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Johnny Dont Do It

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Johnny Don't Do It - 10cc
[cheezy organ intro chords]    Bb   C   Bb   C  D  
BbJohnny don't Gmdo it     CmJohnny don't Fdo it
BbJohnny don't Gmdo it     CmJohnny don't Fdo it
BbJohnny was an aGmngel   An Cmangel dressed in Fblack
He Bbused to hang aroGmund the guys  Down Cmat the local Ftrack
He Bbtried so hard to Bb7join them    But they Ebalways turned him F#back
Johnny don't Bbdo it   (He was an Gmangel)
Johnny don't Cmdo it    (Such an Fangel)
BbHe was only Gm17    JCmust got out of Fschool
He Bbstole a bike from GmJoe's garage    To Cmprove that he was Fcool
He Bbdidn't know that the Bb7brakes were worn  And Ebfate can be so F#cruel
Johnny don't Bbdo it    (He was an Gmangel)
Johnny don't Cmdo it    (Such an Fangel)
Johnny don't Bbdo it     (Johnny don't Gmdo it)
Johnny don't Cmdo it     (Johnny don't Fdo it)
              Eb(E)               F(E)             Eb(E)          F(E)
Well Johnny went a  riding    With his girlfriend on the back seat
          Eb(E)                 F(E)            Eb(E)            F(E)
Looking for some action     And they found it down a  back street
      Eb(E)                  F(E)                Eb(E) F  
Suddenly a truck pulled out    He tried to step on the brake 
Ebmaj7Johnny don't Fdo it (Here is a news flash)
DmJohnny don't Gmdo it (Today, Johnny Kowalski, also known as Johnny Angel)
Ebmaj7Johnny don't Fdo it (and his young fiance Francine, were tragically killed)
           Dm   G[building...]
Johnny don't do it (in a cycle accident)
Don't do it, don't do it (any witnesses please contact)
Don't do it, don't do it (the police at Precinct 29)
[solo chords]
A      D      G     D
     A     D   D   F   D   G[building...]  Bb   G   C   Bb   G   F   D   C   Bb   C   Bb  G  
Now CJohnny's with the Amangels
The Dmangels in the Gsky
I Cwonder if he Amthinks of us
As Dmhe goes riding Gby
If Conly he had lC7istened
Oh the Fnumber of times we Abtried
To tell him
Johnny don't Cdo it   (He was an Amangel)
Johnny don't Dmdo it    (Such an Gangel)
Johnny don't Cdo it    (He was an Amangel)
Johnny don't Dmdo it    (Such an Gangel)   
            C      Bb(B)
Johnny don't do it
            C      Bb(B)      C    Bb(B)  C...
Johnny don't do it
[repeat to fade]

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Johnny Dont Do It

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Bb7

Ebmaj7

Johnny Don't Do It - 10cc

Bb C Bb C D

[cheezy organ intro chords]

Bb Gm Cm F

Johnny don't do it Johnny don't do it

Bb Gm Cm F

Johnny don't do it Johnny don't do it

Bb Gm Cm F

Johnny was an angel An angel dressed in black

Bb Gm Cm F

He used to hang around the guys Down at the local track

Bb Bb7 Eb F#

He tried so hard to join them But they always turned him back

Bb Gm

Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)

Cm F

Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)

Bb Gm Cm F

He was only 17 Just got out of school

Bb Gm Cm F

He stole a bike from Joe's garage To prove that he was cool

Bb Bb7 Eb F#

He didn't know that the brakes were worn And fate can be so cruel

Bb Gm

Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)

Cm F

Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)

Bb Gm

Johnny don't do it (Johnny don't do it)

Cm F

Johnny don't do it (Johnny don't do it)

Eb E F E Eb E F E

() () () ()

Well Johnny went a riding With his girlfriend on the back seat

Eb E F E Eb E F E

() () () ()

Looking for some action And they found it down a back street

Eb E F E Eb E F

() () ()

Suddenly a truck pulled out He tried to step on the brake

Ebmaj7 F

Johnny don't do it (Here is a news flash)

Dm Gm

Johnny don't do it (Today, Johnny Kowalski, also known as Johnny Angel)

Ebmaj7 F

Johnny don't do it (and his young fiance Francine, were tragically killed)

Dm G

[building...]

Johnny don't do it (in a cycle accident)

Don't do it, don't do it (any witnesses please contact)

Don't do it, don't do it (the police at Precinct 29)

[solo chords]

A D G D

A D D F D G Bb G C Bb G F D C Bb C Bb G

[building...]

C Am

Now Johnny's with the angels

Dm G

The angels in the sky

C Am

I wonder if he thinks of us

Dm G

As he goes riding by

C C7

If only he had listened

F Ab

Oh the number of times we tried

To tell him

C Am

Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)

Dm G

Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)

C Am

Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)

Dm G

Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)

C Bb B

()

Johnny don't do it

C Bb B C Bb B C

() () ...

Johnny don't do it

[repeat to fade]

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