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Johnny Too Bad
By The Slickers (1971) (Reggae)
[Intro]
G  D  C  G
[Verse 1]
GWalking down the road
With a pDistol in your waist
Johnny you're Ctoo bad (GWhoa oh oh)
Walking down the road
With youDr ratchet in your waist
Johnny you're too Cbad (GWhoa oh oh)
[Chorus 1]
You're just rCobbing and you're stabbing
And yDou're looting and you're shooting
Boy you'Gre too bad (too bad)
You're just rCobbing and you're stabbing
And yDou're looting and you're shooting
Boy you'Gre too bad (too bad)
[Verse 2]
GOne of these days
When you Dhear a voice say "come",
Where you gonna Crun to?   G(Whoa oh oh)
GOne of these days
When you Dhear a voice say "come",
Where you gonna Crun to?   G(Whoa oh oh)
[Chorus 2]
You're gonna Crun to the rock
For rDescue, there will be no Grock  (no rock)
You're gonna Crun to the rock
For rDescue, there will be no Grock  (nowhere)
[Solo]
G  D  C  G
G  D  C  G
[Verse 3]
GWalking down the road
With a pDistol in your waist
Johnny you're Ctoo bad (GWhoa oh oh)
Walking down the road
With youDr ratchet in your waist
Johnny you're too Cbad (GWhoa oh oh)
[Chorus 3]
You're just rCobbing and you're stabbing
And yDou're looting and you're shooting
Boy you'Gre too bad (too bad)
You're just rCobbing and you're stabbing
And yDou're looting and you're shooting
Boy you'Gre too bad (too bad)
[Verse 4]
GOne of these days
When you Dhear a voice say "come",
Where you gonna Crun to?   G(Whoa oh oh)
GOne of these days
When you Dhear a voice say "come",
Where you gonna Crun to?   G(Whoa oh oh)
[Chorus 4]
You're gonna Crun to the rock
For rDescue, there will be no Grock (no rock)
You're gonna Crun to the rock
For rDescue, there will be no Grock (nowhere)
[Outro] (repeat and fade)
You're gonna Crun to the rock
For rDescue, there will be no Grock (no rock)

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Johnny Too Bad

by The Slickers

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Johnny Too Bad

By The Slickers (1971) (Reggae)

[Intro]

G D C G

[Verse 1]

Walking down the road

With a pistol in your waist

C G

Johnny you're too bad (Whoa oh oh)

Walking down the road

With your ratchet in your waist

C G

Johnny you're too bad (Whoa oh oh)

[Chorus 1]

You're just robbing and you're stabbing

And you're looting and you're shooting

Boy you're too bad (too bad)

You're just robbing and you're stabbing

And you're looting and you're shooting

Boy you're too bad (too bad)

[Verse 2]

One of these days

When you hear a voice say "come",

C G

Where you gonna run to? (Whoa oh oh)

One of these days

When you hear a voice say "come",

C G

Where you gonna run to? (Whoa oh oh)

[Chorus 2]

You're gonna run to the rock

D G

For rescue, there will be no rock (no rock)

You're gonna run to the rock

D G

For rescue, there will be no rock (nowhere)

[Solo]

G D C G

[Verse 3]

Walking down the road

With a pistol in your waist

C G

Johnny you're too bad (Whoa oh oh)

Walking down the road

With your ratchet in your waist

C G

Johnny you're too bad (Whoa oh oh)

[Chorus 3]

You're just robbing and you're stabbing

And you're looting and you're shooting

Boy you're too bad (too bad)

You're just robbing and you're stabbing

And you're looting and you're shooting

Boy you're too bad (too bad)

[Verse 4]

One of these days

When you hear a voice say "come",

C G

Where you gonna run to? (Whoa oh oh)

One of these days

When you hear a voice say "come",

C G

Where you gonna run to? (Whoa oh oh)

[Chorus 4]

You're gonna run to the rock

D G

For rescue, there will be no rock (no rock)

You're gonna run to the rock

D G

For rescue, there will be no rock (nowhere)

[Outro] (repeat and fade)

You're gonna run to the rock

D G

For rescue, there will be no rock (no rock)

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