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Cant Keep Johnny Down

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I have to give credit to Antgeth who tabbed this. Got it from the tmbg wiki.
Intro/Verse lick (outro lick played one octave down)
e--------15--17----------14--15-------------12--15------------------|
B-----15--------------15--------------13-15-------------------------|
G--16--------------14--------------12--------------------12--14-----|
D----------------------------------------------------14-------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D C
G D C
GOuDtnCumbered a million to GonDe
CAll of the dicks in Gthis Ddick Ctown
Can't keep GJohnDny Cdown
GM-De-Cn piled up in a towering GmoDund
CNone of them once has Gfound Da Cway
To keep GJohDnny Cdown
ASpending days by myEmself
Remembering slights
I'm not a Amonument to Bjustice
Plus which I don't Cforget a face
And they Gcan'Dt (down, down, down)
CCan't keep Johnny GdowDn (down, down, down)
CThey haven't yet built the GmaDn (down, down, down)
CThat will keep old Johnny GdowDn C(down, down, down)
Em A C D G C A D
Some GdudDe
Hitting Cgolf balls on the GmooDn
CBathroom in his GpantDs
And he Cthinks he's better than Gm-DeC  
I'm GpoDinting a Cfinger at my own GfacDe
They Ccan't know what's in Ghere
DAnd Cthey can't keep GJohnDny Cdown
  ABeneath my dignity
To Emflip off the guy
When he Apulls up alongBside
To say my Cgas cap is unscrewed
And they Gcan'Dt (down, down, down)
CCan't keep Johnny GdowDn (down, down, down)
CThey haven't yet built the GmaDn (down, down, down)
CThat will keep old Johnny GdowDn C(down, down, down)
And GtheDy don't (down, down, down)
CDon't know what I've GseeDn (down, down, down)
CCan't know what's in GherDe (down, down, down)
CAnd they can't keep Johnny GdowDn C(down, down, down)
Em A C D G C A D
G D C Am G

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Cant Keep Johnny Down

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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I have to give credit to Antgeth who tabbed this. Got it from the tmbg wiki.

Intro/Verse lick (outro lick played one octave down)

e--------15--17----------14--15-------------12--15------------------|

B-----15--------------15--------------13-15-------------------------|

G--16--------------14--------------12--------------------12--14-----|

D----------------------------------------------------14-------------|

A-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G D C

G D C G D

Outnumbered a million to one

C G D C

All of the dicks in this dick town

G D C

Can't keep Johnny down

G D C G D

M-e-n piled up in a towering mound

C G D C

None of them once has found a way

G D C

To keep Johnny down

A Em

Spending days by myself

Remembering slights

A B

I'm not a monument to justice

Plus which I don't forget a face

G D

And they can't (down, down, down)

C G D

Can't keep Johnny down (down, down, down)

C G D

They haven't yet built the man (down, down, down)

C G D C

That will keep old Johnny down (down, down, down)

Em A C D G C A D

G D

Some dude

C G D

Hitting golf balls on the moon

C G D

Bathroom in his pants

C G D C

And he thinks he's better than m-e

G D C G D

I'm pointing a finger at my own face

C G

They can't know what's in here

D C G D C

And they can't keep Johnny down

Beneath my dignity

To flip off the guy

A B

When he pulls up alongside

To say my gas cap is unscrewed

G D

And they can't (down, down, down)

C G D

Can't keep Johnny down (down, down, down)

C G D

They haven't yet built the man (down, down, down)

C G D C

That will keep old Johnny down (down, down, down)

G D

And they don't (down, down, down)

C G D

Don't know what I've seen (down, down, down)

C G D

Can't know what's in here (down, down, down)

C G D C

And they can't keep Johnny down (down, down, down)

Em A C D G C A D

G D C Am G

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