're so wicked[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 6]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBoy, you're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou're just robbin' and stabbin', lootin' and shootin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBoy, you're too bad  (too bad)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Astro Toasting 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nIn the day time you smile, in the nighttime you snarl[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db[/ch]               [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou get equipment fi get in a brawl[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou let loose your dogs to set upon de wogs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou come in disguise but everyone get wise[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Db[/ch]              [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWo-oy, you are the babylon  (no rock)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nYou gonna run, you gonna run but you cannot hide, no no[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n    Oh no, boy, you cannot hide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n        No, you cannot hide, no no[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade out)","plain_text":"Below's the Reggae/Rhythm Guitar Chords and the Lyrics pattern for UB40's version\nof 'Johnny Too Bad' which is taken from their 1983 hit LP 'Labour Of Love'.\n\n[Chords]\n\n466544    X68886    X46664\n\n[Intro]\nAb    Eb    Db    Ab\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Keyboard Instrumental 1]\nAb    Eb    Db    Ab\nAb    Eb    Db    Ab\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Astro Toasting 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Astro Toasting 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Keyboard Instrumental 2]\nAb    Eb    Db    Ab\nAb    Eb    Db    Ab\n\n[Astro Toasting 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Astro Toasting 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n(fade out)","chords":["Ab","Eb","Db"]}