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Johnny Bye Bye

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
Well, she dErew out all her money from the SAouthern TErust
And put her little boy on a GBreyhound BEus
Leaving Memphis with a guiAtar in his hEand
On a one-way ticket to the pBromised lEand
Hey, little girl with the rAed dress Eon
There's a party tonight down in MBemphis tEown
I'll be going down there if you nAeed a rEide
The man on the radio says EBlvis Presley's dEied
[Interlude]
|    E|  A   E|    E|  B   E|
[Verse 2]
EWe drove down into Memphis, the sAky was hard and bElack
Up over the ridge came a wBhite CadilElac
They'd drawn out all his money and they'd lAaid him in the bEack
A woman cried from the roadside "OBh, he's gone, he's gEone"
They found him slumped up aA-gainst the dErain
With a whole lot of trouble yeah, rBunning through his vEeins
[Chorus]
BEye-bye Johnny, JAohnny bye-bEye
You dEidn't have to die, you dBidn't have to dEie
[Outro]
|    E|  A   E|    E|  B   E| x4
(fade out)

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Johnny Bye Bye

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E A E

Well, she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust

B E

And put her little boy on a Greyhound Bus

A E

Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand

B E

On a one-way ticket to the promised land

A E

Hey, little girl with the red dress on

B E

There's a party tonight down in Memphis town

A E

I'll be going down there if you need a ride

B E

The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died

[Interlude]

E A E E B E

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

E A E

We drove down into Memphis, the sky was hard and black

B E

Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac

A E

They'd drawn out all his money and they'd laid him in the back

B E

A woman cried from the roadside "Oh, he's gone, he's gone"

A E

They found him slumped up a-gainst the drain

B E

With a whole lot of trouble yeah, running through his veins

[Chorus]

E A E

Bye-bye Johnny, Johnny bye-bye

E B E

You didn't have to die, you didn't have to die

[Outro]

E A E E B E

| | | | | x4

(fade out)

About Johnny Bye Bye Chords by Bruce Springsteen

Learn how to play Johnny Bye Bye by Bruce Springsteen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Johnny Bye Bye chords”, “Johnny Bye Bye guitar chords”, or “Bruce Springsteen Johnny Bye Bye chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Johnny Bye Bye chords and for experienced players who want accurate Johnny Bye Bye lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, B.

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