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Uncle Johnny

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Chords adapted from this amazing acoustic version of the song on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLU4ne3xY0k
Definitely worth checking out!
She plays it with a capo on the 4th fret and I prefer how it sounds there, but if you
want to play along to the album version chuck a capo onto the 1st fret.
Chords used:
Am= x02210
Gsus4= 320013
Fmaj7= x33210
C= x32010
C/B= x20010
G= 320003
[Intro]
Am Gsus4
[Verse 1]
AmWhen everybody else refrained
Gsus4My uncle Johnny did cocaine
AmHe's convinced himself right in his brain
Gsus4That it helps to take away the pain
Hey, AmJohnnyGsus4  Am  
Gsus4Hey what you say Johnny
AmI wanna go out tonight
Gsus4Come a little closer to the city lights
AmLevitation aint your only friend
Gsus4Levitation coming back again
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Feel a burning in your body's core
Gsus4It's a yearning that you cant ignore
AmNow I wanna go out tonight
Gsus4S-s-superman and hold on tight
Fmaj7He's convinced himself right in his Gsus4brainG  
That it Chelps to take C/Baway the Ampain
Gsus4Hey, JoFmaj7hnny
GHey what you say Johnny
Am   Gsus4(x2)
[Verse 2]
AmMy appetite aint got no heart
Gsus4I said my appetite aint got no heart
AmShocking people when you feel that pull
Gsus4Shock 'em, drop 'em when you know its full
[Chorus]
Fmaj7I feel a burning in your body's core
Gsus4It's a yearning that you cant ignore
AmI gotta go out tonight
Hey Johnny I got Gsus4faith in you man
I mean it, it's gonna be all right
Fmaj7He's convinced himself right in his Gsus4brainG  
That it Chelps to take C/Baway the Ampain
Gsus4Hey, JoFmaj7hnny
GHey what you say Johnny
[Outro]
CTell us C/Bwhat's going Amon
Feel's like Gsus4everything's Fmaj7wrong
GHey what you say Johnny
CIf the C/Bfuture is Amreal
Johnny, Gsus4you've got to Fmaj7heal
GHey what you say Johnny
Am   Gsus4(x2)
She then finishes with a F   Gsus4   G   Amprogression which sounds pretty nice.

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